Hichem Djait

Hichem Djait
Born(1935-12-06)December 6, 1935
Tunis, Tunisia
DiedJune 1, 2021(2021-06-01) (aged 85)
Academic background
Academic work
Era20th-century philosophy
Main interestsIslamic studies
Notable works
  • The Great Fitna (1989)
  • The Life of Muhammad (2001–2012)

Hichem Djait (Arabic: هشام جعيط), (December 6, 1935 – June 1, 2021) was a Tunisian historian and scholar of Islam.[1]

Djait was born in Tunis, Tunisia.[2]

He was a Emeritus Professor at the University of Tunis. He was also a visiting professor at the McGill University and the University of California at Berkeley.[3]

Djait was a specialist in Medieval Islamic history, he was member of the International Scientific Institute for the General History of Africa edited by the UNESCO.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "'Hichem Djaït'". Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hichem Djaït : Je ne m'étais jamais reconnu dans cette vision fondamentalement négative de l'orientalisme". March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ "'Hichem Djaït, l'historien émérite'".
  4. ↑ "Hisham D'jait". 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.