Against The Grain - The Podcast

NOTE: This is a re-post of the episode originally published on 8/13/17, that was removed due to a technical issue. Welcome to episode 34 of ATG: The Podcast.  This week, we're featuring a conversation between David Hirsch and Matthew Ismail. David Hirsch is the Middle East Librarian at UCLA's Charles E. Young Research Library. He received his MA in Middle Eastern Studies and a second MA in Library Science from the University of Chicago in 1990. He had previously obtained a BA in Oriental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. His first professional job was as a cataloguer on the Near East Cataloging Team at Princeton University. He moved to UCLA in 1989 where he initially served as Near East Bibliographer and gradually added on responsibilities in Central Asian, Armenian, South Asian and Islamic Studies. Since arriving at UCLA has worked closely with UCLA's Middle Eastern print collections as well as the Islamic Manuscripts collection. He has a special interest in Arab diaspora communities and t