Jeffrey A. Bennett

Jeffrey A. Bennett earned both his BA and MA degrees in Near Eastern languages from the University of Michigan, grounding him in classical and modern Arabic linguistics. He spent three years at the American University in Cairo, deepening his practical knowledge of the Egyptian Arabic dialect and the broader Arab cultural context. He contributed as a researcher to the Hinds/Badawi Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic, a major lexicographical reference work on Egyptian colloquial Arabic. His extensive time living and working in the Middle East informs his approach to Arabic language and culture. He co-authored Combinatorial House of Wisdom with Amina Moujtahid, bringing his expertise in Near Eastern languages to the project.