William Granara

William Granara is an American author, translator and scholar of Arabic language and literature. He is Italian American.

Education Granara completed his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University in French literature. Granara has said that he chose Arabic as his second foreign language, and after reading The Stranger by Albert Camus, influenced his decision to transition to research on the Arab world. Later, Granara attended the University of Pennsylvania, obtaining his PhD in Arabic and Islamic studies. Granara has cited his former UPenn professor of medieval Islamic studies, George Makdisi, as influential on his work. Granada by Radwa Ashour The Battle of Poitiers by Jurji Zaydan