Born in Cairo, Afaf Lutfi al-Sayyid was conversant in politics since her childhood. Her father was an undersecretary of state for social affairs in the Egyptian government. She gained a B.A. in sociology from the American University in Cairo in 1952, an M.A. in political science from Stanford University. She taught for some time at the American University in Cairo and then earned a D.Phil. in oriental studies from Oxford University studying with Albert Hourani in 1963. She was the first Egyptian woman to earn a doctoral degree from Oxford University. She became professor in history at UCLA in 1968. She married Alain Marsot, also an academic and professor of political science.[1] Dr. al-Sayyid Marsot held various visiting positions and was awarded academic honors including: - Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American University, Cairo, 1976 -George Antonius Distinguished Lecture, St. Antony's College, Oxford, 1980 -Distinguished Lecturer at Georgetown University, 1988 -Woman of the Year Award by the Arab- American Press Guild, Los Angeles, 1988 -Arab-American Muslim Achievement Award, Los Angeles, 1992 -Middle East Studies Association Mentoring Award, 2000 -Doctor of Humane Letters conferred by the American University in Cairo, 2001 -Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American University, Cairo 2009[2]
Worksedit
Egypt and Cromer: a study in Anglo-Egyptian relations, 1968
Egypt's liberal experiment, 1922-1936, 1977
Society and the sexes in medieval Islam, 1979
Egypt in the reign of Muhammed Ali, 1983
Protest movements and religious undercurrents in Egypt, past and present, 1984
A short history of modern Egypt, 1985
Women and men in late eighteenth-century Egypt, 1995
A history of Egypt: from the Arab conquest to the present, 2007
Referencesedit
^ abInterview with Afaf Lutfi al-Sayyid Marsot, The Historian, Vol. 54, Issue 2 (1992), pp. 225-42.
afaf, lutfi, sayyid, marsot, born, 1933, egyptian, born, historian, professor, history, university, california, angeles, written, history, egypt, since, eighteenth, century, life, editborn, cairo, afaf, lutfi, sayyid, conversant, politics, since, childhood, fa. Afaf Lutfi al Sayyid Marsot born 1933 is an Egyptian born historian professor of history at the University of California Los Angeles who has written on the history of Egypt since the eighteenth century 1 Life editBorn in Cairo Afaf Lutfi al Sayyid was conversant in politics since her childhood Her father was an undersecretary of state for social affairs in the Egyptian government She gained a B A in sociology from the American University in Cairo in 1952 an M A in political science from Stanford University She taught for some time at the American University in Cairo and then earned a D Phil in oriental studies from Oxford University studying with Albert Hourani in 1963 She was the first Egyptian woman to earn a doctoral degree from Oxford University She became professor in history at UCLA in 1968 She married Alain Marsot also an academic and professor of political science 1 Dr al Sayyid Marsot held various visiting positions and was awarded academic honors including Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American University Cairo 1976 George Antonius Distinguished Lecture St Antony s College Oxford 1980 Distinguished Lecturer at Georgetown University 1988 Woman of the Year Award by the Arab American Press Guild Los Angeles 1988 Arab American Muslim Achievement Award Los Angeles 1992 Middle East Studies Association Mentoring Award 2000 Doctor of Humane Letters conferred by the American University in Cairo 2001 Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American University Cairo 2009 2 Works editEgypt and Cromer a study in Anglo Egyptian relations 1968 Egypt s liberal experiment 1922 1936 1977 Society and the sexes in medieval Islam 1979 Egypt in the reign of Muhammed Ali 1983 Protest movements and religious undercurrents in Egypt past and present 1984 A short history of modern Egypt 1985 Women and men in late eighteenth century Egypt 1995 A history of Egypt from the Arab conquest to the present 2007References edit a b Interview with Afaf Lutfi al Sayyid Marsot The Historian Vol 54 Issue 2 1992 pp 225 42 http www aucegypt edu alumni chapters ProfileDrAfafMarsot doc permanent dead link nbsp nbsp This biographical article about an Egyptian historian is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Afaf Lutfi al Sayyid Marsot amp oldid 1163183285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
