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The Endangered Archives Programme has recently made available the digitisedmanuscripts from the Al-aqsa Mosque Library, East Jerusalem.The materials selected for digitisation include a collection of 119 raremanuscripts that span over several Islamic periods from the 12th to the 19thcentury AD, constituting approximately 33000 pages. The selection includesthe manuscripts from the collections of well-known Palestinian scholars,such as Fayd Allah al-'Alami and the Shaykh Khalil al-Khalidi and from theprivate collection of Shaykh Muhammad al-Khalili, who died in 1734. Themanuscripts selected for digitisation cover a wide range of subjects,including theology, Quran and its interpretation, Islamic law, Arabiclanguage and literature, astronomy, medicine and history. The collectiondocuments the history and cultural heritage of the region and its people.To view the manuscripts please click on the following linkhttp://eap.bl.uk/database/results.a4d?projID=EAP521;r=41Jody ButterworthCuratorEndangered Archives ProgrammeBritish Library96 Euston RoadLondonNW1 2DBTel: +44 (0) 207 412 7876jody.butterworth@bl.uk &#60;mailto:jody.butterworth@bl.uk&#62;