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Author: Andres Burbano
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To: Bricolabs
Subject: Re: [Bricolabs] request for an attempt to map and archive Sufi Pakistan,
sure thing, cheers

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Rob van Kranenburg <kranenbu@???>wrote:

> Hi Andres,
>
> That is fantastic! And Omeka looks really good. Just a quick glance at the
> showcases show that even if you have only one plugin it can look very
> good,
>
> Can you get i touch with Sameeta?
>
> sameetaahmed@???
>
> Greetings, Rob
>
>
> > Hi Rob and Bricos,
> >
> > This sounds very interesting. I have experience working with Omeka
> > http://omeka.org/, for this kind of projects. I think Omeka works well,
> is
> > open source, free and very robust platform to design collections,
> > exhibitions and archives. I can offer my help for this project.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Rob van Kranenburg
> > <kranenbu@???>wrote:
> >
> >> dear all,
> >>
> >> If anyone has any ideas?
> >>
> >> from
> >>
> >> "sameeta ahmed" <sameetaahmed@???>
> >>
> >> "I had made a blog for the project :
> >> http://dargahsufismdatabase.blogspot.com/
> >> and help needed is in the phase 1 mentioned - am copying below some text
> >> from the blog, and do let me know
> >> if I can send across anything more.
> >> Best,
> >> Sameeta.
> >>
> >> *DARGAH - **Database of the Sufism Heritage.*
> >>
> >> *An attempt to map and archive Sufi Pakistan, Spatially and Spiritually,
> >> through the ‘dargahs’ or Shrine landmarks and their cultural heritage
> >> that
> >> dot the country. *The religious, literary, music, dance and building
> >> traditions of shrines form a tapestry of culture that has the mystical
> >> theology of Sufism at its core and historical links with the rest of
> >> South
> >> Asia, the Muslim world and beyond. The project hopes to link through a
> >> range of media, classic historical and modern texts in many languages,
> >> folk
> >> music and dance recordings, local geographic information and interactive
> >> opportunities for dialogue.
> >>
> >>
> >> PHASE I: Digital Database: creating an online multimedia library
> >>
> >>    - VARIOUS MEDIA AND FORMATS CROSS-REFERENCED
> >>    - PROMOTING DOCUMENTATION & ARCHIVING
> >>    - LOCATIONS AND RESOURCES MAPPED
> >>    - EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS CONNECTED
> >>    - EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL USES
> >>    - DYNAMIC MAPPING ON GOOGLE EARTH

> >>
> >> -
> >>
> >> Greetings, Rob
> >>
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> > Andres Burbano
> > PhD Candidate Media Arts and Technology | University of California Santa
> > Barbara
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