The Anatomy of an Egyptian Intellectual: Yahya Haqqi (Three Continents Press, 1984)
Published Reviews: Al-Hayat, No. 10511, Nov. 16, 1991 Arabiyya Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic, Volume 23, No. 1 & 2, 1990 Choice, January 1985 Middle East Studies Association, Bulletin 19, 1985 The Middle East Journal, April 1984 Arab Book World, Volume 4, April 1984 The Middle East Journal, August 1984 […]
Ibn Khaldun and Language: From Linguistic Habit to Philological Craft (1983)
In 1381, nearing the end of the “Golden Ages” of Arabic literature, there appeared a manuscript by a Tunisian statesman, Ibn Khaldun. Ibn Khaldun’s philosophical and historical masterpiece, Muqaddimah, is a work of literary genius that analyzes the Arabic language as between habit and craft and makes distinctions between speaking, writing, and reading. Ibn Khaldun and Language: […]
Lebanon – Is there a Future? Echoes from Contemporary Lebanese Women Writers (1982)
Lebanon derives its uniqueness from being the great melting pot of the Middle East, housing citizens of a wide variety of religions–but this diversity has led to a history of clashes between sects and religious warfare. As the demographics shifted and Palestinian refugees fled north, Lebanon became increasingly unstable, forcing many Lebanese to question their […]