The Living Chronicles of Arabia
Kitaba is a digital silk road for the modern mind. We celebrate the desert wisdom for the culture connoisseurs around the world.
Culture as a collaborative celebration
We bring the desert wisdom of the past and the present to the global citizen of today. As books, videos, images, and audio stories. Kitaba would like to ensure that the profound aesthetic legacy of the Arab world is not lost to time, but rather, translated for the future.
For the young minds.
For the new minds.
At the intersection of a glorious legacy and modern screens, Kitaba serves as a cultural messenger.
Philosophy
Blend Arab heritage, emotion, function, and timeless aesthetics to curate meaningful discourses around the world. Making the classical Arab world readable, collectible and contemporary. To give enduring Arab voices a contemporary life in other languages. To let Arab heritage travel as friendship, dialogue and shared human memory.
Approach
Text-first. Images & videos next. Project-based. Patron-funded. Each work begins with research, rights and a definitive translation. Editions are carefully designed, limited in number and placed with readers, libraries and institutions.
Purpose
To transmit the intellectual and artistic legacy of the Arab world into new linguistic and cultural contexts. To build a permanent bridge of books, ideas and collaborations. To create a slow, enduring archive for future generations.
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We identify works of lasting cultural value and establish authoritative source texts and rights.
Translate
Scholarly, reader-centred translations that carry meaning, tone and historical context.
Craft
Circulate
Thoughtful editing, design and limited editions produced to archival standards.
Patron-supported placement with readers, libraries and institutions across cultures.
Discovery
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The Process
Let's create something timeless
By supporting Kitaba, you ensure the profound wisdom of the Arab world is translated and kept alive for the modern mind. Join us as a Guardian of the Script and help bridge a thousand years of history.
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Kitaba is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to the digitisation and translation of classic Arabian texts. We aim to inspire a global audience through the enduring power of the written word.
Supported by the guardians of heritage.
Open to the world.
