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Taha Hussein
Name
Taha Hussein (طه حسين)
Birth 1889 [1]
Death 1973[1]
School/tradition modernism
Influenced by Al-Ma'arri, Ibn Khaldūn
Influenced Naguib Mahfouz, Tahar Ben Jelloun

Taha Hussein (November 14, 1889—October 28, 1973) (Arabic: طه حسين ‎) (nicknamed "the dean of Arabic literature")[2]was one of the most influential Egyptian writers and intellectuals. Modern philosophy is Philosophy done in Europe and North America between the 17th and early 20th centuries. Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of Literature and of the methods for analyzing literature Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Al-Ma‘arri (full name in Arabic: أبو العلاء أحمد بن عبد الله بن سليمان التنوخي المعري Abu al-ʿAlāʾ Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Ibn Khaldūn or Ibn Khaldoun (full name أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون,, ( May 27, 1332 AD/732 AH &ndash March 19 Naguib Mahfouz (نجيب محفوظ Nagīb Maḥfūẓ ( December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006) was an Egyptian Novelist Tahar Ben Jelloun ( Arabic: طاهر بنجلون (born in Fes Morocco, December 1, 1944) is a Moroccan Poet and Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms He was a figurehead for the modernist movement in Egypt. Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.

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Biography

Taha Hussein was born in the village of Izbet el Kilo (ُعزبه الكيلو) in Minya Governorate in central Upper Egypt. Minya Governorate ( محافظة المنيا) is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. He contracted an eye infection as a child, and faulty treatment rendered him blind at the age of three. He went to a maktab, and then was sent to Al-Azhar University, where he was educated in religion and Arabic literature. Maktab (mekteb mektep meqteb maqtab also called kuttab (Arabic “school” is an Arabic word meaning Elementary schools for teaching children in Islamic subjects Al-Azhar University (pronounced "az-HAR" الأزهر الشريف, "the Noble Azhar" in Egypt, founded in 975 is the chief centre of Arabic literature ( Arabic: الأدب العربي Al-Adab Al-Arabi) is the writing produced both Prose and Poetry, by speakers

Academic career

When the secular Cairo University was founded in 1908, he was keen to enter, and despite being blind and poor he earned a place. Cairo University ( جامعة القاهرة, previously Egyptian University and later Fuʾād I University) is an institute of Higher education Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In 1914, he became the first graduate to receive a Ph.D., with a thesis on the skeptic poet and philosopher Abu-Alala' Al-Ma'ari. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. He went on to become a professor of Arabic literature there. In 1919, he was appointed a professor of history at the Cairo University. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cairo University ( جامعة القاهرة, previously Egyptian University and later Fuʾād I University) is an institute of Higher education Additionally, he was founding Rector of the University of Alexandria. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Alexandria University (جامعة الإسكندرية is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. He wrote many novels and essays, though in the West he is best known for his autobiography, El-Ayyam which was published in English as An Egyptian Childhood (1932) and The Stream of Days (1943). Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

An important episode in his life was the writing in the 1920s of "on Pre-Islamic Poetry" في الشعر الجاهلي Fil-Shiʿir al-Jāhilī in which he expressed doubt about the authenticity of much of traditional Arabic poetry, claiming that it may have been faked during ancient times due to tribal pride and competition between those tribes. In this book, he also hinted indirectly that the Quran should not be taken as an objective source of history. Naturally this book aroused the intense anger and hostility of al-Azhar and many other traditionalists. He was prosecuted with the accusation of insulting Islam, but the public prosecutor stated that what Taha Hussein said was the opinion of an academic researcher and no legal action was taken against him. His book was banned but was later published with slight modifications under the title "On Pre-islamic Literature" في الأدب الجاهلي Fil-ʾAdab al-Jāhilī .

Taha Hussein was an Egyptian renaissance intellectual and a proponent of the ideology of Pharaonism, believing that Egyptian and Arab/Eastern civilizations were diametrically opposed, and stressing that Egypt would only progress by reclaiming its ancient roots. This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. [3]

He met Suzane, his wife, while studying in France, where he obtained a B. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A. from University of Montpellier and a second PhD from the Sorbonne in 1917, with a thesis on the 14th century historian Ibn Khaldun. The University of Montpellier (Université Montpellier was a French University in Montpellier in the Languedoc-Roussillon région The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century She read to him as not all of his references were available in Braille. The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write After Taha died in October, 1973, she published Ma'ak (With You), which chronicled their life together. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Before his death, he was awarded the United Nations Human Rights Award

He was a strong proponent of enlightenment, respect for reason, and women’s emancipation, and he insisted that education remained free, claiming that it was a basic right for every human being, announcing "knowledge is like water and air. " He became Minister of Education in 1950, and the new government subsequently made primary education ex gratia, which is still in effect today. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ex gratia (sometimes ex-gratia) is Latin (lit by favour and is most often used in a Legal context

Works

His literary works can be divided into 3 categories:

Among his most prominent works are:

See also

References

Legacy

Quotes

Works

Translations

Source: [1]. The Future of Culture in Egypt (مستقبل الثقافه في مصر) is a 1938 book by the Egyptian Writer Taha Hussein. A fahmy houedi Alaa Al Aswany Abbas Al Akkad Muhammad Aladdin Mohamed Solaiman Abdel Malek El Fitna Al Kubra (The Great Upheaval is a book by Islamic scholar Taha Husain regarding early Muslim history though disagreed with by some of Sunni scholars

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.frcu.eun.eg/www/scieland/taha/taha.html
  2. ^ Ghanayim, M. (1994). "Mahmud Amin al-Alim: Between Politics and Literary Criticism". Poetics Today 15 (2): 321-338. doi:10.2307/1773168. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.  
  3. ^ Gershoni, I. , J. Jankowski. (1987). Egypt, Islam, and the Arabs. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  


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