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Muhsin J. Al-Musawi
Muhsin J. al-Musawi is professor of classical and modern Arabic literature, comparative and cultural studies at Columbia University. A renowned scholar and literary critic, his teaching and research interests span several periods and genres. He is the author of 39 books (including six novels) and over 60 scholarly articles as well as the editor of the Journal of Arabic Literature, the foremost academic journal in the field of Arabic literature. He has also served as academic consultant for numerous academic institutions in the United States and abroad and is the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including the highly prestigious 2002 Owais Award in Literary Criticism and the 2018 Kuwait Prize in Arabic Language and Literature.
Contact: Columbia University, 401 Knox Hall, MC9628, 606 West 122nd Street, New York, NY 10027, USA.