Fawwaz Tuqan

Fawwaz Ahmad Tuqan (; born September 6, 1940) is a Joardanian-Palestinian poet, novelist and professor. He was born on 6 September 1940 to a Palestinian family in Jerusalem. His father is Ahmad Abdul Fattah Tuqan, a former Prime Minister of Jordan.

Tuqan has taught at Yale University (as an assistant), University of Minnesota (as an assistant professor), University of Jordan (assistant and associate professor), and the American University of Beirut. He also served as Minister of Social Development in Jordan from 1988 to 1989.

In 2004 he was appointed a professor at the American University of Beirut (AUB).

Early life and family

Tuqan was born in Jerusalem in 1940. At a young age he lived briefly in Jerusalem, Tulkarm and Nablus, then the family moved to Amman, Jordan. He went to high school in Beirut, Lebanon.

Tuqan has five daughters and three sons.

Education

Ph.D. Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Yale University, 1968
M.A. Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Yale University, 1966
B.A. Arabic Literature, American University of Beirut, Feb. 1963
High School, I.C. (International College, Beirut), 1958

Academic work experience

Professor, Arabic literature and history of Islamic civilization, 2005Ã¢ÂÂpresent. Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages - American University of Beirut
Visiting Professor, Arabic language and literature, 2004 - 2005. Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages - American University of Beirut
Professor, Arabic language and mass communication, 1999 - 2003. Department of Information, tourism and Arts - University of Bahrain
Professor, Arabic language and history of civilization, 1997Ã¢ÂÂ1998. Arabic Language and Islamic Studies Department - Bahrain University
Professor, Arabic language and history of civilization, 1995Ã¢ÂÂ1997. Languages Department - Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Professor, Associate Prof., and Assistant Prof., 1969Ã¢ÂÂ1995. Arabic language, literature and history of civilization, Department of Arabic Language and Literatures, Department of History and Archeology - University of Jordan
Assistant Professor, Arabic language and history of civilization, 1967Ã¢ÂÂ1969. Middle Eastern Languages Department - University of Minnesota
Assistant in Teaching, Arabic language, 1964Ã¢ÂÂ1967. Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department - Yale University

Publications

Non-fictional books

Revolution of Astronomy and Astrology in Abbasid Poetry (ÃÂ«ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ© ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂªÃÂÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ³ÃÂ) (in Arabic), in press.
Gibran and Arrabitah: What Went behind the Scenes and the Relationship with Socialist Ideology (ÃÂ£ÃÂ³ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ± ÃÂªÃÂ£ÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂ³ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂ·ÃÂ© ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂ£ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¶ÃÂ§ÃÂ¦ÃÂÃÂ§ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ´ÃÂªÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ) (in Arabic), Beirut, Dar at-Tali'ah, 2005.
Fadwa Tuqan: Selected Poems, translated and introduced (ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ: ÃÂÃÂ®ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂª ÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ©: ÃÂªÃÂ±ÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂªÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ) (in English), Amman, Naseej, 2005.
Svensk-Arabiskt Lexikon (Swedish-Arabic dictionary), compiled by Nael Y. Touqan, Stockholm, Lexin: spraklexikon for invandrare, 1999.
Translation into Arabic: Christianity in the Arab World (by HRH Prince Al- Hassan bin Talal, London, Longman's, 1993), rephrased in Arabic by Fawwaz Ahmad Tuqan to fit the Arab reader who is not knowledgeable in Christian Theology (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂ¨ÃÂ), Amman/ London, Amman Bookshop and Longman's, 1994.
Abd al-Mun'im ar-Rifa'i: Poetic Imagery (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ© ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¨ÃÂ¯ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¹ÃÂ) (in Arabic), Amman, Dar Kitabukum, Shqair and 'Akasheh, 1993.
Early Arab Islamic Art (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ±) (in Arabic), Amman/ Beirut, United Publishers, 1993.
Poetry in Jerash Festival, edited and introduced (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ± ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ¬ÃÂ±ÃÂ´: ÃÂªÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂªÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ±) (in Arabic), Amman, Dar Kitabukum, Shqair and 'Akasheh, 1987.
Zionist Colonialism in Palestine: Settlements 1870-1967 (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ³ÃÂªÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ£ÃÂ±ÃÂ¶ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ©: ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂªÃÂÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂª 1870Ã¢ÂÂ1967) (in Arabic), Amman, Dar Kitabukum, Shqair and 'Akasheh, 1986.
Poetry Movement in Jordan: 1948-1977 (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ£ÃÂ±ÃÂ¯ÃÂ: 1948Ã¢ÂÂ1977) (in Arabic), Amman, Dar Kitabukum, Shqair and 'Akasheh, 1985.
The Self-Made Man (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂµÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ: ÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ© ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¬ ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¨ÃÂ¯ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ¤ÃÂ³ÃÂ³ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂ¨ÃÂ) (in Arabic), Amman, Arab Bank Ltd. and Arab Establishment for Studies and Publishing, 1984. (120 hours taped interviews, examination of personal archives and old files and documents of the Arab Bank, recomposing Shuman's biography in 88 short-story style chapters).
Al-Ha'ir: Studies in Umayyad Desert Palaces (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¦ÃÂ±: ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂÃÂ« ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ£ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ©) (in Arabic), Amman, Ministry of Culture, 1979.
Illustrated History of Jordan (ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ® ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ£ÃÂ±ÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ±) (in Arabic), Amman, Ministry of Culture, 1977.
Mahmoud Darwish: Selected Poems, translated into English and introduced (ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ¯ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂÃÂ´: ÃÂÃÂ®ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂª ÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ©) (in English), with Ian Wedde, London, Carcanet Press, 1974.

Novels

The New Hamlet (ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂª ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¬ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ¯) (in Arabic), in press.
Goodbye Geneve (ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ§ÃÂ¹ÃÂ§ ÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂÃÂ) (in Arabic), Beirut, Arab Diffusion Company, 2003.

Novella

The Merchant and the Bird (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ¬ÃÂ± ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂµÃÂÃÂÃÂ±): Novella for children, could be read by grownups, Amman, Shqair and 'Akasheh, 1985.

Poetry

ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¡ ÃÂÃÂ·ÃÂ§ÃÂ¦ÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂµÃÂ¯ÃÂ, Amman Amman Library, 1974
ÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂ, Amman Amman Library, 1975
The Lake (Winnipesaukee): Six Attempts to Paint Sunset (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ©: ÃÂ³ÃÂ¨ÃÂ¹ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂª ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ³ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂºÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ¨), Amman Amman Library, 1979
ÃÂ£ÃÂÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ§ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ±, Amman, Al Sha'b Publishers, 1983.
Fawwaz Tuqan: Selected Poetry (ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ² ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ®ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂª ÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ©), Amman, Ministry of Culture Publications, 2004.

Selected articles

ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂ±ÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ: ÃÂ§ÃÂªÃÂ¬ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂª ÃÂ¯ÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂ³ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂºÃÂ© ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ±ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂºÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ§ ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ ÃÂªÃÂ¸ÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂ³ÃÂªÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ "Attitudes and Motivations of non-Arabic Speaking Students Learning Formal Arabic As Exhibited in Tuqan's Questionnaire: An Outlook", in al-Abhath, (American University of Beirut), 2004Ã¢ÂÂ2005.
"ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¨ÃÂ¯ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ: ÃÂ§ÃÂ¹ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ«ÃÂ§ÃÂ¦ÃÂ±". (in English)
"'Abdullah ibn 'Ali: A Rebellious Uncle of al-Mansur", in Studies in Islam, (New Delhi), 1969, pp. 1Ã¢ÂÂ26. (in English)
ÃÂÃÂµÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ·ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ±ÃÂ "Description of Nature in the Poetry of as-Sanawbari", in Journal of the Arab Academy of Damascus (JAAD), 43 (1968), vol. 4, pp. 810Ã¢ÂÂ825; 44 (1969), vol. 5, pp. 569Ã¢ÂÂ576; 45 (1970), vol. 6, pp. 127Ã¢ÂÂ142.
ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ£ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ©: ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ°ÃÂ§ ÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂªÃÂÃÂÃÂªÃÂ "Umayyad Desert Palaces: Why Were They Built?", in Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan (ADAJ), 14 (1969), pp. 4Ã¢ÂÂ25.
ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ¨ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ£ÃÂµÃÂºÃÂ±: ÃÂ£ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ±ÃÂ ÃÂ´ÃÂ§ÃÂ¹ÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ¶ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂª "Habib the Younger: Abu Bakr as-Sanawbari, Poet of Landscape Poetry", in Al-Mashriq, (Univ. of St. Joseph), 64 (1970), pp. 263Ã¢ÂÂ278.
ÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ¹ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ¤ÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ: ÃÂªÃÂ±ÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂ¬ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ© "Stele of King Mesha' the Debonite: New Translation", in Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan (ADAJ), 15 (1970), pp. 19Ã¢ÂÂ51.