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Be Our Guest: Matthew Gordon and Eugénie Rébillard Visit the Caliphal Finances Project

On 13th and 14th November, the Caliphal Finances team had the immense pleasure of hosting Matthew Gordon, Emeritus Professor of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and Eugénie Rébillard, researcher…

Call for Contributions! Handbook of Fiscal History in the Early Islamic World (7th-10th century)

Exciting news! The Caliphal Finances project is inviting authors to contribute with us on our Handbook of Fiscal History in the Early Islamic World (7th-10th century)! One of the…

Research Visit in Paris

Recently, our postdoctoral researcher, Noëmie Lucas, spent a few days in Paris for research, visiting the BULAC library and meeting with colleagues. Every researcher knows how isolating research…

Research Visit: the Papyrological Institute at Leiden University

Recently, our postdoctoral researcher Eline Scheerlinck dedicated a week to research at the library of the Papyrological Institute at Leiden University in the Netherlands. One of the primary…

Exploring Abbasid Narratives about Taxation: Highlights from the Sixteenth School of Abbasid Studies Conference

The sixteenth Conference of the School of Abbasid Studies (SAS) took place in Venice from July 9th to 13th. I (Noëmie Lucas) was among the participants. I presented…

Fiscal Revolts in Egypt as Crisis Response: Insights from an IMC Panel at Leeds

On Monday, July 1st, Noëmie Lucas participated in the  2024 International Medieval Congress (IMC) held in Leeds, presenting her research on fiscal revolts in a double panel organized…

« Fiscal Flows and Social Bonds: Exploring the Taxation of Medieval Islamic Egypt » – The Caliphal Finances team at the SMM Conference

The University of Edinburgh hosted the 8th International Conference of the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM) from June 24 to 27, 2024. The conference theme was “Being…

Research Visit: Coptic Papyri at Cambridge University Library

Earlier this week, team member Eline Scheerlinck spent three days in the Manuscripts Reading Room of  Cambridge University Library, studying Coptic papyri that are part of the library’s…

Be Our Guest: The Caliphal Finances Team Spent Two Days with Cecilia Palombo

From May 26 to 28, the Caliphal Finances team had the pleasure of hosting Cecilia Palombo, Assistant Professor of Early Islamic History at the University of Chicago. Jun…

Research Visit: A Deep Dive into Fiscal Documents at the Austrian National Library

In April this year, two of our team members, PhD student Dalia Hussein and postdoctoral researcher Eline Scheerlinck, visited the papyrus collection of the Austrian National Library in…

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