Fouad Ajami
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Lebanese American professor of Middle Eastern studies
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Fouad Ajami (1945–2014) was a Lebanese-American writer and university teacher specializing in global politics and international relations. He was educated at the University of Washington and Eastern Oregon University, with an academic major in Middle Eastern studies. His professional career included teaching positions at Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University. Ajami was recognized as part of the Macarthur Fellows collection and received the MacArthur Fellows Program award and the National Humanities Medal.
Born in Arnoun, he held citizenship in Lebanon and the United States and spoke Arabic and English. Ajami authored 18 works, including *al-Muʻḍilah al-ʻArabīyah*, *ha-Imam ha-neʻelam*, *המרד בסוריה*, *arabes en el mundo moderno*, and *When Magic Failed*. He died of prostate cancer in Maine in 2014 due to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 18
Top works
- al-Muʻḍilah al-ʻArabīyah
- ha-Imam ha-neʻelam
- המרד בסוריה
- arabes en el mundo moderno
- When Magic Failed
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Arnoun
- Place of death
- Maine
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Eastern Oregon University
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Shia Islam
- Field of work
- international relations
- Image
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- date of death
- 2014-01-01
- date of birth
- 1945-01-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- فؤاد عجمي
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- academic major
- Middle Eastern studies
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