Ali S. Asani
Ali Sultaan Asani (born 1954 in
Background
Asani was born and brought up in an
Academic career
After completing his high-school education in Kenya, he attended Harvard College, graduating in 1977 summa cum laude in the Comparative Study of Religion.[2] He continued his graduate work at Harvard in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) specializing in Indo-Muslim Culture, and received his Ph.D. in 1984.[2]He was then appointed assistant professor of Indo-Muslim Culture in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, teaching Urdu-Hindi, Sindhi,[1] Gujarati, and Swahili as well as courses on various aspects of the Islamic tradition. He has since been given tenure and appointed Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures in the Committee on the Study of Religion and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. He directs NELC's doctoral program in Indo-Muslim Culture.
A scholar of
References
- ^ a b "Interview with Ali S. Asani, 2011". Sindhi Studies Group. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
While growing up in Kenya, I was always aware of my family's ancestral roots in Sindh. My father, in particular, educated me about many aspects of Sindhi culture. I also learnt from him the important cultural and social roles that my grandfather and great-grandfather had played in the history of the Khojah community of Sindh.
- ^ a b "Harvard ponders its symbols and spaces". The Harvard Gazette. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links
- Ali S. Asani details from Harvard University
- Bio on thegreatlecturelibrary.com.