Basma Ahmad Sedki Dajani
أ. د. بسمة أحمد صدقي الدّجاني
Professor of Arabic Language & Literature
Scholar of Arabic literature and manuscripts, and a specialist in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers and the dialogue of civilizations.
About
Dr Basma Ahmad Sedki Dajani (Jordan) is a Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the College of Arts in the University of Jordan.
She was awarded her BA in Arabic Literature with a minor in Sociology from the American University of Cairo (AUC) in 1990, and her MA in Arabic Literature from AUC in 1993 — her thesis titled “Classical Andalusian Love Poetry.” She received her PhD in Arabic Literature from Ain Shams University, Cairo, in June 1999, editing the manuscript “Masāriʿ al-ʿUshshāq” by Jaʿfar al-Sarrāj.
She has presented over 50 papers on teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, cultural dialogue, the dialogue of civilizations, and Arabic literature, with articles in international journals, and has lectured in many countries including the United States. She speaks Arabic and English, and is interested in the history of Islamic civilization and Arabic language and literature.
Research interests
Affiliations
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University — College of Islamic Studies
- University of Jordan — Department of Arabic Language & Literature
Education
Ain Shams University, Cairo — editing the manuscript Masāriʿ al-ʿUshshāq
American University of Cairo — “Classical Andalusian Love Poetry”
American University of Cairo
In the press
“The Arab Andalusian Love Poetry” — author interview
A podcast conversation on her AUC Press book tracing the interaction between place, people and time in Andalusian love poetry.
Read the articleHow the legacy of the Arabic language needs to be taken forward today
A QF feature in which Dr. Dajani discusses the challenges facing Arabic and how its heritage can be carried into the new decade.
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