''Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam'' is a

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covering the study of classical

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, Islamic religious thought,

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and

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, the origins of Islamic institutions, and the interaction between Islam and other

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s. It is published by The Max Schloessinger Memorial Foundation at the Institute of Asian and African Studies (

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

). The foundation was established from the bequest of Max and Miriam S. Schloessinger to facilitate the publication of Arabic texts as well as studies devoted to Islam, Arabic language and literature, and Middle Eastern history. The journal was established in 1979 with M. J. Kister as founding

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. Since 1993 the editor is

Yohanan Friedmann Yohanan Friedmann (born 1936) is an Israeli scholar of Islamic studies. Biography Friedmann was born in Zákamenné, Czechoslovakia and immigrated to Israel with his parents in 1949. He attended high school at the Reali School in Haifa (1945-19 ...

. The journal is published annually, but occasionally two volumes are published in the same year.

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