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london , england 200px islamic islamic -rrb- studies ; studies ; medieval arabic literature ; quranic -lrb- 1963 professor shawkat toorawa shawkat toorawa
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shawkat toorawa

shawkat m. toorawa -lrb- born 1963 -rrb- is an associate professor of arabic literature and islamic studies at cornell university .
he has published extensively in classic and medieval arabic literature , and has also published translations of arabic text .
he identifies himself as a multicultural muslim having lived in mauritius , england , japan , hong kong and the us .
he is a faculty member in the near eastern studies department at cornell university and currently serves as the faculty in residence at mews hall on north campus .
