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Moshe Sharon, PhD Biography

Title:
Professor Emeritus of Baha'i Studies at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Position:
None Found to the question "Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of July 5, 2005

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with PhDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Professor Emeritus of Baha’i Studies at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem
  • Research interests include: Early Islamic history with special emphasis on the birth of Islam; the origins and development of the Shi`a; the history of the Holy Land under Islam; Arabic epigraphy and papyrology; Judaism, Christianity and Islam – their interaction; desert rock drawings and desert architecture; messianic thought in Islam
Education:
  • PhD, Islamic History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1971
Other:
  • Was born in Haifa in 1937