Education
University of Michigan.
University of Michigan.
He obtained his Bachelor"s degree in literature and philosophy in 1954 and his master"s degree in Arabic literature in 1957 from the American University of Beirut. In July 1963, he returned to Lebanon, to teach Islamic Thought at the Lebanese University. In 1964, he was appointed assistant professor at the American University of Beirut (AUB), teaching Arabic Literature and Islamic Thought.
In addition, he held twice the position of Head of the Department of Arabic Literature and Near Eastern Languages: from 1975 until 1978 and from 1993 until 1996.
He acted as a part-time professor at the Lebanese University from 1977 until 1981. Also, he was director of the Center of Middle Eastern Studies at the American University in Beirut, from 1975 until 1978.