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Biography

Amal Marogy, MSt (Cantab), PhD.  An academic and social entrepreneur, she is also the founding director of two charities, one being the British Aradin Charitable Trust (2013-2020) and the other the European Ilanta Institute for Intercultural Excellence. 

 

She holds a PhD in Oriental Languages & Cultures from the University of Ghent (Belgium) and an MSt in Social Innovation from the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. She was an affiliated lecturer in Neo-Aramaic Studies at the University of Cambridge and has taught Arabic at the University of Cambridge, Catholic University of Leuven, University of Ghent and beyond . She was also Director of Studies in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at King’s College. Here she launched and organized the first and second Foundations of Arabic Linguistic Conference series in Cambridge. and has launched a new series of conferences under the title New Horizons in Intercultural Dialogue. The inaugural conference ‘Cultural Heritage of the Christian Communities in the Middle East: challenges and opportunities’ was held at Trinity Hall (Cambridge) on 14 and 15 November 2015. She also teaches Dutch and is an accredited Senior Practitioner coach.

 

Her media presence has encompassed the delivery of lectures worldwide, including the Asia society in Hong Kong and the Hudson Institute (Washington DC). She appeared in The Times (2014) and has also been interviewed by BBC World News and BBC Radio 4.

Research

Intercultural dialogue, radicalization among young people, Neo Aramaic, Christianity in the Middle East, preservation of cultural heritage, women in minority communities, Arabic linguistics.

Her present research project focuses on a sub group of related NENA dialects, namely that of the Ṣapna region (Province of Duhok in North Iraq). These dialects have lost most of their fluent speakers. These speakers are the last bearers and transmitters of a rich and ancient linguistic, social and cultural heritage in its most intact form.

The research seeks to document the cultural history of this region and record the endangered oral tradition before it is too late. One major component in this research is to highlight the gender-based differences in language use and story-telling and women’s role as guardians and transmitters of language and culture.

Publications

Key publications: 

 

Books

The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics II: Kitāb Sībawayhi: Interpretation and transmission. (2015). Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 65. Edited by A. E. Marogy and Kees Versteegh. Brill: Leiden and Boston.

The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics: Sībawayhi and Early Arabic Grammatical Theory. (2012). Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 65. Edited by A. E. Marogy with a foreword by M.G. Carter. Brill: Leiden and Boston.

Kitāb Sībawayhi. Syntax and Pragmatics. (2010). Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, vol. 56. Brill: Leiden and Boston.

La Mafarr. Handbook of Arabic Grammar (2007). Van Mol, M. & Amal Marogy. Peeters: Leuven. (in Dutch)

La Mafarr. Excercises and Key. (2007). Amal Marogy & Van Mol, M. Peeters: Leuven. (in Dutch)

Arabic translation of Brussels, History of a Brabant City. (2001). Rosseels Printing Company nv. Leuven.

Articles

“Christians of Iraq: ethnic identity rediscovered or constructed?” in Les Chrétiens d'Orient: histoire et identité. Studia Arabica XXIII,dirigée par Marie-Thérèse Urvoy. Edition de Paris. 2014.

"Zayd, ʿAmr and ʿAbdullāh: Theory of Proper Names and Reference in Early Arabic Grammatical Tradition." in The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics: Sībawayhi and Early Arabic Grammatical Theory. Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 65. Edited by A E. Marogy with a foreword by M.G. Carter. Brill: Leiden and Boston. 2012.

"Kitāb Sībawayhi and Modern Linguistics. A Synoptic View of a Complementary Relationship". Synergies Monde arabe, n° 7 – 2010, pp. 29-34.

"Inversion, definiteness, and Case Assignment in Arabic Nominal Structure: the Classical Theory". Al-‘Arabiyya, (2004: 37), pp. 77-99

Book reviews

The Legacy of the Kitāb: Sībawayhi's Analytical Methods within the Context of the Arabic Grammatical Theory, by R. Baalbaki. Journal of Islamic Studies. Oxford University Press. January 2011: 22 (1).

In preparation

The Christian Region of apna: history, culture and language.

Other Publications

Media presence (a selection):

The Times, (2014). “After 16 centuries, the Christians of Nineveh face a battle for survival.” [online] Available at: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article4171259.ece [Accessed 9 Aug. 2014].

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/printedition/2014/08/21/print-edition-august-22nd/ (pdf)

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/will-an-ancient-christian-culture-disappear-unless-east-and-west-unite-30863/

EWTN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGWEgrUd5IM (11.36-15.35 minutes)

Dr Amal Marogy spoke to BBC World News about the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and what she thought was likely to happen to the Christian communities in the region, as well as their cultural heritage.

Memory, Hope, Forgiveness: Middle Eastern Christians’ Response to Persecution https://www.oasiscenter.eu/en/memory-hope-forgiveness-middle-eastern-christians-response-to-persecution and https://www.oasiscenter.eu/it/persecuzioni-risposta-cristiani-mediorientali, Italian version)

Other Professional Activities

Social Innovation

 Founding Director of Eli Shlama Ltd, London (2018)

·         Founding Director of Iltana Leadership for Intercultural Excellence, Belgium (2019)

·         Founding Director of Aradin Charitable Trust (2012-2020)

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Worth checking

Podcast - Widemindedness with Victoria Ball: Dr Amal Marogy

Intercultural coaching with a difference: from individual stories to a common narrative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcD7NSB6DX8

Affiliated Researcher in Neo-Aramaic Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (FAMES)
Neo Aramaic, Christianity in the Middle East, preservation of cultural heritage, intercultural dialogue, women in minority communities, Arabic linguistics, the role of religion in society and and radicalisation among young people
Dr Amal  Marogy
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