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Arabic
& Islamic Studies
Research
interests: |
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- Classical Arabic literature, including
belles-lettres (Adab) and religious texts (such as prophetic traditions,
Hadith).
- Ethics & education in Islam;
transmission of knowledge; Islamic thought in the classical period
of Islam.
Education &
Professional Experience
Publications
Research Project
"Views on Education in Classical Arabic Literature: Medieval Muslim
Writers on Pedagogy & Didactics"
Learning Arabic & Studying
Classical Arabic Literature at the University of Toronto
Toronto Arabic Studies
Colloquium (TASC): Complete schedule of
seminars, 2002-2003
Education
& Employment
2003
Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature,
University
of Toronto
1998
Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, University
of Toronto
1989 Ph.D. (Dr. Phil.), Martin Luther University,
Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
1986 M.A., Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg,
Germany
Professional Experience
| 2002,
2000, 1997 |
Visiting
professor (with teaching assignments) at Al-Azhar University,
Cairo, Egypt |
| 1996 |
Research
fellow at the German Institute for Oriental Research in Beirut,
Lebanon |
| 1991 |
Thyssen
research fellow at the Department of Oriental Studies,
University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 1990 |
Visiting
scholar at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt |
| 1989-97 |
Instructor
and Hochschulassistent at the Institute of Oriental Studies,
Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. |
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Department of Near and Middle
Eastern Civilizations
Last updated: Feb.
4, 2004 (S. Günther)
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