African ʿAjamī in the Digital Environment: Typographic and Technological Challenges

With Africa poised at the threshold of a typographic renaissance, its writing systems often face unique challenges when entering the digital environment. This chapter offers an overview of the current state of technical support for the digitization and creation of African ʿAjamī texts, the fonts and...

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Subtitles:Ajami Literacies of Africa, Part 2
Authors: Jamra, Mark (Author) ; Patel, Neil (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 38-50
Further subjects:B African ʿAjamī typography
B ʿAjamī-specific keyboards
B Kigelia Arabic typeface
B Digitization
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