Personal Data : Name Curriculum Vitae : Taef Kamal El-Azhari Date & place of Birth : October, 7th 1963, Egypt : Nationality : Egyptian Mailing Address : 8 El-Magd St. Roxy Heliopolis, 11341 Cairo Egypt Mobile : 0097466148689 E-mail : taef@windowslive.com Marital Status : Married Qualifications: BA in History, with Distinction. First of Class. July 1985, Dept. of History, Ain Shams University. Ph.D. in Islamic History, May 1995, Dept. of Middle Eastern Studies, the Victoria Manchester University. Supervisor: Prof. C.E. Bosworth Professional Experience: 1. Current: Professor of Middle Eastern History, Qatar University. - International Affairs Department. Sterted in Sep.2008 2. Previous Jobs: Assisstant Professor of Medieval Islam history, 1996-2001, then Associate 2001. Dept. of History, Faculty of Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. 2003-2008, Associate professor of Medieval Islam,at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. 3. Courses Taught: History of Medieval Egypt 640-1171 A.D. Islamic Civilization in English and Arabic Language. Abbasid history. Saljuq, Fatimid history and the Crusades, Middle Eastern history. 4. Co-Supervision of several Post graduate Japanese students.. 1
2003-2008 5. Supervised a M.Ph. on the (Al-Ashraf Qait Bay 1468-1496, The Mamluk Sultan of Egypt). Examined in Nov. 200l. 6. Supervised Ph.D. titled: The Abbasid Court 749-847.Another titled: The Age of Al-Kamil the Ayyubid 1218-1238. Examined : 2008 7. Appointed in 1996 as Lecturer of Islamic history-faculty of Arts - University of Helwan. 8. Was Appointed in February 1986, as a Tutor of Islamic History, Dept. of History, Ain Shams University, for two years. Fellowships and Scholarships: 1. May 2003, selected by the binational Fulbright Commosion in Egypt and CIES for 6 months research grant in the USA during 2003/2004. 2. June 2003,selected by J. William Fulbright foreign scholarship board for an award under the mutual educational exchange. The award for visiting Fulbright scholars at St. Paul' College Virginia, USA for the academic year 2003-2004 3. Leiden University fellow-ship award, 1999-2001. 4. Research Fellow in History at: Netherlands - Flemish Institute in Cairo, July 1999-2001. 5. Also teaching post graduates of Belgian University, medieval historical readings. 6. The award for visiting Fulbright scholars at St. Paul' College Virginia, USA for the academic year 2003-2004. Publication : All studies, are written, presented, and published in English. A Book "The Saljuqs of Syria During the Crusades 463-549 2
A.H./I070 1154 Klaus Schwarz, Berlin, 1997. Article entitled: "The Office of Atabeg under the Nurids and the Ayyubids" in AI-Masaq-'Islam and the Medieval Mediterranean" edited by Dr. Dionisius Agius, Vol. 11 1999, Leeds University, U.K. published by Brepols, Belgium. Article entitled: Dayfa Khatun, Ayyubid Queen of Aleppo 634-640 /1236-1242 Annals of Japan Association for Middle East Studies No. 15 2000. Ed. M. Kisaichi. The Influence of Human Mobility during the Crusades in I.A.S. by Kegan Paul International, London. Jan. 2003. ED.H. Kuroki. The Egyptian research trends on Medieval Syria, March 2002. Journal of Asian research trends, Tokyo & Unesco. The Influence of Eunuchs in the Ayyubid kingdom, and The role of Saljuqid women in Medieval Syria, in Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, vol. IV Ed. U. Vermeulen, Publisher: Peeters, Leuven, Belgium 2005. The Turkmen Identity crisis in 15th century Middle East, in CHRONICA, University of SZEGED, Hungary. Ed.Zsolt Hunyadi.Vol.V.2005. 13 entries in The Crusades An Encyclopedia. Ed. Alan. V. Murray. Publisher. ABC-Clio, California, U.S.A. 2006. The Muslim chroniclers perspective of the Near East during the Fourth Crusade. In "Crusades" Vol. VI 2007.edJohnathan Riley- Smith. Ashgate. England. Forthcoming: 3
The Career of Balak the Artukid, in Orientalia Lovaniensia Anylecta. Vol VII. 2011, Belgium The Power of Eunuchs in the Fatimid dynasty 909-1171. A book titled: Zangi and the Muslim response to the Crusades ( 1084-1146). CONFERENCES' PARTICIPATION: Presented a Study Titled: "The Introduction of the Madrasa and the Khanqah to Syria under 1070-1154", in the Third International congress of Society for the study of the Crusades and the Latin East, Syraacuse University, 14-17 July 1991. Dyfa Khatun, Ayyubid Queen of Aleppo, 634-640 A.H-V1236-1242 A.D. in International Medieval Congress 1998. University of Leeds, 13-16 July 1998, England. Kyoto International Symposium 8-10 October, Japan 1999, Title of paper: Human Mobility during the Crusades, 9 th Colloquium on the History of Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk eras, University of Leuven, May 2000, Belgium, paper entitled "The power of Eunuchs in the Ayyubid realm".university of Leuven, Belgium. 10 th Colloquium, University of Leuven, 2001 Belgium, paper entitled "The Influence of the Turkmen women in the Middle East.. SSCLE-conference: m 6th Quadriennial Inter-conference. Istanbul, Aug 25-29, 2004. Bogazici Univ. The Muslim chroniclers perspective of the Near East during the Fourth Crusade. Budapest central European University, Summer Program Jul 14-25, 2008. 18 th Colloquium, university of Gent, Belgium, 13-15 May 2009, 4
Paper titled. "the Career of Balak the Artukid, mujahid and an adventurer" 19 th Colloquium, on the Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk history. Gent university, Belgium. 5-7 May, 2010. Paper read ( the political power of Eunuchs in the Fatimid state 909-1171 A.D. ACADEMIC PUBLIC LECTURES: 1. Dayfa Khatun Ayyubid Queen of Aleppo 1236-1242 at Netherlands - Flemish institute in Cairo 29-4-1999. 2. The office of Atabek under the Nurids and the Ayyubids at toyo Bunko special lectures by overseas scholars' research institute in oriental studies 13-10-1999. 3. Egyptian research trends in historical studies at Ochanomoizu University, Tokyo 14-10-1999. 4. Influence of Human mobility during the crusades in the writing of Ibn Al-Athir 1160-1230. At Netherlands - Flemish institute in Cairo 6-4- 2000. 5. The influence of Human Mobility during the Crusades, Amsterdam Univ. 119-2000. 6. The influence of Eunuch in the Ayyubid Kingdom at Netherlands- Flemish Institute in Cairo 8-2-2001. 7. The career of Balak: The Artukid, The Turkmen influence on the Crusade, Amsterdam Univ.18.9.2002. 8. The Veiled Power: The role of Turkish women in Medieval Middle East, 7-22002, at Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo. ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: Society of the study of the Crusades and the Latin East, England - U.S.A. 5
Society for the Medieval Mediterranean, Leeds University - England. Elected member of the executive 'committee 1998-2000." American Historical Association. Research fellow at Leiden University Japan Association for Middle Eastern Studies. Language Skills : Arabic : Native English : Fluent (Written & Spoken) German : V. Good Persian : V. Good COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft XP Academic Consultation : Advisor, and filming the documentary series (Crusades- The Crescent and The Cross) with Lion Television for the History Channel. Filming was in Syria 5th_11th Nov. 2004. Aired on Sun.6th, and Mon.7th of Nov.2005, and received excellent reviews by leading U.S.A papers. Advisor, and filming a report on the Crusades, and modem Middle East for CBS News 60 Minutes with Christiane Amanpour. Filmed on 18th March in Damascus. Played on Both CBS, and CNN on May 2005 Advisor, and filming the documentary (Islam and the Mediterranean) for The BBC. Filming was in Syria in Krak des Chevaliers in Saturday 27 th October 2007. Aired April 2009. 6
Advisor to Al Jazeera documentary. 7