George Grigore (born 2 February 1958) is a Romanian writer, essayist, translator, professor, researcher in

Middle Eastern Studies Middle Eastern studies (sometimes referred to as Near Eastern studies) is a name given to a number of academic programs associated with the study of the history, culture, politics, economies, and geography of the Middle East, an area that is gene ...

Biography

George Grigore was born in the village of Grindu, Ialomița (southeastern

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

), on 2 February 1958. In 1983, he graduated the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Bucharest. In 1997, he earned a Ph.D. from the same university, with the dissertation entitled ''Some Questions Regarding the Translation 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.: , sin ...

into Romanian''. In 2000, as an editor-translator at Kriterion Publishing House :ro:Editura Kriterion, he launched the ''Bibliotheca Islamica'' collection, where he has published his own translations of numerous works fundamental to Islamic culture, and works of other translators. His translation of the ''Qur’an'' was most noteworthy and published in several editions, including a bilingual one, printed in

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, in 2003. He has published studies on the ''Qur’an'' and

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...

, as well as on the

Arabic dialects The varieties (or dialects or vernacular languages) of Arabic, a Semitic language within the Afroasiatic family originating in the Arabian Peninsula, are the linguistic systems that Arabic speakers speak natively. There are considerable varia ...

, with a special focus on the dialects of Baghdad and

Mardin Mardin ( ku, Mêrdîn; ar, ماردين; syr, ܡܪܕܝܢ, Merdīn; hy, Մարդին) is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for the Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location ...

. He has also undertaken research in

Kurdish Studies Kurdology or Kurdish studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Kurds and consists of several disciplines such as culture, history and linguistics. Kurdish studies traces its institutional history to 1916, when in St. Petersburg in t ...

. Since 2001, George Grigore has been the associate editor of ''Romano-Arabica'', the academic review published by the Center of Arabic Studies at the University of Bucharest. Grigore has published translations of Romanian literature into Arabic, among which ''The Mould'', by the Romanian playwright

Marin Sorescu Marin Sorescu (; 29 February 1936 – 8 December 1996) was a Romanian poet, playwright, and novelist. His works were translated into more than 20 countries, and the total number of his books that were published abroad rises up to 60 books. He ha ...

(''Al-Mağrā'',

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

) and ''The Tyranny of Dream'', by the Romanian poet Carolina Ilica (''Taghyān al-Hulm'',

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lie ...

). His anthology of Romanian poetry rendered into Arabic (''Kāna yağibu'', Baghdad) has been awarded the prize of the

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

i Writers Union. In addition to lecturing at the University of Bucharest, Grigore has written various practical books for students of the Arabic language, such as dictionaries, a conversation guide, and a manual of orthography and calligraphy.

Affiliations

*Member of the ''Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe'' *Member of the ''Romanian Association for Religious Studies'' *Member of the ''Writers’ Union of Romania'' *Honorary Member of the ''Iraqi Writers’ Union'' *Member of the ''Center of Arabic Studies'', University of Bucharest *Ambassador of Alliance of Civilizations for

List of works and translations published (selection)

*''L’arabe parlé à

. Monographie d’un parler arabe “périphérique”'', Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti, 200

*''Problematica traducerii Coranului în limba română'' (Questions Regarding the Translation of the Qur’an into Romanian), Ararat, 1997 *''Poveşti irakiene'' (Iraqi Tales), Coresi, 1993 *''Slujitorii Diavolului; Cartea Neagră, Cartea Dezvăluirii'' (Worshipers of Devil. Yazidi, The Black Book, The Book of Revelation), Călin, 1994 *''Poporul kurd – file de istorie'' (The

Kurdish People ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira ...

. Pages of History), Interprint, 1997 *''Dicţionar Arab-român'' (Arabic-Romanian Dictionary), Teora, 1998 *''Coranul'' (The Qur’an), Kriterion :ro:Editura Kriterion, 2000; 2002; Herald, 2005 *

Al-Ghazali Al-Ghazali ( – 19 December 1111; ), full name (), and known in Persian-speaking countries as Imam Muhammad-i Ghazali (Persian: امام محمد غزالی) or in Medieval Europe by the Latinized as Algazelus or Algazel, was a Persian poly ...

, ''Firida luminilor'' ( The Niche of Lights), Kriterion, 2001 *

Ibn Tufayl Ibn Ṭufail (full Arabic name: ; Latinized form: ''Abubacer Aben Tofail''; Anglicized form: ''Abubekar'' or ''Abu Jaafar Ebn Tophail''; c. 1105 – 1185) was an Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath: a writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theo ...

''Hayy bin Yaqzan''
Kriterion, 2001 *Ibn Ruşd, ''Cuvânt hotărâtor'' (

Ibn Rushd Ibn Rushd ( ar, ; full name in ; 14 April 112611 December 1198), often Latinized as Averroes ( ), was an Andalusian polymath and jurist who wrote about many subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, ...

– The Decisive Word), Kriterion, 2001 * Badiuzzaman Said Nursi, ''Cuvinte'' ords Nesıl Yayınları, Istanbul, 2002 *

Ibn 'Arabi Ibn ʿArabī ( ar, ابن عربي, ; full name: , ; 1165–1240), nicknamed al-Qushayrī (, ) and Sulṭān al-ʿĀrifīn (, , ' Sultan of the Knowers'), was an Arab Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher, extremely infl ...

, ''Geneza cercurilor'' he Genesis of Circles Kriterion, 2003 *''Coranul'' he Qur’an – bilingual edition, Romanian-Arabic Çağrı Yayınları, Istanbul, 2003 *''Ochiul lăuntric – perspective islamice asupra divinităţii'' he Inner Eye. Islamic Perspectives on Divinity Herald, 2005 * ‘Ali bin Abi Talib, ''

Nahj al-Balagha ''Nahj al-Balagha'' ( ar, نَهْج ٱلْبَلَاغَة ', 'The Path of Eloquence') is the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth Rashidun Caliph, first Shia Imam and the cousin and s ...

/ Calea vorbirii alese'' (Peak of Eloquence), Kriterion, 2008 *

Mahmoud Darwish Mahmoud Darwish ( ar, محمود درويش, Maḥmūd Darwīsh, 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine ...

, ''Sunt arab. Poeme'' (I am Arab. Poems). Kriterion, 2009 * Ibn Sīnā (

Avicenna Ibn Sina ( fa, ابن سینا; 980 – June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna (), was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, philosophers, and writers of the Islamic ...

), ''The Book of Definitions'' (trilingual edition:

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a 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. E.Watson; Walter ...

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania ** Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

). Translation from the Arabic language, analysis and bibliography by George Grigore. Notes and comments by George Grigore, Alexander Baumgarten, Paula Tomi and Mădălina Pantea. Chronological table by Gabriel Bițună. Critical transcription of the Latin version of the treaty and the comments of

Andrea Alpago Andrea Alpago (c. 1450 – late 1521Biografia d Alpago, Andrea in the ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'' (Volume 2 - 1960), by Giorgio Levi Della Vida or January 1522) was an Italian physician and arabist. In publications of his work in Lati ...

(1546), along with the translation of the comments in the Romanian language, by Alexander Baumgarten. Iași: Polirom Publishing House, Medieval Library Series, 2012.

References

External links

*A bibliography of George Grigore's works in Ioana Feodorov, ''The Arab World in the Romanian Culture'

*The Arabic Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Buchares

*The Chair of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Buchares

*The Conference ''The Qur'an: Text, Interpretation & Translation, The School of Oriental and African Studies'', University of Londo
Online Quran Project
includes 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.: , si ...

translation by George Grigore. *Conference on Communication and Information Structure in Spoken Arabic, University of Marylan

*First International Symposium on Mardin Histor

*Arab Studies at the University of Bucharest: 50 Year

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