Background
Her father was an undersecretary of state for social affairs in the Egyptian government.
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Afaf al-Sayyid-Marsot
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Born in Cairo, Afaf Lutfi al-Sayyid was conversant in politics since her childhood. She gained a B.A. in sociology from the American University in Cairo in 1952, an M.A. in political science from Stanford University. She taught for some time at the American University in Cairo and then earned a D.Phil. in oriental studies from Oxford University studying with Albert Hourani in 1963.
She was the first Egyptian woman to earn a doctoral degree from Oxford University. She became professor in history at UCLA in 1968.
Achievements
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Dr. al-Sayyid Marsot held various visiting positions and was awarded academic honors including: - Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American University, Cairo, 1976 -George Antonius Distinguished Lecture, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, 1980 -Distinguished Lecturer at Georgetown University, 1988 -Woman of the Year Award by the Arab- American Press Guild, Los Angeles, 1988 -Arab-American Muslim Achievement Award, Los Angeles, 1992 -Middle East Studies Association Mentoring Award, 2000 -Doctor of Humane Letters conferred by the American University in Cairo,2001 -Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American University, Cairo 2009.
