Research Fellow
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Research Interests
Egpt, Jordan, Tunisia, Arabic as a School subject in the Arabic speaking Countries, Linguistic Policy, Cultual Policy
Professional Experiences
4/2017 – Present Lecturer (Non-Full-time), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
4/2017 – Present Lecturer (Non-Full-time), Kokugakuin University
4/2019 – 3/2021 Lecturer (Non-Full-time), Waseda University
4/2019 – 3/2022 Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
4/2022 –3/2025 Lecturer (Non-Full-time), Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages
4/2022 – Present Lecturer (Non-Full-time), Chuo Gakuin University
4/2025 – Present Research Fellow, The Middle East Research Institute of Japan
Education
Ph.D., Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, degree conferred in November 2017
Completed coursework for Ph.D. in Area Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, March 2017
M.A. in Arab Studies, The American University in Cairo, June 2013
M.A., Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, March 2008
B.A. in Literature, Waseda University, March 2006
Publication
Book
（2012）"Al-Thawra al-DaHiKa: The Challenges of Translating Revolutionary Humor." in Translating Egypt’s Revolution: The Language of Tahrir. ed.Samia Mehrez, pp. 181－211. American University in Cairo Press
Presentation
（2011）"Al Thawra al Dahika: The Challenges of Translating
Revolutionary Humor", One-Day Symposium at The American University in Cairo, May 8, 2011 (Cairo, Egypt)
（2010）“Reception of Modern Arabic Literature in Japan”, The 3rd World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies Barcelona 2010, June 21, 2010（Barcelona, Spain）
（2010）“How Does an Orient Meet another Orient: Reception of Modern Middle Eastern Literature in Japan”, The 26th Annual Meeting of James, May 9, 2010 (Tokyo, Japan)
