? About Me

Independent Scholar | PhD in Arabic Literary Criticism
Languages: Arabic (native), English (C1), Spanish (basic); currently learning French and Persian.

? Biography

I am an independent scholar specializing in Classical Arabic literature, rhetoric, and philosophical ethics.
I received my PhD in Ancient Arabic Literary Criticism from Cairo University in 2023, with a focus on pre-Islamic poetic theory and the concept of governing meaning (al-maʿnā al-ḥākim).

My research explores Qur'anic semantics, Arabic manuscript studies, and the intersection between early Arabic literary structures and Greek sophistic epistemology.

I have authored several peer-reviewed publications in Arabic, including a semantic reanalysis of Ṣuʿlaka as a rhetorical and cultural construct. My current postdoctoral work focuses on Path Ethics (Naẓariyyat al-Masār), a theory I developed to examine the moral frameworks of utilitarianism, agency, and value in literary texts.

I’ve also contributed to major lexicographical and manuscript editorial projects in the Arab world. My work combines linguistic precision, historical depth, and philosophical inquiry.

? Education

PhD in Ancient Arabic Literature and Criticism — Cairo University, 2023
Thesis: Multiple Narratives in the Poetry of the Vagabonds: A Study in Light of the Theory of Naẓm
Grade: First Class Honors

MA in Arabic Manuscript Studies — Cairo University, 2015

BA in Arabic Language and Literature — Tanta University, 2006

?️ Academic Positions

Researcher & Lexicographer, Union of Arab Scientific Linguistic Academies (Cairo–Sharjah), 2023–2025

Manuscript Researcher, Egyptian National Library, 2016–2022

Founder & Instructor, Independent Institute for Arabic Literary Studies (Remote/Global), 2025–present

At the independent institute, I offer advanced seminars and mentorship in Arabic literary criticism, classical rhetoric, and manuscript studies. I also design graduate-level syllabi and provide one-on-one research supervision for MA/PhD students.

? Selected Publications

• Philosophy & Literature

“Greek Sophistic Epistemology in Early Arabic Literature”, under review, Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies (JAIS)

• Literary Research

Al-Shanfarā’s Poetics of Poverty, Hermes Journal, April 2023

Ṣuʿlaka as a Literary Theme and Ġāra as a Shared Concept, General Egyptian Book Organization, Cairo, 2025

Critical Edition of al-Ṣafadī’s Jalwat al-Mudhākara, published by the Egyptian National Library and held by the New York Public Library

• Cultural Criticism

A Critical Reading of al-Ṭughrāʾī’s Lāmiyyah, New Culture Magazine, 2024

Arabic Academic Culture and the Philosophy of Science, Fikr Magazine, Riyadh, 2025

? Editorial Work in Heritage Texts

Jalwat al-Mudhākara by al-Ṣafadī — Editor (Egyptian National Library)

Al-Muntaqā min al-Mujārāt — Editor, 2018

Jawāhir al-Kalām by al-Zarʿī — Forthcoming

Research Interests

Qur’anic rhetoric and semantics

Pre-Islamic poetry and cultural anthropology

Greek-Arabic philosophical transmission

Arabic manuscript studies and textual criticism

Philosophical ethics and moral agency (Path Theory)