Moshe Sharon

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Moshe Sharon
משה שרון
Born (1937-12-18) December 18, 1937 (age 86)
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Known forHistory of Islam
Scientific career
FieldsHistory
InstitutionsBar-Ilan University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Doctoral advisorDavid Ayalon

Moshe Sharon (Hebrew: משה שָׁרוֹן; born December 18, 1937) is an Israeli historian of Islam.

He is currently Professor Emeritus of Islamic and

Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he serves as Chair in Baháʼí Studies.[1][2]

Education, career, and private life

Sharon was born in

Jewish Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, which he directed while serving as director of the World Zionist Organization branch in Johannesburg.[3] In 1999 he was appointed to the chair of Baháʼí Studies at Hebrew University.[4] Sharon was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2014.[5] He serves as a policy expert for the Ariel Center for Policy Research [he].[6] He and his wife, Judy, have six children.[7]

Research interests

Moshe Sharon has written about early Islamic history and the development of Shia Islam. He is a specialist in Arabic epigraphy and papyrology, with his opus being Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae. In 2005 he published the first translation into Hebrew of Kitáb-i-Aqdas, the holy book of the Baháʼí faith, and included a study of the history and theology of the religion.

Views

Moshe Sharon has given many presentations at international conferences and been interviewed by numerous media outlets on a variety of contemporary and historical topics.

Baháʼí Faith

Moshe Sharon is interviewed in the 2007 Israeli documentary film, "Bahais in My Backyard."

University of Maryland in 1993.[12][13]

Islam

Moshe Sharon believes that Western leaders fail to understand Islam.[14] He says that "There is no fundamental Islam. There is only Islam full stop."[15] Citing the conflict in Yugoslavia, Sharon continues that "Wherever you have Islam, you will have war. It grows out of the attitude of Islamic civilization."[16] He furthermore argues that not only is there "open war, but there's also war by infiltration."[17]

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Regarding the

Israeli settlements, which he terms "expulsions," serve to "increase the appetite of the other side and only achieve the killing of Jews."[20]

Iran

Moshe Sharon said in an interview that "The only way to avoid military confrontation with Iran is to leave this military confrontation to powers bigger than Israel."[21]

Books

  • Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Interaction and Conflict, 1989
  • Revolt: The Social and Military Aspects of the Abbasid Revolution: Black Banners from the East II, 1990
  • Judaism in the Context of Diverse Civilizations, 1993
  • Editor, The Holy Land in History and Thought: Papers Submitted to the International Conference on the Relations Between the Holy Land and the World Outside It, 1997
  • Sharon, Moshe (1997). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, A. Vol. 1. BRILL. .
  • Sharon, Moshe (1999). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, B-C. Vol. 2. BRILL. .
  • Sharon, Moshe (2004). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, D-F. Vol. 3. BRILL. .
  • Sharon, Moshe (2007). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Addendum. BRILL. .
  • Sharon, Moshe (2009). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, G. Vol. 4. BRILL. .
  • Sharon, Moshe (2013). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, H-I. Vol. 5. BRILL. .
  • Sharon, Moshe (2016). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, J (I). Vol. 6. BRILL. .
  • Sharon, Moshe (2021). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, J (2) Jerusalem 1. Vol. 7. Brill. .
  • Studies in Modern Religions, Religious Movements and the Babi-Baháʼí Faiths, 2004

References

  1. ^ "Moshe Sharon". Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Moshe Sharon". Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Humanities, Chair in Baha'i Studies. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Moshe Sharon". International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Moshe Sharon". Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Humanities, Chair in Baha'i Studies. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. ^ "Moshe Sharon". Ariel Center for Policy Research. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Moshe Sharon". Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  8. ^ Bahais in My Backyard, A Belfilms Production (in Hebrew and English). Israel: firsthandfilms.com. 2007. Event occurs at 12 minutes, 10 seconds. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  9. ^ Schory, Noemi (April 17, 2010). "Producer's Statement". Bahais in My Backyard, A Belfilms Production. firsthandfilms.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  10. ^ Bahais in My Backyard, A Belfilms Production (in Hebrew and English). Israel: firsthandfilms.com. 2007. Event occurs at 12 minutes, 10 seconds. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  11. ^ Bahais in My Backyard, A Belfilms Production (in Hebrew and English). Israel: firsthandfilms.com. 2007. Event occurs at 13 minutes, 50 seconds. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "Baha'I Chair for Studies in Development". Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  13. ^ "Bahai Chair for World Peace". University of Maryland. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  14. ^ Lappin, Yaakov (September 6, 2014). "Expert: No peace with Muslims, ever". Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  15. ^ Sharon, Moshe (December 24, 2003). "The Agenda of Islam - A War Between Civilizations". Betar UK. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  16. ^ Sharon, Moshe (December 24, 2003). "The Agenda of Islam - A War Between Civilizations". Betar UK. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  17. ^ Sharon, Moshe (December 24, 2003). "The Agenda of Islam - A War Between Civilizations". Betar UK. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  18. ^ Lappin, Yaakov (September 6, 2014). "Expert: No peace with Muslims, ever". Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  19. ^ HaLevi, Ezra (September 6, 2015). "Islamic History Expert: Muslim Peace with Israel? Never!". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  20. ^ Baruch, Hezki (July 27, 2015). "Expert: Israeli Leaders Haven't Learned from Gush Katif". Arutz Sheva.
  21. ^ Lappin, Yaakov (September 6, 2014). "Expert: No peace with Muslims, ever". Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved September 28, 2016.