EuQu Seminar of Work in Progress: Dr. Naima Afif, A Jewish European Qur’an

The next EuQu Seminar of Work in Progress will be on Thursday 22th April 2021, 10.00-12.00 CET.

EuQu Seminar of Work in Progress Dr. Naima Afif, A Jewish European Qur’an

Naima Afif will present some aspects of her EuQu research project on the translations of the Qur’an into Hebrew during the Early Modern period. She will focus in particular on a translation which was prepared in Venice by Jacob ben Israel Halevi (17th century) from the Italian version by Castrodardo. Naima will retrace the history of the manuscripts preserving the Hebrew translation and introduce its main features in the light of the context and profile of the Jewish translator.