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Arabic literature

Welcome! This guide focuses on useful sources for the study of classical and contemporary Arabic literature. It is tailored to the courses offered by the McGill Institute of Islamic Studies.

Before you start...

Please note this homepage only includes general resources and tools. Detailed lists of resources can be accessed via the left-hand side menu.

Romanization & transliteration

To search the Library catalogue, use the Library of Congress Romanization tables for Arabic.

Another common romanization styles are that of the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES).

Suggested fonts for the romanization: Unicode fonts

Virtual keyboards

Yamli is a Smart Arabic keyboard with transliteration adaptability

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