The libraries of Nafusa Documentation and digitization of the written material heritage in the Jebel Nafusa, Libya

In collaboration with the Centre for Studies and Research on Ibadism (Ibadica), Slimane Tounsi, President of Ibadica, Ali Mazawi, Coordinator of “The Libraries of Nafusa” project in Libya, and Paul Love, Professor of History and Academic Coordinator of “The Libraries of Nafusa" project, will offer a description of the planning, implementation, and future aims of the pilot project "The Libraries of Nafusa" (2021–2022), which sought to document and to digitize written material heritage in the Jebel Nafusa in Libya. “The Libraries of Nafusa” was a pilot project (2021–2022) to document and to digitize written material culture in the Jebel Nafusa region of Libya. It was led by the Ibadica, Centre for Studies and Research on Ibadism, in France and the Fassato Foundation in Libya, with financial support from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung “Patrimonies” funding program in Germany. The administrative team reflects the international nature of the project, with members based in Algeria, France, Morocco, Tunisia, and the United States.

The Islamic Manuscript Association