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Nico Kaptein is Professor of Islam in South East Asia at Leiden University

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Jawi Books in Cairo

On a visit to Cairo, Nico Kaptein acquired a number of Jawi books. Kaptein explains why these rare books deserve a closer look: they shed an important light on historical contact between Cairo and South East Asia.

Nico Kaptein • March 01, 2019

In search of Ahmad Khatib

Ahmad Khatib played a vital role in the development of Islam in the Netherlands East Indies. Last July, Yasrul Huda and Nico Kaptein visited the village in Sumatra where he was born in 1860, in an effort to find traces of his legacy. This is their report.

Nico Kaptein and Yasrul Huda • October 31, 2017 • 1 comment