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DR ABDUL SAMAD ABDULLAH



Contact Details

Organization: Asia Institute
Position: SENIOR LECTURER IN ARABIC STUDIES
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Homepage: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/abdullah.html
Work: 8344 5672
Fax: 9349 4870

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Islamic thought and identity, Islam in West Africa, Arabic literature in West Africa, Quranic exegesis and Arablic rhetoric and stylistics Middle East, North Africa
Islamic thought and identity, Islam in West Africa, Arabic literature in West Africa, Quranic exegesis and Arablic rhetoric and stylistics Middle East

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts University of Umm el-Qura 10-Jun-1984
Master of Arts University of Umm el-Qura 25-Jun-1989
Doctor of Philosophy University of Umm el-Qura 08-Oct-1995

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Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

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Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Conference Publications/Papers

  • The role of Arabic language and Arabic poetry in the civilisational construction of the Islamic empire of Sokoto
    Year: 2007
    Event name: First International Conference of Arabic Language and Literature
    Conference Publication: Ishamat al-lughat wa'l-adab fi al-bina' al-hadari li'l-ummat al-islamiya
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 67-92
    Publisher: KACI TRADING SDN. BHD(Kuala Lumpur)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Arabic Poetry in West Africa: An Assessment of the Panegyric and Elegy Genres in Arabic Potetry of the 19th and 20th Centuries in Senegal and Nigeria
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Arabic Literature
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 369-390
    Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers(Leiden)
    Author(s):
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Publications in 2001

Books

  • Reflections on arabic poetry in West Africa
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Maktabat Wahbah(Cairo)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • The Artistic Roots of Arabic Poetry in Senegal and Nigeria
    Year: 2001
    Journal: The Research Journal of Arabic Language and Literature
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 17
    Page numbers: 931-963
    Publisher: Al-Azhar University(Cairo)
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