Lois Lamya al-Faruqi, born Lois Ibsen, (July 25, 1926 - May 27, 1986), was an expert on

Islamic art Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century CE by people who lived within territories inhabited or ruled by Muslim populations. Referring to characteristic traditions across a wide ra ...

and music and was married to

Ismail al-Faruqi Ismaʻīl Rājī al-Fārūqī ( ar, إسماعيل راجي الفاروقي January 1, 1921 – May 27, 1986) was a Palestinian- American philosopher. He spent several years at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, then taught at several universitie ...

Biography

She was born in Montana. She earned her B.A. in music from the

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(1948) studying piano. She then entered

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, where she was awarded an M.A. in music (1949). During this period, she met and married Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. She became an expert on the music of the Arab world and obtained her Ph.D. from Syracuse University on that subject. She and her husband both became professors at

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. Al-Faruqi was murdered along with her husband on the morning of May 27, 1986, at their home in

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. Al-Faruqi also co-authored ''The Cultural Atlas of Islam'' with her husband, which was published posthumously by Macmillan.

Bibliography

Books

* (1986) ''The Cultural Atlas of Islam'', co-authored with Ismail Raji' al-Faruqi, NY: Macmillan *(2002) ''Women, Muslim society, and Islam'', IL: American Trust Pub

Articles

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Women In a Quranic Society
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* (1985) "Music, Musicians, and Muslim Law." Asian Music, Vol. 17, No.1: 3-36.

References

*Regula Burckhardt Qureshi.
Lois Lamya Ibsen al-Faruqi (1927-1986)
''Ethnomusicology'' Vol. 32, No. 2 (Spring - Summer, 1988), pp. 93-96 (4 pages) Published By: University of Illinois Press {{DEFAULTSORT:Faruqi, Lois Lamya 1926 births 1986 deaths Historians of Islamic art 1986 murders in the United States Deaths by stabbing in Pennsylvania University of Montana alumni Indiana University alumni Syracuse University alumni Temple University faculty American murder victims Women scholars of Islam American Muslims