Academic and Professional Roles
| Position / Title | Institution / Context |
|---|---|
| Former Researcher in Arabic Manuscripts | General Egyptian Book Organization – Center for Heritage Research |
| Lexical Editor and Researcher | Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language – Union of Arab Scientific Academies |
| Unofficial Online Teaching Assistant (Graduate Supervision) | Scholar collaboration with graduate students in Arabic literature and philosophy |
| Independent Researcher | Engaged in autonomous academic research across literary, manuscript, and philosophical domains |
Areas of Academic Specialization
| Field of Expertise | Description / Focus Period |
|---|---|
| Arabic Manuscript Studies | Codicology, textual criticism, Philology, and historical authentication of Arabic manuscripts. |
| Classical Arabic Literature (400–1100 CE) | Study of Arabic literary production from Late Antiquity to the early Islamic centuries. |
| Arabic Lexicography | Diachronic and semantic study of Arabic vocabulary and lexicon development. |
| Arabic Theories of Discourse (Naẓm Theory) | Analysis of structural and rhetorical theories within classical Arabic literary criticism. |
| Greek Philosophical Influence on Early Arabic Writing (ca. 800 CE) | Exploration of the impact of Greek philosophy on early Arabic texts and intellectual culture. |
| Philosophy of Science in Arabic Thought | Examination of scientific reasoning, method, and epistemology in Arabic intellectual history. |
| Normative Ethical Philosophy | Study of ethical agency, moral responsibility, and value theory in both classical and contemporary frameworks. |
- I am a scholar of Classical Arabic literature, rhetoric, and philosophical ethics, with a focus on discourse and moral judgment.
- I hold a PhD in Ancient Arabic Literary Criticism from Cairo University, specializing in pre-Islamic poetic theory and the concept of governing meaning.
- My research examines how linguistic structures and discursive formations shape moral reasoning, including the rationalization of violence in collective discourse and the role of language in canonical moral dilemmas such as trolley-type cases.
- Current projects include a hermeneutical analysis of the Qur’anic text using classical methods, exploring a proposed naturalistic semantic layer beneath its mythological linguistic surface; and a comparative study of how different cultural environments—the traditional and contemporary Arab world, and European translations—reproduce distinct knowledge and interpretations of the Qur’anic text.
- I have published peer-reviewed work in Arabic on the representation of combatants in warfare, and have contributed as a principal researcher to major lexicographical and manuscript projects.
Research Focus
My research integrates Arabic textual traditions with analytical and philosophical approaches. I focus primarily on:
Arabic manuscript studies, with an emphasis on codicological analysis, textual verification, and authorial attribution.
Early Arabic literary texts (400–1100 CE), interpreted through rhetorical, philosophical, and historical frameworks.
The influence of Greek thought—particularly Protagorean relativism—on early Arabic literature and epistemology.
Arabic lexicography and historical semantics.
Comparative discourse theory, especially Naẓm Theory in Arabic literary criticism.
Ethical theory and the philosophy of science in relation to Arabic intellectual history.
▪ Mission Statement
I believe that the study of Arabic texts must go beyond philology into questions of meaning, epistemology, and human value.
My research seeks to uncover the deeper rational and philosophical structures embedded in Arabic literary and manuscript traditions.
I aim to connect Arabic humanities with broader intellectual currents, while remaining grounded in historical textual evidence.