Staff

Zeina Saayfan
Expert in Terminology at the Doha Historical Dictionary Arabic. Professor of Applied Linguistics and Discourse Analysis at Saint Joseph University and the Lebanese University.
Mahdi Asad Arar
PhD in Linguistics and Language Sciences, and holder of the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Chair for Arabic Language and Literature. Recipient of multiple international and Arab awards, including the Kuwait Prize in 2014 for Arts and Literature: Studies
Abdelmounem Hourfane
Doctorate in Linguistics from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez, Morocco. He served there as a research professor and held the positions of Head of the Arabic Language Department and Director of the Linguistic Research Laboratory:
Almoataz B. Al-Said
He received his Ph.D. from Cairo University with first class honors. He works as a coordinator of the Lexical Resources Unit at the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic Project, and an associate professor at the Faculty of Dar Al Uloom at Cairo University
Ali Abouzeid
Professor of literature and criticism and a senior linguist in the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic.
Asma Salman
She holds a master's degree in applied linguistics from the Jordan University of Science and Technology. She worked as a lecturer in the English language of journalism and media course at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jordan,
Ahmed Khemiri
Holds a National Engineering Diploma in Computer Science and Certified Java Expert from Oracle.
Abderrahim Rahmouni
Rachid Ahmed Belahbib
PhD in Linguistic Studies in 1993, he served as a Professor of Linguistic Studies at Mohammed I University, the College of Education in the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates University, and Qatar University.
Hala Mahjoub
Mohamed Attia
He holds a Ph.D. in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering in 2005, and has long experience in research, development and teaching.
Mohamed Zerrouk
He obtained his doctorate from the Faculty of Dar Al Uloom, Department of Grammar and Morphology,
Abdulmunim Algheriani
He holds a doctorate in Arabic language and literature from the University of Sidi Mohammed bin Abdullah, Fez, Kingdom of Morocco (2010) and a postgraduate diploma in Arabic language sciences from Mohammed V University, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, (1998)
Mohamed AlFajr
He received a doctorate in linguistics from Damascus University in 2012, and a master's degree in linguistics from Cairo University in 2008.
Mohamed Dahmani
He holds a state doctorate, specializing in "Arabic Linguistics". Senior linguist at the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language, Doha (2014-2017),

<div style="text-align:justify;"></div>Azeddine Bouchiki worked as deputy dean for academic research and cooperation in Moulay Ismail University in Meknes, Morocco, and served as a director of the Doctoral Studies Center, director of the Academic Center for Teaching Arabic Language and Civilization, director of the Lab for Applied and Computational Linguistics, head of the Arabic Language Department, and pedagogical coordinator for the Arabic Studies track. He is now the executive director of the ACRPS Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language project in Doha. Bouchiki received his doctorate with distinction in linguistics (on pragmatics and functional linguistics) in 1988 from Moulay Ismail University in Meknes, Morocco.

Azeddine Bouchiki worked as deputy dean for academic research and cooperation in Moulay Ismail University in Meknes, Morocco, and served as a director of the Doctoral Studies Center, director of the Academic Center for Teaching Arabic Language and Civi

Executive Director

Aze-eddine.bouchikhi@dohainstitute.org

Dana Azzam

She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Jordan, and is preparing a master's thesis in media and cultural studies. She has experience in the field of general support for administrative work, in addition to organizing scientific events and conferences and coordinating projects, where she held the position of "Social Projects Coordinator" at the General Secretariat for Development Planning to follow up on the projects of Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy. In addition to her experience in preparing human development reports for the State of Qatar and in analysing and translating documents and articles circulated in the various media.

Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Jordan, she is preparing a master's thesis in media and cultural studies.

Office Manager

dana.azzam@dohainstitute.org

Muhammad Abduallah Ali Obaidi

A professor of linguistics and Head of the Bibliography and Linguistic Corpus Unit, Dr. Obaidi has authored a number of books and research papers on the lexicon, semantics, textual linguistics, and pragmatics. Prior to his transfer to Qatar University, Ali Obaidi worked as a lecturer and discussant at Sanaa University. He holds a doctorate from the University of Baghdad (2002) and has to date participated in a number of research projects, academic adjudications and has organized a number of conferences.

A professor of linguistics and Head of the Bibliography and Linguistic Corpus Unit, Dr. Obaidi has authored a number of books and research papers on the lexicon, semantics, textual linguistics, and pragmatics. Prior

Head of the Bibliography and Linguistic Corpus Unit

maasobaidi@yahoo.com

Moqbel A. A. Al Ahmadi

Senior Linguistic Expert at the Doha Historical Dictionary. He obtained his PhD in "Ancient Literature" with an honor rank from Damascus University on 1/11/2007. His PhD dissertation title is: "The Poets of Hemyar: Their Tales & Poetry in the Pre-Islamic Period and after Islam. He got his MA degree from the Lebanese University on 2/10/2002 and the title of the dissertation is: " The Poets of Meth-haj: Their Tales & Poetry in the Pre-Islamic Period." Before that, he got two B.A degrees, the first of which is in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Libya, and the second one is in Arabic Language from Damascus University, 1997.He worked as a researcher at the Arabic Encyclopedia in Damascus whereby he edited a number of research works. He became a member of the academic staff at the Dept. of Arabic Language, and Its Literature, Sana'a University, Yemen in 2009 where he taught several courses such as: Pre-Islamic Literature, Prose & Poetry and its Rhyme, and Manuscript Scrutiny for post-graduate students.He won the President's prize twice in 2010 & 2011. He chaired the "Arab Felix Complex" in 2011 and is still chairing it until now. He was appointed as an under-secretary of the Ministry of Culture for the Manuscript & Books Sector (2012-2016). He has several referred research works of which are: "The Records & Inherited Manuscripts from the Pre-Islamic Period in Yemen and the Poetic Evidences between the Two Arab Tribes "Qahtan & Adnan"; this work has been scrutinized and re-authored under the title " Al-Asjad Al-Masbook, Tales of Zaidism(Al-Mutarrafiyyah)" and "Indexing the book: TajAl-Aroos."He joined the team of the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic in 2016.

He obtained his PhD in "Ancient Literature" with an honor rank from Damascus University on 1/11/2007. His PhD dissertation title is: "The Poets of Hemyar: Their Tales & Poetry in the Pre-Islamic Period and after Islam.

Head of the Lexical Editing Unit

moqbel.alahmadi@dohainstitute.org

Mohamad Abdallahi Bebah

He works as a computer expert and head of the computing unit of the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic Project. He holds an in-depth postgraduate certificate in digital analysis and signal processing (2005) and a doctorate in natural language processing from Mohamed I University of Oujda (2013). He worked for years within the Research Laboratory in Computer Science, Mohammed I University in Morocco, researching some Arabic language software projects such as the open source morphological analyser program (AlKhalil Program) and the open source automatic diacritizer in cooperation with the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (ALECSO) and King Abdulaziz City for Science and technical. He won the second place in the ALECSO Prize for Creativity and Technical Innovation for Young Researchers in the Arab World (2012) in the field of automated processing of the Arabic language.

He works as a computer expert and coordinator of the computing unit of the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic Project.

Head of the Computing Unit

mohamad.bebah@dohainstitute.org

Mahdi Asad Arar

PhD in Linguistics and Language Sciences, and holder of the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Chair for Arabic Language and Literature. Recipient of multiple international and Arab awards, including the Kuwait Prize in 2014 for Arts and Literature: Studies in Arabic Language and Literature. Awarded the honor of holding the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Chair for Arabic Language and Literature. Winner of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science award for the book "The Articulation Without Speech: A Study in Body Language," recognized as the best-authored book in Literature and Humanities in 2007. Received the Chinguetti Award for Arts and Literature in Nouakchott, Mauritania, and the Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers, the Award for Scientific and Research Excellence, and the Housing Bank Award for Scientific Excellence in Amman, Jordan, among others.Author of 16 published books in Beirut and over 45 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Served as Assistant Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research at Birzeit University, a visiting professor at Georgetown University in Washington, and Head of the Arabic Language Department at the University of Sharjah. Former Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Birzeit University, and a lecturer at various Western and Arab universities, including Columbia University in New York, Georgetown University in Washington, Oxford University, Erlangen University in Germany, Lyon 2 University in France, and Al-Farabi University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. A member of judging panels for international and Arab awards, and an expert in legal and legislative drafting.

PhD in Linguistics and Language Sciences, and holder of the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Chair for Arabic Language and Literature. Recipient of multiple international and Arab awards, including the Kuwait Prize in 2014 for Arts and Literature: Studies

Head of the Validation Unit

Mohamed M. Ahmed Mahjoub

He received a State Doctorate in Linguistics in 2000 from the University of Mohamed bin Abdullah in Fez - Morocco. He joined the University of Nouakchott as a faculty member. He previously taught at the United Arab Emirates University and the Higher Institute of Islamic Studies and Research (Mauritania). He managed the Center (Research and Development) in the Abu Dhabi Education District from 2005-2006, and served as the first specialist for Arabic language curricula in the Abu Dhabi Education Council 2012-2015. He has made various critical, linguistic and educational contributions. Participated in many conferences and scientific symposia, the most recent of which were: a symposium on "Arabic Language Issues and Applied Linguistics - Doha (2017)", a conference on "Communication and its Cognitive Forms in the Arab Heritage - Agadir / Morocco (2016)" and a symposium on "Research Methods in the Rhetoric of the Holy Qur'an" - Riyadh (2016). Among his published researches: (The concept of language between Saussure and Chomsky), (The rhetorical terminological system), (The obstacles to communication in the grammatical discourse between the requirements of the curriculum and the reality of the curriculum). He joined the central team of the Doha Historical Dictionary on 01/04/2015, and among his activities was his presentation of a course in "lexical industry" to the lexical processing team in Mauritania 2017.

He received a State Doctorate in Linguistics in 2000 from the University of Mohamed bin Abdullah in Fez - Morocco. He joined the University of Nouakchott as a faculty member. He previously taught at the United Arab Emirates University and the Higher Insti

Head of the Terminology Unit

mohamed.mahjoub@dohainstitute.org

Hussain Alzeraee

Professor of Higher Education in Linguistics, former head of the Arabic language department at the Faculty of Arts, Sana’a University (2009-2011), a doctorate from Mohammed V University (2003), and a professorship from Sana’a University (2015). He worked at Sana’a University (2004-2011) and King Khalid University (2011-2013), and has more than 20 research papers and books in various linguistic fields, in structure, semantics, lexicon, morphology, pragmatics, and others, most of which were published in Morocco, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Algeria. His Lexical Achievement: A Theory in (Word Building and Analysis), a book published in Algeria (2011). And the computerized coordinated dictionary, published in Umm Al-Qura magazine 2012. Head of the teams for preparing school dictionaries (2008): The Arab Research Center in the State of Kuwait, supervised by the Center for Educational Research and Development in Yemen. He joined the Doha Historical Dictionary (2014) as a reviewer, editor, editorial coordinator and quality controller. He trained and monitored the teams of Yemen, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Algeria - Tlemcen during the follow-up and rehabilitation mission entrusted to him within the tasks of the historical dictionary.

Professor of Higher Education in Linguistics, former head of the Arabic language department at the Faculty of Arts, Sana’a University (2009-2011),

Head of the Media and Public Relations Unit

Hussain.Alzeraee@dohainstitute.org

Mohamed Chibani

Lecturer at the University of Sfax - Tunisia. He held several positions, including: Head of the Arabic Language Department at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences in Sfax, Member of its Scientific Council and Scientific Council of the Discourse Approaches Laboratory, Member of the Scientific Council of the Translation Team of Linguistic and Lexical Studies at the National Center for Translation in Tunis, Editor-in-Chief of "Asda' Al Jamia" magazine (Sfax University), Member of the editorial board of the New Thought magazine. He is currently working as an associate linguistic expert in the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language, September 2015. He has several publications, including: From Issues to Classifying Linguistic Works (Reading Project) (2015), Remnants of Pictures... Research on the dealings of some critics with Abu Tammam (2015), the unspoken (Mutharaq) (2010), the national linguistic policy of the Arabic language (Mushaktar) (2010), A book on silence (Mushaktar) (2008). Among his translations: linguistic works, Sorel, translated by Amira Ghoneim, the National Center for Translation, Tunis (reviewed) (2015); Views on Linguistic and Semantic Theories in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century, House of Wisdom, Tunisia (joint) (2012); Encyclopedic Dictionary of Interoperability, Müchler, Ripoll, National Center for Translation, Tunisia (combined) (2010).

Lecturer at the University of Sfax - Tunisia. He held several positions, including: Head of the Arabic Language Department at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences in Sfax, Member of its Scientific Council and Scientific Council of the Discourse Appro

Head of the Studies and Research Unit

mohamed.chibani@dohainstitute.org

Rachid Ahmed Belahbib

PhD in Linguistic Studies in 1993, he served as a Professor of Linguistic Studies at Mohammed I University, the College of Education in the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates University, and Qatar University. He is a founding member of the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic, Deputy Executive Director, and a member of its Scientific Council. He also serves as the Regional Coordinator for Linguistic Processing in the Maghreb, contributes to editing the dictionary’s preface, and reviews some of its entries. He is an author, editor, and translator of several books and scientific studies, a recognized peer reviewer for several universities, research centers, and academic journals, and an organizer and participant in dozens of local, regional, and international conferences. He has managed a number of research projects and contributed to the preparation of scientific reports in the Arab world. He was the founder and former director of the Center for Humanities and Social Studies and a former member of the Higher Education Council in Morocco. He is the founding director of the Master's program in Linguistic Studies in the Islamic West, has supervised and discussed numerous university theses in various branches of Arabic language studies.

PhD in Linguistic Studies in 1993, he served as a Professor of Linguistic Studies at Mohammed I University, the College of Education in the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates University, and Qatar University.

Head of the Scientific Committee of the Validation Unit

Abdelmounem Hourfane

Doctorate in Linguistics from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez, Morocco. He served there as a research professor and held the positions of Head of the Arabic Language Department and Director of the Linguistic Research Laboratory: "Terminological Research and Textual Studies." He previously managed the editorial board of the journal Waraqat and was a member of the editorial board of the international journal "Linguistic Communication." He is currently a member of the editorial board of the journal Afaq Adabiyya.His research interests focus on the linguistic study of morphological, syntactic, grammatical, and lexical phenomena in the Arabic language. He has authored numerous publications in the fields of linguistics, morphology, lexicography, and grammar, and has translated several articles into Arabic. His recent works include the book "The Structure of the Arabic Word: Studies in Morphology and Lexicography" and the book "Andalusian Grammar through the Dictations of Al-Suhaili." He also oversaw the publication of the book "Text in Linguistic and Critical Approaches."He has participated in many local and international conferences and supervised and examined numerous theses at various Moroccan universities. He joined the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language as a collaborating expert in 2015. He progressed from editor to coordinator of lexical processing, then supervisor of a processing team, then coordinator of the lexicographic editing team, and subsequently joined the quality control level before becoming an editor.

Doctorate in Linguistics from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez, Morocco. He served there as a research professor and held the positions of Head of the Arabic Language Department and Director of the Linguistic Research Laboratory:

Senior Linguistic Expert

Mohamed Alkhatib

Associate professor, specialist in the origins of grammatical theory and discourse analysis at Al-Azhar University; He lectured at the universities of Al-Azhar, the United Arab Emirates, and Sultan Qaboos University. His scientific interests revolve around: 1) The origins of the Arabic grammatical theory, through reading the grammatical heritage, and anticipating what lies behind his speech from the origins and controls that govern his intellectual system. 2) Modern linguistic curricula, extrapolating the positions of Arab linguists in their conversations or investing them, and clarifying the problems of bias in the current reality of linguistics in Arab culture 3) The movement of "discourse analysis" and "mechanisms of its criticism". 4) He also has jurisprudence in constructing a set of "concepts" and "terms" stemming from our Arab-Islamic values and knowledge systems. He has many books on: grammatical thought controls, the deliberations of political discourse, and civilizational values in Islam towards a new human modernity. He participated in more than twenty international seminars and conferences.

Associate professor, specialist in the origins of grammatical theory and discourse analysis at Al-Azhar University;

Associate Linguistic Expert

mohamed.aboutale@dohainstitute.org

Khaled Aljabr

Aljabr holds a Ph. D in Criticism and Rhetoric (top rank) from the U.O.J in 2002, a M.A with Excellence in 1992, and a B.A (top rank) from An-Najah National Un -Palestine in 1987. Associate Professor of literature, criticism and rhetoric, worked at universities in Palestine, Jordan and Qatar for 25 years. Head of Arabic Department at U.O.P, Dean of F.A College at W.I.S.E, Secretariat of the A.R.W at the W.F.M. 18 books were published, 9 of which were scientific & refereed, 25 scientific papers were published, 8 books were edited, 5 television programs & 2 radio programs were prepared over 8 years. He joined the Foundation of D.H.L on 3-8-2016.

Aljabr holds a Ph. D in Criticism and Rhetoric (top rank) from the U.O.J in 2002, a M.A with Excellence in 1992, and a B.A (top rank) from An-Najah National Un -Palestine in 1987.

Associate Linguistic Expert

khaled.aljabr@dohainstitute.org

Di Adeba

He holds a PhD in Andalusian literature from Mohammed V University in Morocco in 2011, with distinction. He worked as Delegated Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at Qatar University during the period 2014-2015 AD, and as a co-professor at Mohammed V University in Morocco during the period 2008-2010 AD. He also worked as a member of the Doha Lexical Processing Team in the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language 2015-2017 before joining the Central Team of the Dictionary in October 2017 as a linguistic expert. Several books and collections of poetry have been published by him, among them: the book "Rhythm in the Necessary Maqamat of Al-Zaraqusti" published by the Department of Culture and Information in Sharjah 2006 AD, the book "Al-Mufadhalat in Andalusian Literature / Mentality and Forms" published in 2015 by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha, and collections: A Journey Between Ha and Baa, "Arm the Leaves" 2009, and "I Imprint My Spirit" 2018. He has a number of refereed research papers, including: The Comic Letter: A Reading on the Other Side of Ibn Zaydoun, Journal: Andalus Maghreb, University of Cadiz, Spain 2009; The intersection of Mauritanian poetry "Al-Hassani" and the pre-Islamic month, "Come" magazine, v1, 2009, Libya": Illuminations in the Hands of Research on the Rhythmic Structure of Hassani Poetry / Introduction to a published book on the subject 2012, etc.

He holds a PhD in Andalusian literature from Mohammed V University in Morocco in 2011, with distinction.

Linguistic Expert

di.adeba@dohainstitute.org

Nada Nour Sidahemd

Linguist expert in the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic Project. She received her PhD in Arabic Language - University of Khartoum 2015 (The Introduction and Lessons of Al-Budaiya between the secrets of rhetoric and the key to the sciences), and MA in Arabic linguistics and lexicography with distinction - Doha Institute for Graduate Studies 2017 (Representation of the Lexicon in Discursive Functional Syntax Theory), and MA in Arabic Language, University Khartoum 2013 AD (adverbs of pronunciation and meaning between the two industries and indications of miracles). She won several awards: University of Khartoum Prize for the best academic performance in the Faculty of Arts in the year 2004/2005 AD, University of Khartoum Prize for the best academic performance in the Arabic Language Department 2008/2009 AD, first place in the literary course in the Sudanese certificate exams 2004 AD. She graduated in academic positions in the Department of Arabic Language at the Faculty of Arts, all the way to assistant professor. She also held a number of administrative positions at the University of Khartoum, the last of which was Director of the Department of Professors Council Affairs. Presented scientific papers in a number of international conferences 2015-2018. Her research is concerned with the manufacture of Arabic dictionaries, and the comparison between modern linguistic theories and the Arab rhetorical heritage.

She received her PhD in Arabic Language - University of Khartoum 2015

Linguistic Expert

nada.sidahmed@dohainstitute.org

Zeina Saayfan

Expert in Terminology at the Doha Historical Dictionary Arabic.Professor of Applied Linguistics and Discourse Analysis at Saint Joseph University and the Lebanese University.Former Head of the Arabic Language Department at the Institute of Oriental Letters (ILO) at Saint Joseph University.Former lecturer at the Language Center of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in the field of teaching Arabic as a foreign language and academic Arabic for non-specialists among graduate students.Her academic background in linguistics is based on the pragmatic approach to communication and speech exchanges. Her research interests include the formation of corpora of autobiographical writings and non-fictional self-narratives.She obtained her PhD from Saint Joseph University, specializing in text linguistics and autobiographical discourse analysis.She received a research fellowship and continued her training with the formative discourse analysis team for text and manuscript, and the text linguistics team ITEM at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. She also has training in computational linguistics from IIT Delhi.She previously worked at the Arab Thought Foundation in the field of cultural project management, including the "Arab Creativity Award" in seven knowledge fields and the "Best Book Award."She holds two Master's degrees, the first in Terminology Arabization from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, where she published the "Translation of Theatre Criticism Terms by Anne Ubersfeld," and the second in Communication from Paris 2-CFPJ Institute.She supervises two Master's students and co-supervises four PhD students at the Institute of Oriental Letters at Saint Joseph University.She has seven other published research papers and has reviewed research papers for the Journal of the Faculty of Arts at the Lebanese University, Khitabat Journal, and the Annals of the Institute of Oriental Letters Journal.

Expert in Terminology at the Doha Historical Dictionary Arabic. Professor of Applied Linguistics and Discourse Analysis at Saint Joseph University and the Lebanese University.

Linguistic Expert

Khadija Al Sallabi

Linguistic Expert at the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic. She holds a PhD in Arabic Language and Literature with distinction from the College of Islamic Call in Libya (2022). She earned a Master's degree from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Arabic Linguistics and Lexicography (2017), and a Bachelor's degree in Arabic Language (Linguistics) with honors and distinction in Media from Qatar University.She has two published books: "Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers in Light of the Communicative Approach" and "Aspects of Non-Verbal Communication in Children: A Functional Linguistic Study."She has presented peer-reviewed scientific research at various international conferences, such as: "The Use of Etymology in the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers," "Language Planning and Policy in Qatar: Arabization of University Education and the Mandatory Teaching of Arabic in Private Schools," and "The Structuralist and Generative Schools: A Study of Foundational Concepts."She has participated in international conferences, celebrations, and various cultural activities, and has publications in local and international newspapers and journals. She has won numerous awards in literary fields.

Linguistic Expert at the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic. She holds a PhD in Arabic Language and Literature with distinction from the College of Islamic Call in Libya (2022). She earned a Master's degree from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies i

Linguistic Expert

khadija.alsallabi@dohainstitute.org

Alae Echatar

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Bachelor's Degree in Arabic Linguistics from Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah university in Fes, Morocco - 2015 - Rating: Excellent - First Place University-wise.

Linguistic Expert

Ayman Atieb Ben Nji

Holder of a PhD in Language Planning and Policy from the College of Islamic Call in Libya, a Master's degree in Arabic Linguistics and Lexicography from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, and a Master's degree in Semantics from Mansoura University in Egypt. He joined the Doha Historical Dictionary in 2018 and progressed from Research Assistant to Assistant Researcher to Linguistic Expert.He has authored several research papers and books, including a peer-reviewed book under publication by the Libyan Academy of Arabic Language titled "Language Planning and Policy in Libya." His research includes a paper titled "Civilization Terms in the Doha Historical Dictionary: Clothing Field as a Model," a co-authored paper titled "The Terminological Evolution of the Concept of Exceptional Rule Between the 4th and 8th Centuries AH" (2022), and a paper titled "The Pattern in Lexicographic Industry: The Intermediate Model" (2021). He also authored a peer-reviewed book for the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for the Arabic Language, titled "Ordering Compound Lexical Units in the Contemporary Arabic Dictionary: A Computational Linguistic Approach" (2019). He was awarded second place in the ALECSO-Sharjah Award for Linguistic and Lexicographical Studies in 2018.

Holder of a PhD in Language Planning and Policy from the College of Islamic Call in Libya, a Master's degree in Arabic Linguistics and Lexicography from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, and a Master's degree in Semantics from Mansoura University i

Linguistic Expert

ayman.bennji@dohainstitute.org

Mohammed Reqqass

A computer scientist in the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Mohamed I University in Morocco and a master's degree in Information Engineering. He contributed to the writing of the book "Towards a Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language" and has a number of research papers in the field of computing dictionaries, including: "The Computing Structure of the Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language, Computational Techniques in the Service of the Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language"; "Computer design of the fragment, the log and the observatory"; Computer programs used in building and managing lexical blogs: an evaluation study.

He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Mohamed I University in Morocco and a master's degree in Information Engineering.

Computer Scientist

mohammed.reqqass@dohainstitute.org

Yahya Elhaj

He received his PhD in Computer Science from Mohammed I University in Morocco in 2001, within the joint European programs (INCO-DC&DAPPI). Worked as a post-doctoral researcher in a French laboratory (IRIT-Toulouse) funded by the Excellence Scholarships of the Organization of French-speaking Countries; He moved to work at Al-Imam University in Saudi Arabia, taught at the Faculty of Computer for nine years and participated in various scientific activities, including: establishing a specialized computing center in the legal and Arabic fields, establishing a research group for computing the Arabic language. He participated with a group of Arab researchers in an initiative to promote the use of the Arabic language in the field of computer science, which resulted in an international conference that has been held continuously since 2003, and an international journal that he is the editor-in-chief of since 2012. He contributed to providing consultations, developing study plans, arbitration of research and supervising theses in several scientific institutions in Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Tunisia. Received a grant for research excellence from the Arab Fund for Development in Kuwait in 2014. He joined the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic Project (September 2015) as a computer expert, and works as a delegate professor in the Master's Program in Arabic Linguistics and Lexicography at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

He received his PhD in Computer Science from Mohammed I University in Morocco in 2001, within the joint European programs (INCO-DC&DAPPI). Worked as a post-doctoral researcher in a French laboratory (IRIT-Toulouse) funded by the Excellence Scholarships

Computer Scientist

yahya.elhaj@dohainstitute.org

Khairulla Alsharif

He holds a master's degree in Arabic from the Lebanese University in 2004, and is currently preparing a Ph.D. at the Research Institute in Cairo. He worked as the curator of resources at the National Library in Damascus 86-94, director of the Arabic Library of the Damascus Academy 94-2007, director of manuscripts at the National Library in Damascus 2007-2008, language editor in (BeIN Sports) 2012-2015, linguistic expert in the Doha Dictionary since 2015. Among his publications: The investigation of “The One Who Loves One for the sake of Allah”, hadiths of poetry, haste of the rider, useful sayings, news for memorizing the Qur’an, the fortress and its key, from the questions of Abu Bakr al-Athram, useful in explaining the poem. Written by: Muhammad Amin Swaid. Researches: Al-Baq’i and his writings, notes on scientific works of Arabic manuscripts, women in the literature of Al-Rafi’i, Dr. Judeh Al-Rikabi, Ibn Jabara Al-Maqdisi and his useful book, articles by Muhammad Kurd Ali in Al-Majma’ magazine, from Amali Ibn Asaker, looks at linguistic issues, total hadith proofs for the Al-Kuzbari, the Arabic linguistic councils, the term abnormal reading in the Muhtasib, a reading in the explanation of the seven suspensions, a saying in two articles, in the shadows of the Damascus Council magazine.

He holds a master's degree in Arabic from the Lebanese University in 2004, and is currently preparing a Ph.D. at the Research Institute in Cairo.

Assistant Researcher

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Asma Salman

She holds a master's degree in applied linguistics from the Jordan University of Science and Technology. She worked as a lecturer in the English language of journalism and media course at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jordan, then in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers at the Faculty of Theology at Istanbul 29 Mayis University - Turkey. She also worked as an editor at the Arabic Education website at Al Jazeera Media Institute of Al Jazeera Media Network in Doha - Qatar. She has two published papers; Translating the words of kindness in the Noble Qur’an into English (Master’s thesis), interactive reading and investing the text in foreign language teaching series/a comparative analytical study.

She holds a master's degree in applied linguistics from the Jordan University of Science and Technology. She worked as a lecturer in the English language of journalism and media course at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jordan,

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