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  • ISSN: 0041-977X (Print), 1474-0699 (Online)
  • Editor: Professor Ayman Shihadeh SOAS University of LondonThornhaugh Street, Russell SquareLondon WC1H 0XG
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The Bulletin of SOAS is the leading interdisciplinary journal on Asia, Africa and the Middle East and has been an outlet for research in the arts and humanities since 1917. It carries unparalleled coverage of the languages, cultures, textual traditions and civilisations of these regions from ancient times to the turn of the twentieth century. Publishing peer-reviewed articles of the highest academic standard by international authors, it also features an extensive and influential book reviews section.

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