#jawi script

Malaysian student in Egypt collects nearly 200 historic Malay texts from the 1920s-60s, preserving valuable Nusantara scholarly works for future generations.

via The Star, 14 April 2024: Muhammad Nur Hadi Sallehuddin, a Malaysian student at Al-Azhar University in Egypt, has amassed a remarkable collection of nearly 200 Malay scholarly books, dating from the 1920s to the 1960s. These books, authored by prominent Malaysian and regional scholars and printed by Mustafa al-Halabi, cover various Islamic disciplines in Jawi and Acehnese script. A Malaysian…

AI tech revitalizes Jawi script, merging Malay heritage with modern digitalization efforts to preserve and promote cultural identity.

via Bernama/The Sta, 26 January 2024: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being leveraged to empower the Jawi script. Researchers from Universiti Malaya are using Natural Language Processing (NLP) to digitalize Jawi manuscripts, facilitating the script’s use and learning. This initiative aims to preserve Jawi’s cultural richness and promote national unity through its historical and educational…

via BiblioAsia, Oct-Dec 2023: Ancient gold coins with Jawi inscriptions found in Singapore hint at trade links, but their origin and disappearance remain unsolved.

via BiblioAsia, Oct-Dec 2023: The discovery of two ancient gold coins with Jawi inscriptions in Singapore in the 19th century, believed to be from Aceh, highlights potential trade connections and historical significance, but their whereabouts remain a mystery. Acehnese coins may have been a widely accepted foreign currency in Johor from the mid to late 16th century after its conquest by Aceh in…

Non-Arabic Languages that use the Arabic Alphabet

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Book- Arabic for Dummies By: Nada Shaath