This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program, will support the Turath: Arabian Peninsula Digital Archive project. Turath aims to curate an open-source digital archive of historical records, periodicals, photographs, audio/video related to the Arabian Peninsula from the last two centuries. The project will collect and digitize local sources to build tools improving readability and searchability of Arabic texts. Turath also seeks to enhance understanding of global phenomena like modern capitalism, religion, urbanization and climate change as they relate to the region. It prioritizes universal accessibility for researchers while empowering local communities to highlight their roles in history and facilitate legacy-making through community archives. The grant period is one year, from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. President and Fellows of Harvard College will oversee the project through its Office for Sponsored Programs.
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