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Professor Paul Starkey

Emeritus Professor

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Emeritus Professor in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Member of the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies+44 (0) 191 33 45667
Member of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies 

Research interests

  • Arabic literature
  • Arabic/English translation
  • Middle Eastern travellers to Europe and vice versa

Esteem Indicators

  • 2019:

    to present Chair, Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE)

    : to present Chair, Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE)
  • 2017:

    1st place (tied) Sheikh Hamad translation award (Arabic into English)

    : 1st place (tied) Sheikh Hamad translation award (Arabic into English)
  • 2015:

    Winner, Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation

    : Winner, Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
  • 2012:

    to 2018 Vice-President, British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES)

    : to 2018 Vice-President, British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES)
  • 2008:

    Member of Judges’ Panel, International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the ‘Arabic Booker’)

    : Member of Judges’ Panel, International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the ‘Arabic Booker’)
  • 2004:

    Chair, BANIPAL Trust for Modern Arabic Literature

    : Chair, BANIPAL Trust for Modern Arabic Literature
  • 2001:

    Panel member, Research Assessment Exercise, UoA 46; 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, Sub-Panel 48

    : Panel member, Research Assessment Exercise, UoA 46; 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, Sub-Panel 48
  • 2000:

    to 2003 General Secretary, Member, EMTAR / EURAMAL (European Meeting of Teachers of Arabic Literature / European Association for Modern Arabic Literature)

    : to 2003 General Secretary, Member, EMTAR / EURAMAL (European Meeting of Teachers of Arabic Literature / European Association for Modern Arabic Literature)
  • 1997:

    -2000 Chair, Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE)

    : -2000 Chair, Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE)
  • 1990:

    to 1996 Editor BRISMES Bulletin / British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

    : to 1996 Editor BRISMES Bulletin / British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

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