Salwa El-Awa is an Egyptian-British linguist and Islamic scholar. She is currently a lecturer of

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

and

Islamic Studies Islamic studies refers to the academic study of Islam, and generally to academic multidisciplinary "studies" programs—programs similar to others that focus on the history, texts and theologies of other religious traditions, such as Easter ...

Swansea University , former_names=University College of Swansea, University of Wales Swansea , motto= cy, Gweddw crefft heb ei dawn , mottoeng="Technical skill is bereft without culture" , established=1920 – University College of Swansea 1996 – University of Wa ...

Academic career

El-Awa's academic interests include Arabic linguistics, modern linguistic analysis of the

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing. ...

, translation studies,

discourse analysis Discourse analysis (DA), or discourse studies, is an approach to the analysis of written, vocal, or sign language use, or any significant semiotic event. The objects of discourse Analysis ( discourse, writing, conversation, communicative event ...

hadith studies Hadith studies ( ar, علم الحديث ''ʻilm al-ḥadīth'' "science of hadith", also science of hadith, or science of hadith criticism or hadith criticism) consists of several religious scholarly disciplines used by Muslim scholars in th ...

, and modern Islamist movements. Her work discusses textual relations in the Quran using modern linguistic analysis. El-Awa in her book ''The Qur'anic Text: Relevance, Coherence and Structure,'' analyzed surahs 33 and 75 using coherence theory to show that these chapters cohere and share a contextual relationship. El-Awa was previously was a lecturer in Qur'anic studies at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

Publications

Books

* (1998). ''Al-Wujuh Wa al-Naza’ir: dirasa fi Siyaq al-Qur’an'' * (2005). ''The Qur'anic Text: Relevance, Coherence and Structure''.

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Articles

*Discourse Markers as Indicators of Text Structure in the multiple-topic Qur’anic suras: a meta-analysis of Q:2. Journal of Qur'anic Studies *(2019) Governance and Counter-Terrorism: engaging moderate and non-violent extremist movements in combatting Jihadist-linked Terrorism. *(2019) Discourse markers and the structure of intertextual relations of medium length Qur'anic suras: the case of Sūrat Ṭā Hā. *(2017) The Linguistic Structure in Andrew Rippin and Jawid Mujaddidi (ed.), ''Blackwell's Companion to the Qur'an'', 2nd edition.

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Dr Salwa El-Awa
{{DEFAULTSORT:Awa, Salwa British Islamic studies scholars Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Women scholars of Islam British women academics Women linguists 21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam British people of Egyptian descent British Muslims