American Univesity of Beirut

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Chair for Arabic and Islamic Studies
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  •  S​​​heikh Zayed Chair for Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut aims to support research, increase awareness, and encourage greater interest in the study of Islamic religious thought, Quranic studies, Belles-Lettres, Sufism, history, literature, grammar, lexicography, philology, law, and other aspects of the Arabic-Islamic civilization.

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