Aliyu Mustapha Lawal is a Lecturer of Hausa in the African Languages and Translation program at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University. He earned his Ph.D. in Islamic and Arabic Studies, specializing in Arabic Literature and Criticism, from Al-Azhar University, Cairo (2025). His dissertation focused on the poetry of Sheikh Weld Bel‘Amsh, exploring manifestations of vision and devices of artistic formation. He is currently a member of the International Council for the Arabic Language, accredited as a partner organization of UNESCO (2026–2028).
From 2014 to 2021, Lawal taught Hausa at the Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies, Cairo University. He has authored publications in Arabic poetry, the Hausa language, and translation, and has worked as a translator, news editor, and broadcaster at the National Media Authority in Maspero, Egypt.
Lawal has appeared on literary and cultural television programs in the UAE and Egypt and published articles and poems in magazines including Al Qawafee (Sharjah), The Magazine of Arabic Language Academy (Sharjah), Al Azhar Magazine (Egypt), and One Million Poet Magazine (Abu Dhabi). He has participated in competitions and festivals of Arabic poetry, including the Rabat International Book Fair (Morocco), the Prince of Poets Competition (Abu Dhabi), the Sharjah Poetic Festival, and the Luxor Poetic Festival (Egypt).
Research
Lawal’s research interests focus on language and literature, particularly in Arabic and Hausa.
A Song by an Old Woman in The Hut. Alqawafi Magazine, Volume 47 (July 2023). Department of Culture, Sharjah, UAE.
On the Lips of "Dhad." The Magazine of Arabic Language Academy, Sharjah, Volume 5 (July 2023).
Travelling within the Panorama of History. One Million Poets Magazine, Volume 191 (December 2022) Poetry Academy, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Writing for the love of Arabic language. Sleeping on the Couch of Sorrow Poem 185 (June 2022) Poetry Academy, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
A Player on the Piano of Nostalgia. Alqawafi Magazine, Volume 31 (March 2022). Department of Culture, Sharjah, UAE.
Al-Shamel in Conversation. Hausa textbook by Aliyu Mustapha Lawal, Suraj Sani Muhammad, Muhammad Ali Noufal. Rawabt for Publication and Information Technology, 2021.
Towards a new religious era translated into Hausa language (2021) with co-author Suraj Sani Muhammad,
Trilingual dictionary in Hausa, Arabic Somali (2021) with co-authors Suraj Sani Muhammad, and Dr. Mumin Alee Alim.
The Harvesters from the Imaginary Orchard. Alqawafi Magazine, Volume 16 (December 2020). Department of Culture, Sharjah, UAE.
Translation of "Egypt and Africa" to Hausa (2018).
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