{"id":5395,"date":"2023-06-16T15:41:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upliftingsyrianwomen.org\/?p=5395"},"modified":"2023-09-02T16:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T16:15:38","slug":"a-woman-of-history-najwa-othman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.upliftingsyrianwomen.org\/ar\/a-woman-of-history-najwa-othman\/","title":{"rendered":"Najwa Othman- A Woman of History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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“It never occurred to me that this shy, veiled girl would travel to Kairouan to pursue her research, but she did.”
<\/span>– Dr. Muhammad Faisal Al-Rifai, supervisor of Najwa Othman’s doctoral thesis, the University of Aleppo.\u00b9<\/span><\/p>

Dr. Najwa Ahmed Othman has shone in the Syrian achievements field, which she has enriched with knowledge and giving. Even in her absence, Dr. Najwa’s presence is still felt, as she left behind a scientific legacy on par with those of renowned institutions. Her contributions have benefited Arab and international libraries, and she has donated her library to scholars and students of knowledge.<\/span><\/p>

Introduction to Dr. Najwa Othman<\/span><\/h2>

At the beginning of her life, Dr. Najwa Othman was born in 1954 in the Al-Bab District, Aleppo Governorate. She was a renowned scholar specializing in the history of engineering and architecture. As well as her extensive practical activity has established her as a respected researcher in the field of scientific history, at the level of Syria, Arab countries, and the world.<\/span><\/p>

She was passionate about traditional,\u00a0 architectural, and intellectual Arab Culture, which she enriched with her research and studies. After she passed away, her personal library was donated to the <\/span>al-Waqifiyya<\/span> Library in Aleppo City so that it is available for scholars and interested individuals.<\/span><\/p>

The Early Years of Dr. Najwa Othman<\/span><\/h2>

In her childhood, Dr. Najwa Othman grew up in a house filled with knowledge and literature. Her father, Ahmed Al-Hamoud Othman, was a scholar of Arabic grammar and was approached by all those who had grammar-related issues. This is why he instilled a love for learning in all his children, who have earned bachelor’s and doctorate degrees. Thus, this family became a beacon for science.\u00b2 As for Dr. Najwa, she completed her elementary and middle school education in her hometown, Al-Bab District, then attended Muawiya High School for Girls and earned her high school diploma in 1973.\u00b9<\/span><\/p>

She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in civil engineering from the University of Aleppo in 1978. Following that, she worked as a lecturer in the Department of History and Archaeology at the same university. After three years of teaching, she proceeded to study the Arab-Islamic heritage and joined the Institute of Arab Scientific Heritage, where she earned a master’s degree in “History of Science among the Arabs.” In 1991; she presented a paper titled “Structural Engineering in the Mosques of Aleppo.” In 1998, she obtained her Ph.D. through a comprehensive scientific, research, and field study conducted in the city of Kairouan. Moreover, her doctoral thesis was titled “A Comparative Study Between the Ancient Mosques of Aleppo and the City of Kairouan in Tunisia.”<\/span><\/p>

Works and Books by Dr. Najwa Othman<\/span><\/h2>

Dr. Najwa Othman’s contributions to the field of intellectual research are significant and remarkable. Some notable highlights include:<\/span><\/p>

  1. The most important Field Works:<\/span><\/li><\/ol>