Shawkat M. Toorawa (university of Mauritius)

Submitted: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 18:35:33 +0000 (GMT)

Shawkat M Toorawa
Lecturer in History
Dept of Humanities
Univ of Mauritius
Reduit
Mauritius


PHONE:  (230) 454-1041, ext 1260
FAX:    (230) 465-6184
EMAIL:  shawkat@syfed.mu.refer.org

Interests:  Medieval and Modern Arabic Literature; Adab;
Medieval History; Islamic History; Mediterranean History; Indian Ocean 
History; Waqwaq; Gujarati Merchants; Early American Trade with 
Mauritius; Seafaring in the Indian Ocean; Quran.  

Personalities of interest:  Adonis (Adunis); Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi; 
Yusuf al-Khal; Sadallah Wannus; Abu al-Ayna; Asiya; Maryam; Idris; Khidr; 
Ilyas; Luqman; General Decaen; G M D Atchia.