William J. Wilson, Professor

CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Near Eastern Studies

University of Arizona

Ph: (520) 621-5468 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting

(520) 621-5468 مجاني end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Fax: (520) 621-2333

E-mail: wjw@u.arizona.edu

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Education

1949 B.A., University of Utah

1959 M.A., University of Utah

1962 Harvard University

1963 Graduate Certificate of Area Studies: Middle East, University of Utah

1965 Ph.D., University of Utah

1966 American University in Cairo

Military Experience

Military Intelligence, USAR: 2d lt 1951, 1st lt 1954, capt 1958.

Teaching Positions

1951 Assistant Instructor, Department of Modern Languages, University of Utah

1955-60, 1964 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Utah

1964-65 Instructor, University of Utah

1965-71 Assistant Professor in Oriental Studies, University of Arizona

1967 Visiting Assistant Professor, Middle East Center, University of Utah

1971-90 Associate Professor of Oriental Studies, University of Arizona

1990- Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona

Administrative Positions

1969 Director of Arabic, Lybia II Peace Corps Training Program, Bisbee, Arizona

1976-77 Acting Head, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Arizona

1981-82 Acting Executive Secretary, Middle East Studies Association of North

America

1988-89 Acting Head, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Arizona

1990, 91, 93, 95(Summers) Acting Head , Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona

Publications

Review: JG Pedley, Sardis in the Age of Croesus. Literature East & West 15(l):

1756 (1971)

233 abstracts (of articles in English, German, French, and Arabic), Historical

Abstracts, 1968-87

"Snake Envenomization , Its Theory and Treatment in Medieval Arabic Literature," Proceedings of the Second International Synposium for the History of Arabic Science, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria, 1979. 31pp.

Papers Read

"Al-J~hiz on Snakes," Middle East Studies Association, Annual Meeting, Ann Arbor,

MI, 1978

"Snake Envenomization, Its Theory and Treatment in Medieval Arabic Literature," Second International Symposium for the History of Arabic Science, University of Aleppo, Syria, 1979

"Al-Qalqashand§ on Hippology," Middle East Studies Association, Annual Meeting,

Salt Lake City, UT, 1979

Honors, Awards, Grants

Rosenbaum Scholarship, University of Utah, 1951-52

Elected to Sigma Xi, 1956

National Defense Foreign Language Fellowship, Summer 1960, 1960-61, Summer 1961, 1961-62, 1962, 1962-63

Grant for Research, University of Arizona, Summer 1966

Grant, Graduate College Committee for Faculty Research Support In the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Arizona Summer 1968

Medal, Al-Mu`tamar al-ãl~ li-al-udab~' al-sa`ãd§y§n (First Conference of Saudi Writers), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1975

Travel Grant, University of Arizona Foundation, to present paper at international conference in Syria, 1979

Five-Star Faculty Award, nominee 1987, one of five finalists 1994

Master and Doctoral Committees (* Indicates committees chaired or director of dissertation)

*Mohammed al Jazairi, "Diplomatic History of Saudi Arabia 1903-1960's," M.A., 1967. Later Dean of Arts and Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University, Jedda, Saudi Arabia

*Walter B. Bevens, "Umayyad Desert Palaces," M.A., 1967

*Philip Pritchard, "A Military Analysis of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War," M.A., 1969

*Francis M. Carroll, "The Qarmatians: A Secular History," M.A., 1972. Later with The National Security Agency.

*Abid Gama, "The United Nations and the Palestinian Refugees: An Analysis of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, 1 May 1950-30 June 1971," Ph.D. (HIST), 1972. Later Head, Department of History, King Abd al-Aziz University, Jedda, Saudi Arabia.

Madani A. Alaki, "Industrial-Vocational Education in Saudi Arabia," Ph.D. (B AD), 1972

Abdullah M. Al-Sabhan, "Changing Organizations within a Changing Society: Saudi Arabia," M.A. (Management), 1972

*Sadoun A. Nafisee, M.A., 1973

*Bobby V. Whitaker, M.A., 1973

*Ahmad H. Uqbi, M.A., 1973

John E. Hooke, M.A., 1973

Lydia Roberts, M.A., 1973

*Najia M. Alkheriji, "The Economic Conditions and Settlement of the Bedouins in Saudi Arabia," M.A., 1973. Later Dean of Admissions, Women's College, King Abdul Aziz University, Jedda, Saudi Arabia.

*Hussein O. Mansour, "The Discovery of Oil and Its Impact on the Industrialization of Saudi Arabia:A Historical Analysis," Ph.D., 1973. Later Minister of Planning, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Robert M. Whitsett, "The Causes Leading to Muhammad Ghuri's Conquest of Northwest India," M.A., 1974

Kathleen A. Taylor, "History of the Nizari Isma'ilis through the 13th Century," M.A. 1974

*Abdul-Rahman S. Sultan, M.A. (HIST), 1974

*Mohamed S. Shalhub, M.A. (HIST), 1974

Muntazar H. Hakim, "The Preparation of Educational Administrators in Saudi

Arabia," Ph.D. (Educational Administration), 1974

*Assad Malaika, M.A. (HIST), 1974

Donald D. Dunlop, M.A., 1975

Thomas A. Ranney, M.A., 1975

*Duncan H. MacInnes, "Urbanization and the Emergence of the Middle Class in Egypt," M.A., 1975

*Donna A. I. MacInnes, "Poetry and the Development of Palestinian Cultural Nationalism," M.A., 1975

Richard B. Kepner, "The Military Role in the Development of Turkish Politics," M.A., 1976

Donald F. Saffold, M.A., 1976

Stephen M.Sasfy, M.A., 1976

*Jock O. Olney, "A Study of the Qur'an in Its Historical and Cultural Context," M.A. 1976

Paul L. Neron, "Arab Socialism: A Comparative Study of Nasserism and Baathism," M.A., 1978

Kenneth Lizzio, "Sobriety and Ecstasy: Divine Union in the works of Junayd and X

Egypt," M.A., 1978

Bonnie A. Stewart, "The Impact of Marketing Organizations Serving the Agricultural Sector in Zinder, Niger," Ph.D., 1978

Ghulam M. Fayez, "Mystic Ideas and Images in Jalal al-Din Rumi and Walt Whitman," Ph.D. (English), 1978

James J. Sanchez, "Travelers' Accounts of Persian Gardens (1403-1939)," M.A.,

1979

*M.Anwar Albakri, "The Relationship between the Prophet and the Jews from His Arrival in Medina to the Battle of the Banu Qurayzah," M.A., 1979

Khalil Foutah, Israel's Treatment of the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories," M.A., 1979

Victor B. Eure, M.A., 1980

*Mashail A. AlSudairy, "Prophet Muhammad's Image through Western History," M.A., 1980

*Talal Yusuf, "Sa'd Zaghlul and the Egyptian Revolution of 1919," M.A. 1980. Later with The Saudi Arabian Educational Mission, Washington, D.C.

*Neysa F. Saunders, "Modern Political Parties in the Middle East," M.A., 1980

*Mehdi M. Imberesh, M.A., 1980. Later with Libyan embassy, Bonn.

Paul Neron, Ph.D., 1980

Mark W. Speece, "Sultan and Imam: An Analysis of Economic Dualism in Oman," M.A., 1981

*Suad M. Muhammad, "The Zanj Revolution (869-883) in the Abbasid Era," M.A., 1981

Richard K. Myers, "The Problem of Authority: Franz Kafka and Najib Mahfuz," M.A. 1982

Mansour M. El-Babour, "Urban Networks in Eastern Abbasid Lands: An Historical Geography of Settlement in Mesopotamia and Persia, Ninth and Tenth Century A.D.," Ph.D. (GEOG), 1981

*Kimberly C. McNeil, "A Critical Translation of the Article on the Horse from al-Dam§r§'s Hay~t al-hayaw~n al-kubr~," M.A., 1983. Later with U.S. Department of State.

*Abdulgialil M. Harrama, "Some Aspects of Negation in Modern Standard Arabic," M.A., 1983

*Lee T. Samore, "A Sociolinguistic History of the Lebanese Orthodox-Christian Community in Sioux City, Iowa," M.A. 1983. Later on faculty of the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA

*Lee Cooper, "Travelers' Accounts as a Source for the Study of Nineteenth Century Wahh~bism," M.A., 1983. Thesis published in Arabic translation (Cairo 1991)

*Alberto M. Fernandez, "The Coptic Orthodox Salvation Theology of Anba Shenuda III," M.A., 1983. Later with U.S. Department of State.

Kristen S. Habeeb, "Soviet Policy toward Israel: 1947-1966," M.A., 1983. Later with The National Security Agency.

*Abdulrahman A. Kurdi, "The Islamic State: A Perspective of the Islamic Holy Revelation," Ph.D., 1983. Later Professor, Umm al-Qurrah University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Dissertation published.

Linda J, Wentink, "The Modernist Movement in Urdu Fiction in India and Pakistan," Ph.D., 1983

Deborah Beaumont, "The Nature of Iconography in Persian Minatures," M.A., 1984

*Tarfah S. Ghannam, "Tribe, Family, Women in Modern Saudi Arabia," M.A., 1984

Brian Peck, "King Husayn of Jordan: Tradition and Change in a Modern Middle Eastern Monarchy," M.A., 1985

Hy Rubin D. Shelow, "The Political Development of Afghanistan from Abdur Rahman to the Present," M.A., 1985

Aziz M. Bugti, M.A., 1985

*John Lowe, "Monetary Development in F~timid Egypt and Syria (358-567/969-1171)," M.A., 1985. Later Ph.D. from UCLA.

Abdulaziz A. al-Eisa, "An Ecological Study of Bedouin Elementary School Education in Hail Province, Saudi Arabia," Ph.D. (Foundations of Education), 1985

*Laura B. Kay, "Social and Political Criticism in Tawfiq al-Hakim's Plays," M.A., 1986. Later with The National Security Agency.

*Catherine Breslin, "Abu Hanifah al-Dinawari's Book of Plants: An Anotated English Translation of the Extant Alphabetical Portion," M.A., 1986

Lamia M. Baeshen, "Robinson Crusoe and Hayy bin Yaqzan: A Comparative Study," Ph.D. (English), 1986

*Doris Fischer-Kamel, "The Midwife in History with Special Emphasis on Practice in Medieval Europe and in the Islamic World," M.A., 1987

*Khalil A. Almeer, "Translation of `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz' Biography from al-Suyuti's Book T~r§kh al-Khulaf~," M.A., 1987

Mark W. Speece, "Marketing in the Agricultural Economic Development of Kordofan, Sudan," Ph.D., 1987

Senzil Nawid, "Aman-Allah and the `Ulama: Afghan Reform 1919-1928," Ph.D., Later joined faculty at The University of Arizona.

Hussein R. Abdu, "Italian Loanwords in Colloquial Libyan Arabic as Spoken in the Tripoli Region," Ph.D., 1987

Ray Rafidi, "Some Problems in Palestinian Education in Israel," M.A., 1988

Nayef Alshamrookh, "Uthman ibn Affan, the Third Caliph," M.A. (HIST), 1988 (Ph.D., 1993, U. Manchester then joined faculty of U. of Kuwait)

Ibrahim Naim, "Feudalism in Mount Lebanon, 18th and 19th Centuries," M.A., 1988

Peggy Hutchinson, "Palestinian Poetry from 1967-1979," M.A., 1988

*Walter B. Bevens, "Al-Yaman and the Hadramawt: Translations from Medieval Geographers and Analysis," Ph.D., 1988.

*James J. Sanchez, "Soviet Azerbaijan and Comparative Institutional Development in the Soviet Southern Tier," Ph.D., 1988

Cynthia Jacobsen, "Intif~da Poetry: The First Six Months of the Palestinian Uprising," M.A., 1989

*Jeanne Kinney, "Non-Muslims under Muslim Rule:7th-16th Centuries," M.A., 1989

Tyrone E. Tisdale, "The United States and Iran, 1951-1953: The Cold War Interaction of the National Security Policy, Alliance Politics and Popular Nationalism," Ph.D., 1989

*Muhssin Allahawy, "Non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire," M.A., 1990

Alexander H. Joffe, "Settlement and Society in Early Bronze I and II," M.A., 1990

*Veronica Barajas, "A Historical View of Tribal and Ethnic Tension in Islamic Spain 710-1031," M.A., 1990

J. P. Dessel, "Craft Specialization and the Development of Social Complexity in the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze I in Canaan," M.A., 1990

Jill R. Krera, "The Iranian Revolution of 1978-79: Interpretations," M.A., 1991

Cynthia Romy, "Diwan al-Jadawil of Iliya Abu Madi," M.A., 1991

Ahmad Y. Nuristani, "Emergence of the Ulama as Political Leaders in Nuristan: The Intensification of Islamic Identity in Waigal," Ph.D., 1991

*Elizabeth M. Sharpe, "Into the Realm of Smokeless Fire: A Critical Translation of al-Dam§r§'s Article on the Jinn from Hay~t al-hayaw~n al-kubr~," M.A., 1992

Hiroaki Watanabe, M.A., 1992

*Bandar Gh. al-Otaibi, "The Battle of Hitt§n and the Leadership of Saladin," M.A.,

1992

*Gregory Platten, "Women, Education and Social Change in Saudi Arabia," M.A.,

1992

Yasmin Hilloowala, "How the Medieval Woman Wielded Influence in the Affairs of State," M.A., 1993

*Isolde Nettles, "Ecstatic Religious Expression within Islam," M.A., 1993

Franak Hilloowala, "Kalilah wa-Dimnah through the Light of History: A Socio-Political Study," M.A., 1993

Philip A. Johnson, "The Desinentially Inflectional and the Indeclineable; the Indefinite and the Definite: Translation and Analysis of the Sections SoNamed of al-Alfiyyah of Ibn Mâlik as Interpreted by Ibn `Aq§l," M.A., 1993

Tom A. Jull, M.A., 1993

Abdulgialil M. Harrama, "Libyan Arabic Morphology: al-Jabal Dialect," Ph.D., 1993

Daisy Flores, "The Islamic Institution of Waqf and Its Role in the 19th & 20^th Century Egypt," M.A., 1994

Kyoko Yamamoto, "The Short Stories of Sulayman Fayyad: Translation and Critical Study," M.A., 1994

Debi Zaatiti, "Socio-Economic Development in Oman and Its Impact on Fertility Rates," M.A., 1994

Susan Maneck, "The Death of Ahriman: Culture, Identity and Theological Change among the Parsis of India," Ph.D. (HIST), 1994

David E. Bakken, "Supporting Fault-Tolerant Parallel Programming in Linda," Ph.D. (C SC), 1994

Benjamin T. Hoffiz III, "Morphology of U.A.E. Arabic, Dubai Dialect," Ph.D., 1995

*Oula Mawas, "The Transformation of the Native Spanish Society under Islam," M.A., 1995

Michael J. Franks, "An Examination of U.S. and Soviet Involvements in the Civil Wars of Somalia and Afghanistan," M.A., 1996

Michael D. Link, "Water in the Agricultural Sector of the Jordan Basin: Transition to Demand Management," M.A., 1996

Patricia R. Bacalis, "Emirati Women of Dubai: A Different Model for the Transition to Modern Roles," M.A., 1996

*Hasan A. Abbas, "Imam Kashif al-Ghita, the Reformist Marji`, in the Shi`ah School of Najaf," Ph.D., 1997

*Tarek A. Mekhail, "An Analysis and Translation of the Book The October War in the Military Balance by Lieutenant General Salâh al-D§n al-Had§d§," M.A., 1997

*Hassan A. Megahy, "Islamic Economics and Interest Free Banking: The Case of Iran," M.A., 1997

*Ibrahim A. Naim, "Imam Musa al-Sadr: Life, Work and Accomplishments," Ph.D., 1998

*Yasmin Hilloowala, "The History of the Conquest of Egypt, Being a Partial Translation of Ibn `Abd al-Hakam's Futãh Misr wa-akhb~ruh~," Ph.D., 1998

Philip A. Johnson, "The Refutation of the Grammarians by Ibn Mada' al-Qurtubiyy: A Translation with Syntactic Analysis of 'B~b al-Ishtigh~l,'" Ph.D., 1998

Peter Valenti, "The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan: An Analysis of Its Role in A Goverment, Politics, and Society," M.A., 1998

*Mirna Lattouf, "The History of Women's Higher Education in Modern Lebanon and Its Social Implications," Ph.D., 1999

Andrew D. Schad, "Lebanon's Hizballah Movement, The Party of God," M.A., 1999

Ali S. Al-Showaish, "Establishment of a Manuscript Bibliograpphic Information Sharing Network among the Major Libraries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia," Ph.D. (IRLS), 2000

Sandra A. Green, "The Muslims of China," Ph.D. (EAS), in progress Dale W. Manor, Ph.D., in progress

*Isolde B. Nettles-Leavitt, Ph.D., in progress

Michael D. Berdine, "Race, Religion, and Empire: British Attitudes towards Arabs and Islam and Their Effect on British Policy in the Middle East, 1882-1922," Ph.D.(HIST), in progress

*Franak Hilloowala, Ph.D., in progress

Hiroaki Watanabe, "Evaluating Competing Hypotheses: Qumran as a Case Study," Ph.D., in progress

Marwan Sadeddin, Ph.D., in progress

*Abbas Zadeh, M.A., in progress

Abdulhameed M. Alsulaiman, Ph.D. (IRLS), in progress

Abdulwahab M. Abalkhail, Ph.D. (IRLS), in progress

Muhammad Al-Qudhai'een, Ph.D. (SLAT), in progress

Matha Schulte-Nafeh, Ph.D., in progress

Nizar Ibrahim, Ph.D. (SLAT), in progress

Courses Taught since 1965

Elementary Modern Standard Arabic (year)

Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic (year)

Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic, Intensive (summer)

Advanced Arabic (year)

Readings in Modern Arabic Prose

Readings in Classical Arabic Prose

History of the Middle East (CE 500-1800) (year)

Modern History of the Middle East

History of the Byzantine Empire

Egypt since 640

Islamic Thought

Oriental Humanities (year) (taught jointly)

South Asian and Middle Eastern Humanities (taught jointly)

Islamic Literature

Arabic Literature

Persian Literature

Middle Eastern Studies: Honors

Seminar, Middle Eastern History: Palestine

Seminar, Middle Eastern History: Nationalism in the Middle East

Seminar, Middle Eastern History: Arabic Science

Seminar, Middle Eastern History: The Golden Age

Seminar: Islamics

Asia in the World Today (taught jointly)

The Middle East and India (taught jointly)

Honors for Juniors

Honors for Seniors

Middle Eastern Humanities (a General Education course)

Professional Organizations

The Modern Language Association of America

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

The Middle East Studies Association of North America

Acting Executive Secretary, 1981-82

American Association of Teachers of Arabic

Executive Committee l969-72

Service to Department, College, and University

Department of Near Eastern Studies (since 1989)

Executive Committee 1991-92, 94-95, 96-97, 98-99

Curriculum and Staffing Committee 1990-2000, chair 1990-91, 94-99

Undergraduate Advisor 1989-present

Graduate Advisor 1993 (spring), 1996 (spring)

Language Committee 1989-present, chair 1999-2000

Peer Evaluation Committee 1993-94, chair 96-97, 98-99

Ad hoc faculty review and promotion & tenure committees:

Professor Nawid 1991, 93, 96

Professor Karimi 1991 (chair), 97

Professor Wright 1998

Grievance Committee, chair 1991-92

Doctoral Program Review Committee 1990-91

Departmental Presiding Chairman 1989-present

Ad hoc Graduate Requirements Committee 1992-93

Admissions and Financial Aid Committee 1992-93

College and University

Dean's Council of Advisors (Graduate College) 1973-77

Committee on Graduate Studies (Graduate College) 1972-76, 89-92

Campus Religious Advisors 1965-73

Folklore Committee 1977-82

Summer Orientation Faculty Advisor (SOFA) 1994, 95, 96

Faculty Advisor, Muslim Student Association 1965-73

Faculty Advisor, Lebanese Club 1990-97

Faculty Advisor, Sufi Society-MTO 1998

Medieval and Renaissance Committee 1982-88

Committee on Language Instruction and Research 1986-87

Committee for Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) 1987-

present

Head Search Committee for NES 1993

Grade Appeals Committee 1991-93

Center for Middle East Studies, Governing Board 1988-89, 92-95

University-Wide General Education Committee (UGEC) 1998-2000

بحث هذه المدونة الإلكترونية

من آفاق الكلمة

William J. Wilson, Professor

تعليقات

إرسال تعليق

المشاركات الشائعة من هذه المدونة

تلخيص كتاب منهج البحث التاريخي للدكتور د. حسن عثمان

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الإسلام وتعلم اللغات الأجنبية