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Rizwi S. Faizer <rfaizer@yahoo.com> Independent Scholar Essentially interested in Islamic Medieval history, especially early history such as Life of the Prophet, Umayyads, `Abbasids, right up to the seventeenth century.Currently writing a paper on the inscription in the Dome of the Rock. Also working on a translation of al-Waqidi with Abdulkader Tayyob. |
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Address: | 1602 Grant Ave Cornwall, Ontario K6J 5J4 Canada |
Primary Phone: | 1-613-932-5018 |
Web Page: | https://us.geocities.com/rfaizer |
List Affiliations: | Former Review Editor for H-Mideast-Medieval |
Interests: | Asian History / Studies Medieval and Byzantine History / Studies Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Bio: B.A. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. M.A. (Pol. Sc.) University of New Brunswick, Fredricton, N.B. Canada. Ph. D. (Islamic Studies) McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dissertation: "Ibn Ishaq and al-Waqidi Revisited: A case study of Muhammad and the Jews in Biographical Literature." My field qualifications for this service include Published Articles: 1. "The Issue of Authenticity in the Traditions of al-Waqidi as Established in his Kitab al-Maghazi," in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 58 no. 2(1999): 97 - 106. 2. "Muhammad and the Medinan Jews: A Comparison of the Text of Ibn Ishaq's Kitab sirat rasul Allah with al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi, " International Journal of Middle East Studies, 28(1996): 463 - 489. 3."Expeditions and Battles" in Encyclopaedia of the Qur*an, ed. Jane McAuliffe, Leiden: Brill(2002): 143-153. 4. To be published: A few articles on early Islam in the Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World to be published by Macmillan., including a 5,000 word article on the Prophet Muhammad. 5. At present I am working on an article entitled: "The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Dome of the Rock." Courses taught: 1991-92: Sessional Lecturer at Carleton University, Ottawa, which included: Two term courses entitled "Introduction to Islam." A year's course entitled " Classical Islamic History." 1997 Sept: Sessional Lecturer at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, which was a term course entitled "Introduction to Islam." Review Articles: Review article on Jonathan Bloom, et al., The Minbar from the Kutubiyya Mosque, in Journal for Islamic Studies, vol. 18-19 (1998-99): 143-44. This has also been placed on my web pages with several other reviews. Review article on vol. 28 of al-Tabari's History, for the Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, July 1996. Several of my reviews have also been placed on my web pages entitled Rizwi's Bibliography for Medieval Islam. Conference papers: Nov. 1998: Participant at the Middle East Studies Association [MESA] Conference held in Chicago, where I presented a paper entitled "Qur*an Citation by Ibn Ishaq and al-Waqidi." Nov. 1997: Participant at the MESA Conference, held in San Francisco, where I presented a paper entitled"The Authenticity of Tradition in the Kitab al-Maghazi of al-Waqdi." Nov. 1996: Participant at the MESA Conference, in Rhode Island, where I presented a paper entitled "The Last Sermon of the Prophet: A Comparison of the Texts of Ibn Ishaq and al-Waqidi." Oct. 1996: Participant at the Judaic Islamic Conference held at the University of Denver, Colorado, where I presented a paper entitled "The Genre of Sira Maghazi." Dec. 1995: Discussant to the panel on Early Islam at the MESA Conference held in Washington. |