MUHAMMAD HOZIEN

E-mail: mih@muslimphilosophy.com

 

 

 

 

PUBLISHED ARTICLES:

 

·         Book Review to be Published in Middle East Affairs Journal Vol. 4. Issue (3-4) 1998. Review of Najib Ghadbian's “Democratization and the Islamists Challenge in the Arab World”.

·         Book Review Published in the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS) Vol. 12 (1995), Issue #3 P.421-425:Review of Ziad Abu Amr's “Islamic Fundamentalism in the West Bank and Gaza: The Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic Jihad.”

 

WEBSITES:

·         Al-Ghazali Site: (www.ghazali.org)

·         Islamic Philosophy online: (www.muslimphilosophy.com).

·         Dictionary of Islamic Philosophy: (www.muslimphilosophy.com/pd/)

·         Ibn Sina Site: (www.muslimphilosophy.com/is/)

·         Ibn Rushd Site: (www.muslimphilosophy.com/ir/)

·         Journal of Islamic Philosophy: (www.islamicphilosohy.net)

 

 

 

LECTURES:

               

·         A paper presented on “Writings on Al-Ghazali’s Crisis: A critical re-evaluation” (MESA, SF, 2001)

·         A paper presented on “A reconsideration of Al-Ghazali’s Crisis” (WOCMES, 2002)

·         A paper presented on “Al-Ghazali: An analysis of his role and reformist project” Middle East History and Theory (U. of Chicago, 2003)

·         Organizer of a Panel on al-Ghazali on Theology & Philosophy at the American Academy of Religion’s Annual Meeting in Georgia 2003.

·         A public Lecture on “Guidelines for Understanding Islamic History: Judging History in its own “Frame of Reference”, seeing what they Saw.” (1995)

·         A public Lecture on “The Life and Times of Adam (A.S.) as related in the Qur’an: A holistic approach with some references to the Biblical version.” (1994)

·         A public Lecture on “The Qur’anic Story: Guidelines for understanding the message and meaning in the context of the Sura that it is in using surat al-Khaf as an example.” (1993)

 

 

WORKS IN PROGRESS:

 

·          2 Articles for Encyclopedia of Qur’an (Routledge) Ed. By O. Leaman

·         Philosophy and Mysticism in Andalusia: with emphasis on the reception of al-Ghazali’s works.

·         Al-Ghazali on Theology and Philosophy: Proceedings from the first meeting of al-Ghazali study group.

·         Second Edition of the dictionary of Islamic Philosophy.

 

EDUCATION

                 

Completing course work at  William Paterson University’s Graduate program in History.

B.A. William Paterson University, Major: Philosophy. 2000.

                B.S. Electrical Engineering, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1987.