A- PERSONAL DATA

-       Name: Ahmad Abd Al- Rahim Muhammad Nasr

(Appears as Ahmad Abdalrahim Nasr or Ahmad A. Nasr in publications)

-       Date & place of birth:  1938, Merowe, Sudan

-       Nationality: Sudanese

-       Social status: Married, with four children: Three boys and a daughter.

-       Present address: C/O Dept. of Folklore, Institute of African and Asian Studies, University of Khartoum, Box 321. Khartoum, Sudan.

B- QUALIFICATIONS:

-       B. A. (Hon. Philosophy), University of Khartoum, 1964

-       M. A. ( Philosophy ), University of Khartoum, 1969

-       Certificate (African Studies) , M.A. Ph. D., (African Literature – Oral ) University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1977-1972.

C- CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION:

-       Appreciation Certificate from Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, a certificate of appreciation as the honorary figure at the Sharjah International Narrator Forum, 21st session (2021), which was held by the Sharjah Heritage Center “in recognition of the distinguished pioneering role and in appreciation of your contribution to preserving cultural heritage.”

D- PRIZES & SCHOLARSHIPS:

-       Faculty of Arts Prize for the best student in the Department of Philosophy (U of K) in the academic year, 1960-1961.

-       Shell Prize for the best performance in the final examinations in the intermediate year in the Faculty of Arts (U of K) in the academic year 1960-1961.

-       Faculty of Arts Prize for the best student in the Department of Philosophy in the academic year 1961-1962.

-       Internal scholarship (U of K) 1965-1967.

-       One of Ford Foundation scholarships allocated to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1973.

E- ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

-       Assistant professor, Department of Folklore, Institute of African and Asian Studies, (IAAS), Univ. of Khartoum (September 1977-June 1982).

-       Research Fellow, Department of Cultural Studies, Hajj Research Centre, King Abdul Aziz Univ, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (October 1982-April 1984).

-       Associate Professor, Department of Folklore, IIAS, Univ. of Khartoum (July 1982-1987).

-       Professor, Department of Folklore, IAAS, Univ. of Khartoum, (since July 1987).

-       Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) (January 1997- July 2011).

-       Professor, Centre of African Research and Studies, International African University, Khartoum, Sudan. (2018- 2022).

F- WORKING EXPERIENCE:

-       Teaching:

·       English Language Teacher at Merowe Secondary School, Khartoum Commercial Secondary School (March 1964-August 1968).

·       Part-time teaching assistant, Dept. of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Univ.

      of Khartoum (Dec. 1967-March 1968).

·       Part-time lecturer, Dept. of philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Univ. of Khartoum, academic year 1969-70.

·       Part-time research assistant, Sudan Research Unit, Faculty of Arts, Univ. of Khartoum (Dec. 1966- Nov. 1969).

·       Teaching assistant, Dept. of African Languages and Literature, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, USA (1972-1977).

·        Department of Folklore, IAAS, UK.( 1977- 1986 ).

·       Department of Sociology and Anthropology, International Islamic University Malaysia, ( 1997-2011 ).

-       Editing

·       Assistant editor, Sudan Research Unit, (Dec. 1969-July 1972).

·       Assistant editor, Journal of Sudanese Studiaaes (In Arabic) (1970-72, 1978-85).

·       Editor, Journal of Sudanese Studies, (1985-86

-       Consultancy:

·       Consultant, Arab Gulf States (A. G. S.  Later named Gulf Cooperation Council: G.C.C ). Folklore Centre, Doha, Qatar (December 1986-Dec. 1996).

-       Fieldwork

·       Among the Nymang tribe of the Nuba Mountains of southern Kordofan province, Sudan.

·       Among the Hausa (West African Migrants in eastern, western and central Sudan),

·       Among inhabitants of Mecca, Madina and Ta’if, Saudi Arabia.

·       Among bedouins of Qatar.

·       Among the Orang Asli (Aborigines), Malaysia.

-       Administration

·       Head, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Siciences, International Islamic University-Malaysia, (July, 2004- July, 2005).

·       Head, Department of Folklore, IAAS (August 1980-October 1982 and June 1984 – November 1986).

·       Acting Director, IIAS, University of Khartoum (October 1980-June 1981 and January –August

·       Head, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, IIUM (July 2004 - July 2005).

 G - PUBLICATIONS:  (Those marked with an asterisk * are in English).

      I-Books:

1.          (Co-editor), Rubatab Folk Literature, Khartoum: Sudan Research Unit,     Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, (U of K), 1967.

2.          (Ed). Abdallab History as Depicted in Their Oral Traditions, Khartoum: Sudan Research Unit, U of K, 1969.

A second edition with an introduction on oral traditions as history was     published as Book No.8 by the Secretariat Committee, Sinnar Capital of Islamic Culture Project, Khartoum, 2017.

3.          (Co-author) Logic: A Text Book for Secondary Schools, Khartoum, Ministry of Education, 1972. Second print 1973.

4.          British Administration and Islamic and Christian Missions in the Sudan, Khartoum: Religious Affairs Department, Ministry of Education, 1979.

5*.    (Co-Compiler), West African Settlement in the Sudan: An Annotated                            Bibliography, Khartoum: Centre of Economic Research and Studies, Faculty                 of Economic, University of Khartoum, 1980.

6*.   Maiwurno of the Blue Nile: A Study of an Oral Biography, Khartoum:                            Khartoun University Press, 1981.

7.     Two Ancient Egyptian Narratives: Structure and Theme, Khartoum:Institute

        of African and Asian Studies ( IAAS) ,U of K, 1881.

8*.    (Co-editor), African Studies in Africa, Khartoum: IAAS, U of K, 1981.

9*.     (Ed.) Folklore and Development in the Sudan, Khartoum: IAAS, U of K,                      1985.

10.       Eunuchs of the Two Holy Mosques, Khartoum: IAAS, U of K, 1985.

A second revised and enlarged edition with a new introduction was published by the Research Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) , Kuala Lumpur,2005.

11.       (Co-translator and writer of an introduction to) V. Propp’s Morphology of the Folktale (Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1968), Jedda: Literary Club, 1989.

A second edition was published by Sharja Institute for Heritage , Sharja, United Arab Emirates ,2024.

12.       ( Editor), Folklore in the Arab Gulf States: An Annotated Bibliography, Doha: G. C.C. Folklore Centre, 1993.

13.       Folklore in Travel Literature: An Account of Folklore in the Books of Five European Travelers in the Arabian Peninsula in the Nineteenth Century, Doha: G.C.C. Folklore Centre, 1995.

A second edition was published by Sharja Institute for Heritage , Sharja, United Arab Emerates, 2023.

14*.  (Co-author), Sexual Identity: Effeminacy among IIUM Students. Kuala Lumpur

         : Research Centre, International Islamic University , 2005.

15*. (Co-editor), Social Problems in Malaysia; Strategies and Solutions, Kuala Lumpur: The Research Centre, IIUM, 2008.

16*.   (Co-editor), Development and its Diverse Aspects, Singapore: Partridge Publishing ,2014.

17. (Editor), Duffar Kingdom , Khartoum : Centre of African Research and Studies , International African University , 2019 .

18. Nuba Mountains: Indigenous Religion, Christianity and Islam, Khartoum: Secretariat Committee, Kadugli Capital of Sudanese Culture Project  , 2019

    II. Articles in Refereed Journals and Chapters in Books :

1.          “Nymang Kujur (Shaman)”, Bulletin of Sudanese Studies (U of K), Vol. 1, No. 2, 1969.

2.          “Folklore in the University of Khartoum” in Sudanese Folklore, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996.

3.          “ A Source of Darfur Folklore” in Waaza (Folklore Centre, Ministry of Information and Culture, Khartoum) No. 11, 1996.

4* .     “British Policy Towards Islam in the Nuba Mountains: 1920-1940” Sudan

            Notes and Records, Vol. 52, 1971.

5*.       “Blood-Brotherhood among the Nyimang of the Nuba Mountains”, Sudan

            Society (Department of Sociology, U of K), Vol. 5, No. 5, 1975.

6.    “British Policy towards Islamic and Christian Missisons in the Nuba      

Mountains: 1940-1965”, Journal of Sudanese Studies (U of K), Vol. 3, No, 2,   1975.

7*.     “Sudanese Elite,  British Administration and Islamic and Christian Missions in 

the Sudan: 1936-1957”, Bashiru : Journal of African Languages and Literature (University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A), Vol. 8, No. 2 1976.   

8* .    “Popular Islam in Tayeb Salih”, Journal of Arabic Literature (University

           of Cambridge, U. K.), Vol. 8, No. 2, 1980.

9* .      “Shaihu Umar: A Re-interpretation” in Ibrahim Yaro Yahya and Abba Rufa'i (eds.) Hausa Language, Literature and Folklore, Kano: MacMillan and Co., 1981.

10* .      “Co-operation between Institutes/Centres of African Studies in Africa” in

            Ahmad A. Nasr and Mahasin Haj Al-Safi (eds) African Studies in Africa,

            Khartoum: IAAS, U of K, 1981.

11* .   “A Search for Identiy: Three Trends in Sudanese Folkloristics” in Ahmad A.

         Nasr (ed.) Folklore and Development in the Sudan, Khartoum: IAAS, U

           of K ,1983.

            An Arabic Translation was published in Al Ma’thurat Al Sha‘biyyah (Folk  

            Heritage) (Doha), Vol. 1, No. 2, 1986.

12.   “Two Experiences in Collecting Folklore in Two Arab Countries (Sudan and  Saudi Arabia): Practical and Theoretical Problems”, in Collection, Classification and Study of Folk Literature, Doha: Arab Gulf  States  Folkore Centre, 1986.

13* . “The Malam Character in Hausa Folktales”, in Ibrahim Yaro Yahya …et.al.(eds.)  Hausa Language, Literature and Folklore: The Proceedings of the Second International Conference, Kano: Bayero University, Undated

14.       (Collector and Classifier)  ," Folklore in Saudi Arabia : An Annotated Bibliography ", in Ahmad Abdalrahim Nasr (Ed.) Folklore in the Arab Gulf States : An Annotated Bibliography , Doha : G. C. C. Folklore Centre, 1993.

15.       ( Collector and Classifier ) , " Folklore in Qatar : An Annotated Bibliography ", in Ahmad Abdalrahim Nasr (Ed.) Folklore in the Arab Gulf States : An Annotated Bibliography , Doha : G. C. C. Folklore Centre, 1993.

16.       “An Introduction to Folkloristics in Saudi Arabia: 1932-1985”, Journal of       

          Arabic and African Studies (U of K), No. 1, 1987. Reprinted in Al 

          Ma’thuarat  Al Sha‘biyya,  (Doha) No. 7, July 19, and translated into English 

          and published in the same journal, No. 43, 1996.

17.       “Folk Epic in the Sudan: A Survey and Study of Some Aspects of Abu Zeid Al-Hilali Epic”, Journal of Sudanese Studies (U of K), Vol. 7, No.1 and 2, 1988.

18.       “Al-Ansari, Al-Ghazzawi and Folklore in the Saudi Journal ‘Al Manhal”, Al Ma’thurat Al-Sha‘biyyah (Doha), No.11, July 1988.

19.       “Some Aspects of Death Customs and Traditions in Mecca in the Nineteenth Century: Field Data”, Al-Ma’thurat Al-Sha‘biyyah (Doha), No. 41, January, 1996.

An English Translation was published in the same journal, No. 58, April 2000.

20.       “'The Good Booty': A Folkloric Study of Camel Raid in the Arabian Peninsula in the Nineteenth Century”, in Hassan Al-Nabuda and Muhammad Fatih Salih Zughl (Eds.) Folklore of the Arab Gulf States.  Al ‘Ain, UAE: Zayed Center

                for Heritage and History, 2001.

19*.  Ahmad A. Nasr and Abu Bakar Bagader, “Al-Ges: Women’s Festival and

         Drama in Mecca”, Journal of Folklore Research (Bloomington, University of

         Indiana, U.S.A), Vol. 38, No. 3, September-December 2001.

20*. (Co-author) “Profiles for Effeminate, Male and Female Students”. In

         Psychologia, (University of Kyota, Japan), 46, 2003.

21*.  “'A Grievous National Shame’: An Examination of Responses to Rape-cum-Murder in the New Straits Times”. In Social Problems in Malaysia; Strategies and Solutions. Edited by the Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, Kuala Lumpur: The Research Centre, IIUM, 2008.

22*. (Co-author) “Psychological Profiles of Effeminate, Male and Female Students”. In Social Problems in Malaysia; Strategies and Solutions. Edited by the Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, Kuala Lumpur: The Research Centre, IIUM, 2008.

23. “Islamization of Knowledge: The Language Barrier”. Taffakur (Institute of Islamization of Knowledge, University of Gezira, Medani, Sudan). Vol. 9, No 1 and 2, 2008.

24*. “Folkloric Studies on the Qur’an: A Critique” in Jamil Farooqui (Ed.) Readings in Social and Islamic Issues, Kuala Lumpur:IIUM Press, 2012.

25*. (Co-Author) “Folk Literature and Modern Education in Malaysia: The-State-of-the-Art” in Nor Faridah Abdul Manaf and Mohammed A. Quayum (Eds) Imagined Communities Revisited: Critical Essays on Asia-Pacific Literatures and Cultures, Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2013.

26 .(Co-Author), The Use of Folk Literature in Aborigine Education : A Review of the UNICEF Project in Malaysia , in A.H.M.Zehadul Karim and Nurazzura Mohamad Dia ( Eds) . Traditionalism and Modernity : Issues and Perspectives in Sociology and Anthropology ,Singapore : Partridge Publishing , 2014.

27*. “Frogs under a Coconut Shell or under a Glass Bowl? Print Media, Peninsular Orang Asli and Development” in Jamil Farooqui and Ahmad A. Nasr (Eds) Development and its Diverse Aspects, Singapore : Partridge Publishing , 2015

28*. "Islamic Anthropology Theory", in Hazizan B. MD. Noon (Ed.) Islamic Perspectives of Sociology and Anthropology: Some Reflections, Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2017.

29. "Sudan Notes And Records As A Tool Of Research On The Sudan" Revisited , Journal Of Sudanese Studies, Vol.50 , 202

30   . Unveiling The Veiled: Sex In Sudanese Folk Literature, Kaja, Vol. 2, No.2, 2022.

III. Solicited Book Reviews

 1*.        Ahmad Al Shahi and F.T.C. Moore, Wisdom from the Nile: A Collection of                         Folk Stories from Northern and Central Sudan, (Oxford: The Clarendom                   Press, 1971) in Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 52, 1972.

2* .       (Co-reviewer) Iran Karp and Charles Bird, Explorations in African Systems            

             of Thought , Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1980” in Canadian         

             Journal of African Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1983.

3* .      Haim Schwazbaum, Biblical and Extra-Biblical Legends in Islamic Folk   Literature, (Walldorf-Hessen, Germany: Verlag for Orentkunde Dr. H.  

            Vorndran, 1982”), in Asian Folklore Studies (University of Nanzan, Japan),

            Vol. 47, No. 1, 1988.

4.         Abdalaziz Ibrahim Al Amri, Folk Trades and Crafts in the Hejaz at the   Time of the Prophet, (Doha: A.G.S. Folklore Centre, 1985”), in Al Ma’thurat 

            Al Sha‘biyyah  (Doha) No. 6, April, 1987

5.         Sabri Hamada and Da’ud Sallum, Iraqi Folktales, 2 Vols. (Doha: A.G.S.

            Folklore Centre, 1988”) in Al-Ma’thurat Al Sha’biyyah (Doha), No. 6, 

            April, 1987.

6*.       Bridget Connelly, Arab Folk Epic and Identity, Berkeley, Los Angeles,          London: University of California Press, 1986” in Asian Folklore Studies        (University of Nanzan, Japan), vol. 48, No. 2, 1989.

7.         Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana, Speak Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian     Arab Folktales, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press,         1989”, in Al Ma’thurat Al Sha’biyyah,  No. 19, July 1990.

8*.       Saad Al Sowayan, the Arabian Oral Historical Narrative: An Ethnographic      and Linguistic Study, Wiesbaded: Otto Harrassowitz, 1992” in Asian Folklore        Studies (University of Nanzan, Japan), Vol. 52, No. 1, 1993.

9*.       Peter Health, the Thirsty Sword: Sirat ‘Antar and the Arabic Popular Epic.            Salt Lake City: University of Utah, 1996” in Asian Folklore Studies (University

            of Nanzan, Japan) Vol. LVII- 2, 1998.

10*.     Shaun Marmon, Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society (New York, London: Oxford University Press 1995) in Sudanic Africa (University of Bergen, Norway), Vol. 12, 2000.

11* .    Alan Dundes, Fables of the Ancients? Folklore in the Qur’an. (Lanhan. Boulder. New York: Oxford: Rowman &Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003) in Asian Folklore Studies (University of Nanzan, Japan) Vol. LXIII-1, 20004.

12*   Govanni Canova (ed.) Studies on Arabic Epic: Oriento Moderno. (Vol.XXII (LXXXIII), n.s., 2-2003 (Special Issue). Rome:Instituto per l;Oriente C.A. Nallino, 2004) in Asian Folklore Studies (University of Nanzan, Japan), vol. LXV-2, 2006.

IV. Some Contributions in Non-Refereed Journals

1.          “Nymang Cattle Camps”, Khartoum Journal, October, 1968.

2.          “Four Nymang Ancestors”, Khartoum Journal, May 1969.

3.          “Values and Social Change in the Sudan”, Khartoum Journal, May 1969.

4.          (Reviewer) “Yusuf Alyas Al Hassan, A Literature in Dilemma: an Introduction to African Literature, Khartoum: Dar Al Sahaafa, 1979” in al Arabi-Al Afriqi, No.1, March 1979.

5.          A free Arabic translation of and comments on “V. Matheson and A. C. Milner’s Perceptions of the Haj: Five Malay Texts: Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1984”. In Al Haj Wa Al-‘Umrah No.11, Dec-Jan., 2004.

V. Forthcoming Publications:

  Books:

1.          Third edition of Eunuchs of the Two Holy Mosques, Africa Institute , Sharja, United Arab Emirates. (In Arabic).

2.          Second edition of African Studies in Africa. Africa Institute ,Sharja, United Arab Emirates. (In English).

  Articles: (In Arabic)1

1.          Malay Folk Beliefs, Popular Heritage. (Bahrain)

VI. Finished Work:

1.          Adam's Footprint: The Wisdom of Descent, Not Its Place. (Article in Arabic)

VII. Work In Progress:

1.          Folklore: A Two-Edged Weapon. (Book in Arabic)

H- SUPERVISION OF POST-GRADUATE DISSERTATIONS (Those marked with an Asterisk* are in English)

I. Diploma

1.          Shaayqiyya Jewellery

2.          Girls’ Songs in Omdurman

II. M.A.

1* . Hausa Oral Poetry with Special Reference to the Poet Dan Maraaya.

2*. The Trickster in Hausa Folktales (Co-Sup).

3* . The Oral History of the Uthu Plains in Southern Sudan.

4*. The Educational Functions of Tanzanian Folktales with Reference to the    

      Warangi Ethnic Group.

5* . Al ‘Anqaraib: Traditional Bed Industry in the Sudan.

6* .  Folklore and Folklife in  a Sudanese Factory (Co-Sup.)

7.  The Hilaliyyah Epic in Darfur: An Applied Study of the Methodologies of Arab  

      Historians and Folklore.

8. Amulets in the Sudan: Origins, Functions, and Purposes: A Documentary   

     Analytical Study.

9.  The Functions and Roles of the Khalwah (Traditional Religious Institution) in   

     Rubatab Society.

10*.  Rashaydah Traditional Society and Modernization.

III. Ph. D.

1*. The Complex of the Indian Ocean and Its Sawahili Folklore: A Study in the

      Art of Zanzibarian Folklore.

2.    Folklore in Al Tayyib Salih’s Novels and Novelettes

3.       Women’s Images and Roles as Depicted in Proverbs in Southern Darfur Province in Western Sudan.

4.      The Use of Folk Literature in Modern Education: The Case of Malaysian Chinese Language Textbooks.

I- EXAMINER

 Diploma:

A number of post-graduate diplomas related to the Arabic language, Hausa language and folklore submitted to the International Institute of Teaching Arabic for Non -Arabic Speakers (ALESCO, Arab League), Khartoum.

            M.A. (submitted to the University of Khartoum)

1*.  Assimilation of West Africans in the Sudanese Society.

2*   Christian Missions’ Activities in Southern Sudan: 1972-1985.

      3.    AL- Zubair Pasha Rahama in Oral Narratives with Special reference to

their Present Social, Political and Cultural Impact on Sudanese Society. 

M.A. (submitted to IIUM)

1*. Female Criminality: A Case Study of Women Inmates in Kajang Prison,

     Selangor Malaysia.

2* .  A Study of Identity Formation and Crisis among Youth at the International

       Islamic University Malaysia

3*. Assimilation and ethnic identity of Malays of Aechnese Origin in Malaysia.

            Ph.D. (submitted to IIUM).

1* .   Maqasid al Shari ‘ah and the Dynamics of the Human Socio-Ethical Order

2* .  Transition Out of Sports and Role Adjustment: A Comparative Case Study

        of Present and Past National Field Athletes of Malaysia

3*. Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: Antecedents, Consequences, and Moderating Variables.

 Ph.D. (submitted to the University of Malaya)

1*   Islam, Politics and National Integration in a Multi-Ethnic Society: The Case of Sudan.

Ph.D. (submitted to the University of Khartoum)

1.    Folk Belief about Music and Flutes and Its Relationship to Psychological

Disturbance.

2.  Names of Places, Landmarks and Cities in the Blue Nile Region: A Folkloric

     Study.

3. The Sudanese Imagined Community in the Haqibah Song Texts, 1920-1940.

J- EXTERNAL ASSESSOR

             1.  Acted as an assessor of the publications of an associate professor, College of

                  Music and Drama, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum,  

                  who  applied for promotion to the status of professor in folklore.

K -SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:

1. “The Place of the Sudan in Africa “-The First International Conference of the Sudan Research Unit, U of K, Khartoum, 1970.

2. “Language and Literature in the Sudan”- The Second International Conference of the Sudan Research Unit, U of K, Khartoum, 1970.

3. “Audience and Oral Artist” The First Conference of the African Literature Association, Madison, U.S.A., March 1977.

4. “Central Bild Al Sudan: Change and Adaptation”, Institute of African and Asian Studies (IAAS) Third International Conference, U of K, Khartoum, December, 1977.

5. “Hausa Language, Literature and Folklore” – First International Conference held by the University of Bayero, Kano, Nigeria, May 1978.

6. “Institute/Centres of African Studies in Africa” held by IAAS, U of K, in collaboration with Association of African Universities, 4-7 December, 1978. I was a co-converser of this conference.

7. “Re-writing of Libyan History”, Centre of Libyan Studies, University of Muhammed Al Fatih, Tripoli, Libya, 12-16 December 1978.

8. “The First Meeting of the Experts of Oral Traditions and National African Languages”-East African Centre for the Study of African Oral Traditions and National Languages, Zanzibar, Tanzania, 2-6 October, 1979.

9. “Revision of History Courses”- Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, 1980.

10. “Folklore and Development”- Department of Folklore, IAAS, U of K, Khartoum, 2-5 February, 1981.

11. “The Relationship between Arabic Culture and African Cultures” ALESCO, Arab League, in collaboration with IAAS, U of K, Khartoum 24-28 February, 1981.

12. “Hausa Language, Literature and Folklore”, Second International Conference held by University of Bayero, Kano, Nigeria, April 1981.

13. “Collection, Classification and Study of Folk Literature” A.G.S. Folklore Centre, Doha, 4-8 November, 1984.

14. “Arabic Epic”-Conference held by the University of Cairo in Collaboration with the Middle East Studies Centre (Paris), Cairo, 27, January, 1985.

15. “African Studies”- Conference held by African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A., 27 October-4 November 1986.

16. “Towards a Methodological Classification of Arabic Folklore Genres”, A.G.S. Folklore Centre, Doha, 26-28 October, 1988.

17. “Revitalization of Folk Games”, A.G.S. Folklore Centre in Collaboration with the General Council of Sports and Youths in Qatar and Youth Administration in the Gulf Co-operation Council, Doha, 8-10 February, 1988.

18. “The Use of Folktales in Children Literature” A.G.S. Folklore Centre Doha 28-30    March 1989.

19. “Basra Folklore”- Ministry of Information and Culture, Baghdad, Iraq, 3-6 June 1989.

20“Promotion and Development of Traditional Handicrafts” A.G.S. Folklore Centre in Collaboration with Sadu House (Kuwait), Doha, 10-12 October, 1990.

21. “Islamization of Sociology and Anthropology: Implications for Social  

      Development of Muslim Countries, organized by the Department of   

      Sociology and Anthropology, International Islamic University Malaysia in

     collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,

      Kuala Lumpur, October 31-Nov. 2, 1997.

22. “Contemporary Islamic Political Thought and Civilization: Issues and Implications”, organized by the Department of Political Science, International Islamic University, Malaysia, 7 and 8 March, 1998.

23. “Islamization of Human Sciences”, organized by the Kullityyah of Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM, 4-6 August , 1999.

24. “The First International Conference on the Collection, Documentation and Study of the Arab Gulf States”, organized by Zayed Centre for Heritage and History, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, 21-23 March 2000.

25. “The Second International Conference on the Collection, Documentation and Study of the Oral Tradition of the Arab Gulf States”, organized by Centre for Heritage and History, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, 26-28 March, 2000.

26. “Effeminacy among University Students”, organized by the Department of Psychology, IIUM, 9th July 2000.

27. “Hajj Literature”, organized by the Ministry for Hajj, Mecca, Mecca, Saudi Arabia 16-18 Feb. 2002.

28. “Cultural Dimension of Hajj”, organized by the Ministry of Haj, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 28 Feb-1 March 2001.

29.  “Social Problems in Malaysia: Strategies and Solutions” organized by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, KIRKHS, IIUM, 27TH-29TH November, 2004.

30. “Folkloric Studies on the Qur’an” (International Seminar on the Qur’an, organized by Islamic University Collage Malaysia, 19th -20th Sept. 2005.

31. “International Conference on Islamic Jurisprudence and the Challenges of the 21st Century” organized by the Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, 8th-10th August, 2006

32.  “International Conference on the Status of Muslim Women in      contemporary  Societies : Realties and Prospects” organized by the

                          International Institute For Islamic Unity , I.I.U.M., 14-16 Augest 2007

33.  “ Presentation of Islam and Muslims in The Media”, organized by the

                          Department of Communication, U.I.A, 29-30 July 2008.

34.  Workshop on The Implementation of ‘Student Learning Time’, 24/2/2009.

35.  The International Conference on Development and Ummatic Vision, 2010

36.  The 13th Biennial Symposium on Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region, 2011

Evaluatory Discussion Circles

i)               “Rites of Birth in Qatar and Kuwait” A.G.S. Folklore Centre, Doha, 27-29 September 1988.

ii)             “Folk Medicine and Curses of Mother and Child’s Illness”, A.G.S. Folklore Centre, Doha, 13 December 1989.

“Children Folk Games and Songs”- A.G.S. Folklore Centre

Doha, 28 February, 1990.

iii)           “Rites of Birth in United Arab Emirates” G.C.C. Folklore Centre, Doha, 29 October, 1992.

iv)            “Marriage Customs and Traditions in Qatar and Kuwait”,

v)              G.C.C. Folklore Centre, Doha, 1995.

L- MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES AND ASSOCIATIONS

1.          Representative of the Institute of African and Asian Studies (I.A.A.S.) in the Graduate College, University of Khartoum.

2.          Representative of I.A.A.S. in the Central Research Committee, University of Khartoum.

3.          Member, Advisory Committee for Academic Studies, University of Khartoum.

4.          Member of Senate, University of Khartoum

5.          Member, the Research Committee, I.A.A.S.

6.          Member, the Publication Committee, I.A.A.S.

7.          Member, Council of Heads of Departments, I.A.A.S.

8.          Head of Folklore Committee, the National Council for Literature and Arts, Ministry of Information and Culture, Khartoum.

9.          Member, the National Council of Music

10.       Member, the National Committee for the Celebration of the Fifteenth Hijri Century.

11.       Chairman, Sudanese Folklore Society.

12.       Member, the National Committee of Folk Medicine.

13.       Member, Committee for Establishing a Centre for Regional Government Studies, University of Khartoum.

14.       Assistant Editor, Bulletin of Sudanese Studies, and then Editor.

15.       Member, Editorial Board of Bashiru : Journal of African Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.

16.       Member, Administrative Committee of the East African Centre for the Study of African Oral Traditions and National Languages, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

17.       Member, African Literature Association, U.S.A.

18.       Member, Editorial Board of Alturath Alsha’bi ( Journal of Folklore) (Baghdad).

19.       Member, Committee for Establishing the College of Archeology and Folklore, University of Dongola, Sudan.

20.       Member and Convenor of the Committee for Writing Arabic Names in Roman Script and Translating Common Academic Terminologies, University of Khartoum

21.       Member of the Editorial Board of Al Ma’thurat Al Sha’biyya (Folk Heritage) Journal, Doha, Qatar.

22.       Full Member, Folklore Fellows, Finland.

23.       Member, Kulliyyah Board  of the Kulliyyah of Revealed Knowledge and Human Science (K.I.R.K/HS.), IIUM

24.       Member, K.I.R.K/HS Research Board, IIUM.

25.       Academic Advisor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, IIUM (2004-2005).

26.       Member, Islamization of Knowledge Committee, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, IIUM.

27.       Member, Promotion and Recruitment Committee, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, IIUM.

28.       Member, Postgraduate Studies Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, IIUM.

29.       Chairman, Research and Publication Committee, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, IIUM.

30.       Chairman, Curriculum Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, IIUM.

31.       Member of Committee for the Establishment of IIUM Gallery.

32.       Member, Editorial Committee, Conference on Social Problems in Malaysia: Strategies and Solutions, 27th-28th November, 2004.

33.       Member, Working Paper and Conference Organization Committee, International Conference on Islamic Jurisprudence and the Challenges of the 21st Century”. Organized by the Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, K.I.R.K.H.S, IIUM.

34.    Member , Board of Studies , Bachelor of Human Sciences in Sociology and

       Anthropology Programme ,Department of Sociology & Anthropology,K.I.R.K.,IIUM

35.   Member, Kulliyah Committee on Student Learning Time .

36.  Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Folk Culture published by Popular Culture

       Department (Bahrain) in co-operation with International Organization of Folk Art

       (IVO). First volume appeared in January 2008.

M- OTHER ACTIVITIES

1.          Assessment of articles submitted for publication in referee journals such as Altajdid  , Islam in Asia , Journal of Sudanese Studies , Journalof African Studies.

2.          Gave lectures on fieldwork in folklore in a training course entitled “Field Collection of Folklore Material” hosted by the A.G.S. Folklore Centre between 14 Dec. 1985 and 30 January 1986. The course was attended by thirty six trainees from the Arab Gulf States

3.          Founded (with three professors) the Department of Cultural Studies, Hajj Research Centre, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1982.

4.          Public Lectures on Folklore, and participation in Radio and T.V. programmes.

5.          Publication of articles and short stories in Arabic newspapers and magazines.