PROLOGUES, a periodical devoted to Maghrebi bibliography, has recently published four bibliographical surveys:

§ Amazigh, langue, culture et histoire, 2004 (a survey of literature dealing with Berber language and culture in North Africa), $12.00
§ Les mouvements islamistes du Maghreb, 2004 (bibliography of Islamist movements in the Maghreb), $12.00
§ Le Rif face aux visées coloniales, 2004 (bibliography of the Rif war between 1921 and 1926), $12.00
§ Casablanca, genèse et evolution (bibliography of the largest metropolis in the Maghreb), 2004, $12.00

MANUSCRIPT CATALOGUES

Moroccan libraries, both public and private, are the richest in the Maghreb when it comes to Arabic manuscripts. Recently a number of catalogues have been published, especially for private and regional libraries the contents of which have remained unknown to researchers. Now you have the possibility of acquiring the latest of these catalogues (for others go to our website and search for "manuscript")

- Ministry of culture, Fihris Makhtutat al Jami' al Kabir bi Maknas (manuscript catalogue of the  great mosque in Meknes), 2004, $18.00
- Ministry of Awqaf, Dalil Makhtutat al Khizanat al Hubusiya (catalogue of manuscripts kept in the various mosque and zawiya libraries throughout Morocco), 2001, 2 volumes, $44.00
- Ministry of Awqaf, Dalil Makhtutat al Jami' al Kabir bi Taza (manuscript catalogue of the great mosque library in Taza), 2002,  2 volumes, $44.00

Other manuscript catalogues include the famous Qarawiyin library in Fes, the Ibn Yusuf library in Marrakech, the private library of Allal Al Fasi in Rabat and many more (see our website or contact info@ketabook.com)


PERIODICALS FROM MOROCCO

After four years of existence Ketabook.com is now offering university libraries the possibility of subscribing to a number of academic and scholarly periodicals at rates that are much lower than those usually imposed on institutional libraries. In addition we provide professional service that will guarantee regular delivery and save you time and hustle. Among the periodicals we are offering:

NEW!  The leading and oldest periodical of Islamic studies in Morocco, DA'WAT AL HAQ is now available on CD-ROM!  All the issues between 1957 and 2002 are now available on 7 CDs at $160.00 only!

§ AL LISAN AL 'ARABI, published by the Arab League Bureau for Arabization in Rabat. It is devoted to Arabic linguistics and the Arabic language. Annual subscription: $55.00 (2 issues/year)
§ ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE DU MAROC, an annual statistical survey of economic and social activities in Morocco. Subscription: $75.00 (1 issue)
§ PROLOGUES, a quarterly periodical devoted to Maghrebi bibliography. Each issue is usually focused on a specific theme with scholarly articles by prominent Maghrebi writers. Subscription: $66.00
§ ISLAM TODAY, an annual multi-language publication by the Islamic Educational and Cultural Organization based in Rabat. Subscription: $40.00

For more contact us at info@ketabook.com or consult our website www.ketabook.com


LATEST PUBLICATIONS FROM MOROCCO

The main objective of this online newsletter is also to keep you informed about the latest Moroccan publications. Below are some of these, but if you happen to hear about a title that is not displayed on our website you can always contact us at info@ketabook.com

Recently Edited Manuscripts

- 'Abdulhafid Al Fasi (d. 1964), Mu'jam al Shuyukh (the author's teachers or  biographies of eminent scholars from the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries), 2003, $16.50 (hard cover)
- Muhammad Ibn Abdulsalam Al Nasiri (d. 1823), Al Mazaya (a critical assessment of the author's sufi brotherhood), 2003, $12.50
- Anonymous, Qissat al Bildiyyin (18^th century polemic about  Moroccan Muslims of Jewish origin), 2004, $9.50

Recent Reprints of Important Reference Works

- Direction des Affaires Indigènes, Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Tribus Berbères, Tome I: Les Ait Ba Amrane, 2002, $85.00 (reprint of the 1915-1926 edition)
- Direction des Affaires Indigènes, Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Tribus Berbères, Tome 2: La vallée du Dra, 2002, $85.00
- Direction des Affaires Indigènes, Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Rabat et sa région, volumes 1,2,3 and 4, 2002, $340.00
- Direction des Affaires Indigènes, Casablanca et sa région, 4 volumes, 2002, $330.00
- Direction des Affaires Indigènes, Villes et Tribus du Maroc, Tanger et sa zone, 2002, $160.00
- Eugène Aubin, Le Maroc d'aujourd'hui (reprint under the title of Le Maroc dans la tourmente, 1902-1903), 2004, $18.00
- J. Tharaud, Fes ou les bourgeois de l'Islam, 2002, $14.00
- Muhammad Ibn 'Askar, Dawhat Al Nashir (16th c. Moroccan biographies), 2003, $13.50

Travel Accounts

- M. Hamam ed., Al Rihla entre l'orient et l'occident (26 articles), 2003, $44.00
- Ousti Boucif, Une ambassade marocaine chez Louis Philippe, 1845-1846, 2002, $17.00
- Mahmud 'Abdulqadir, Al Rihla al Andalusiya (travels from Muslim Spain to Arabia), 2002, $28.00
- 'Ali al Tamagruti, Al Nafha al Miskiya (a Moroccan embassy to Istanbul in the 16^th c.), 2002, $15.00

History

- Haim Zafrani, Le judaisme maghrébin: le Maroc, 2003, $18.50
- Ibrahim Boutchich, Al Maghrib wa Al Andalus fi 'Ahd al Murabitin (North Africa and Muslim Spain in the 11th century), 2004, $12.00
- André Hardy, Sidid El Hakem: mémoires d'un contôleur civil au Maroc, 2003, $36.00
- N. Sa'iduni, Dirasat Andalusiya: Mazahir al Ta'thir al Ibiri (Iberian and Andalusian influence in Algeria), 2003, $24.00
- K. Benseghir, Britaniya wa ishkaliyat al Islah bi Al Maghrib, 1886-1904 (Great Britain and reform in Morocco at the beginning of the 20^th c), 2003, $44.00
- I. Yasin, Janub Atlas Al Maghrib Tahta Hukm Al Faransiyin (The southern Great Atlas under the French and the Glawis), 2003, $22.00
- Mbarek Zaki, Le Maroc et la Mediterranée: Etudes d'histoire, 2004, $17.00
- AL MANAHIL periodical, the latest issue (No. 69/70, 2004)  is devoted to the issue of reform in Morocco during the contemporary period, $18.50

Language and Literature

- Khalid Idous, Le rêve dans le roman marocain de langue française, 2002, $34.00
- A. Yousi and M. Dahbi eds., Aspects of the Dialects of Arabic Today, 2002, $27.50
- Ahmad Shayib, Al Dhahiq fi Al Adab Al Andalusi (laughter in Andalusian literature), 2004, $18.00
- Fatima Sadiqi, La grammaire du berbère, 2004, $16.50

Religion/ Islam

- Yusuf Hananah, Tatawwur Al Madhhab Al Ash'ari fi Al Maghrib (evolution of the Ash'ari doctrine in the Maghrib), 2003, $18.00
- 'Ukasha Barhab, Al Zawiya Al Butshishiya (the Butshishiya zawiya, now the most popular sufi order in Morocco), 2004, $11.00
- Zaki Al Milad, Min al Turath ila Al Ijtihad (tradition and reform in Islam), 2004, $18.50
- Abu Bakr Al Siddiq Al Sharif, Yahud Al Maghrib (the Jews of 

    Morocco), 2004, $9.00

- Abdelouahed Meddeb, Face à l'Islam (is Islam compatible with modernity and Western values?), 2004, $17.00
- Badr Al-Din Al Qarafi (d. 1285), Al Durar Al Nafa'is fi Sha'n Al Kana'is (on Christian and Jewish worship places in Islamic lands, a Maliki interpretation), 2003, $11.50

Politics / Governance

- Lahcen Brousky, La mémoire du temps Maroc: pays de l'inachevé (an intellectual's  outcry against the political contradictions  of the Moroccan political system), 2004, $19.00
- Mohamed Boughdadi, De Pearl Harbor au 11 Septembre ou l'hegémonisme chronique des USA, 2003, $13.00
- Mohamed Boughdadi, Chroniques sahariennes: les enjeux géopolitiques et géostrategiques du conflit du Sahara, 2004, $18.00
- Abdelhaq Dahbi, Qadiyyat Al Sahra (the issue of the western

    Sahara and the UN settlement plan), 2003, $18.00

Society

- Le nouveau code de la famille marocaine (text of latest family code), 2004, $8.50
- Belouchi Belkassem, La diaspora marocaine (Moroccan migrants abroad, a sociological study), 2003, $15.50

EPILOGUE...

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