A Short History of the Gibb Memorial Trust and its Trustees

Provides an unusual history of an important institution promoting Islamic scholarship in Britain Presents authoritative biographies of leading scholars by those working in the same fieldBrings together leading scholars of Middle Eastern history, literature, Islamic mysticism and religious studies to discuss their influential predecessors in these fieldsDraws on the unpublished archives of the Gibb Memorial Trust and first-hand memoirsReveals how the Gibb Memorial Trust was able to promote and su