Hi SIGCIS,

I'm sending out a request for info on behalf of a computer scientist/artist friend of mine who is currently attempting to do some research in this area.

Can anyone provide resources for the history of computing/computer science and/or in the Middle Eastern peninsula and/or Northern Africa? He's specifically interested in the period ranging from the fall of the Ottoman Empire (1910s) to the 1950s-60s, but would be happy to be pointed to broader texts as well. English or Arabic language ideal, but pass along whatever!

Thanks all!  Best,