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From 11 to 13 December 2017, the French Archaeological Institute in Cairo (IFAO) is hosting a workshop on Arabic manuscripts. The workshop has been initiated by Élise Franssen (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, Università Ca' Foscari) and is being co-organized by Mathieu Eychenne, currently visiting postdoctoral fellow at the OIB. Research Associate Torsten Wollina is participating in this workshop.The event will be accompanied by a public lecture by Konrad Hirschler (Freie Universität Berlin and BTS Advisory Board Member) entitled “In the Margins and between the Lines: Towards a Social History of Medieval Arabic Manuscripts" (11 December, 6pm).