Discover Hausa, a crucial indigenous language in West and Central Africa, with around 150 million native speakers and 60 million second-language users. Hausa, which uses the Latin script, possesses a rich literary tradition dating back to the Middle Ages and features prominently in international radio broadcasts, including West African Radio, Voice of America, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Duetsche Welle Germany, Radio Moscow, and Radio Beijing. Its value extends beyond cultural enrichment; Hausa proficiency is invaluable to professionals, researchers, and fields requiring insights into West and Central Africa. Read more about the course in our language prospectus.
Lecturer
MA, Arabic Literature and Criticism, Al Azhar University, Egypt
Lawal is a Lecturer of Hausa and Arabic in the African Languages and Translation program. He worked as a Hausa lecturer at the Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies at Cairo University from 2014 to 2021. Additionally, he is the author of several publications in Arabic poetry, the Hausa language, and translation. Lawal has also worked as a translator, news editor, and broadcaster at the National Media Authority in Maspero, Egypt, from 2020 to 2021. He has made appearances on literary and cultural TV shows in the UAE and Egypt and has published numerous articles and poems in magazines such as Al Qawafee magazine in Sharjah, The Magazine of Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, Al Azhar Magazine in Egypt, and One Million Poet Magazine in Abu Dhabi. As a poet, he has actively participated in several competitions and festivals of Arabic poetry, including the “Rabat International Book Fair” in Morocco in 2022, “The Prince of Poets Competition” in Abu Dhabi in 2021, the “Sharjah Poetic Festival” in Sharjah in 2019, and the “Luxor Poetic Festival” in Egypt in 2016.
Upon successful completion, you will receive recognized certificates from The Africa Institute, licensed by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA).
Intakes are held every Fall and Spring. Register to enroll for elementary or intermediate levels.
*The application deadline has passed, and we are no longer accepting applications for Fall 2024. Dates for the next intake (Spring 2025) will be announced soon.
Discover Hausa, a crucial indigenous language in West and Central Africa, with around 150 million native speakers and 60 million second-language users. Hausa, which uses the Latin script, possesses a rich literary tradition dating back to the Middle Ages and features prominently in international radio broadcasts, including West African Radio, Voice of America, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Duetsche Welle Germany, Radio Moscow, and Radio Beijing. Its value extends beyond cultural enrichment; Hausa proficiency is invaluable to professionals, researchers, and fields requiring insights into West and Central Africa. Read more about the course in our language prospectus.
Discover Hausa, a crucial indigenous language in West and Central Africa, with around 150 million native speakers and 60 million second-language users. Hausa, which uses the Latin script, possesses a rich literary tradition dating back to the Middle Ages and features prominently in international radio broadcasts, including West African Radio, Voice of America, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Duetsche Welle Germany, Radio Moscow, and Radio Beijing. Its value extends beyond cultural enrichment; Hausa proficiency is invaluable to professionals, researchers, and fields requiring insights into West and Central Africa. Read more about the course in our language prospectus.
Lecturer
MA, Arabic Literature and Criticism, Al Azhar University, Egypt
Lawal is a Lecturer of Hausa and Arabic in the African Languages and Translation program. He worked as a Hausa lecturer at the Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies at Cairo University from 2014 to 2021. Additionally, he is the author of several publications in Arabic poetry, the Hausa language, and translation. Lawal has also worked as a translator, news editor, and broadcaster at the National Media Authority in Maspero, Egypt, from 2020 to 2021. He has made appearances on literary and cultural TV shows in the UAE and Egypt and has published numerous articles and poems in magazines such as Al Qawafee magazine in Sharjah, The Magazine of Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, Al Azhar Magazine in Egypt, and One Million Poet Magazine in Abu Dhabi. As a poet, he has actively participated in several competitions and festivals of Arabic poetry, including the “Rabat International Book Fair” in Morocco in 2022, “The Prince of Poets Competition” in Abu Dhabi in 2021, the “Sharjah Poetic Festival” in Sharjah in 2019, and the “Luxor Poetic Festival” in Egypt in 2016.
Upon successful completion, you will receive recognized certificates from The Africa Institute, licensed by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA).
Intakes are held every Fall and Spring. Register to enroll for elementary or intermediate levels.
*The application deadline has passed, and we are no longer accepting applications for Fall 2024. Dates for the next intake (Spring 2025) will be announced soon.
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