Dear list members,

Happy New Year! We are thrilled to kick off 2025 with exciting news: the publication of Volume 2 of the *Journal of Digital Islamicate Research* ( *JDIR*), a peer-reviewed journal published by *Brill*.

As the only journal dedicated to research in the field of digital humanities related to the languages and cultures of the Arab and Islamic world, *JDIR* offers a unique platform for groundbreaking scholarship in this interdisciplinary domain.

I am honored to serve as co-editor-in-chief alongside my esteemed colleague, Eid Mohamed. We invite you to explore the latest volume, which you can access here (open access): https://brill.com/view/journals/jdir/2/1-2/jdir.2.issue-1-2.xml

We welcome research paper submissions throughout the year via the Editorial Manager on our website https://brill.com/view/journals/jdir/jdir-overview.xml?contents=editorialcontent-128955. If you are working on related topics, we encourage you to consider *JDIR* for your next publication.

Wishing you all a year filled with inclusive practices in academia and impactful contributions to the field.

Warm regards, Mai Zaki Co-Editor-in-Chief, *Journal of Digital Islamicate Research*