Dept of Arabic - Faculty Details


Faculty NameDr. ABDUL GAFOOR KUNNATHODI
Email abdgfrkt@gmail.com
Designation Assistant Professor
Experience Details 6 Years
Qualifications MA, M.phil, P.hD
Areas of Interest Arabic Linguistics, Arabic Rhetoric and Prosody, Arabic-English-Malayalam Translation, Application of Artificial Intelligence, Cross-cultural communication
Field of Research Arabicization and Neologism in the Modern Arabic Vocabulary.
Guideship Details NIL
Subjects Handled Arabic Grammar and Morphology, Arabic Rhetoric, Arabic Prosody, Classical Arabic Prose and Poetry, Modern Essays in Arabic, Research Methodology, Arabic Translation and Interpretation, Spoken Arabic, Commercial and Business Arabic
Academic Responsibilities Undertaken • Member of Editorial Board, Al-Aasima Peer Reviewed Journal, Dept. of Arabic, University College, Kerala, India
• Member, Academic Council of Jamia Darul Huda Islamiyya, Malappuram, India
• Member, Syllabus Preparation Committee, B.A. Arabic Language and Literature Honours (FYUGP), University of Calicut, Kerala, India
• Member, Syllabus Preparation Committee, B.A. Arabic Language and Literature Honours (FYUGP), University of Kerala, Kerala, India
• Member, Syllabus Preparation Committee, B.A. Arabic Language and Literature Honours (FYUGP), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
• Subject Expert for pre-examination works of UG/PG Programmes, Sreenarayanaguru Open University, Kerala, India
• Subject Expert for pre-examination works of UG/PG Programmes, Maharaja’s College (Autonomous), Kerala, India
• Subject Expert, Academic Council of GEMS Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India
• Member, Editorial Board, B.A. Arabic Self-Learning Materials, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, India
• Member, Continuing Education Cell, University College, Kerala, India
• Member, Library Advisory Committee, University College, Kerala, India
• Member, Extension Activities Cell, University College, Kerala, India
Duties Performed • Additional Examiner, UG/PG Exams, University of Kerala, Kerala, India
• Additional Examiner, UG/PG Exams, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
• Additional Examiner, UG/PG Exams, Sreenarayanaguru Open University, Kerala, India
• Supervisor, UG/PG Dissertations, University of Kerala, Kerala, India
Research Projects Undertaken NIL
Research Publications • Column (?? ??? ?????? ????????? ???? ??????), al-Raya Newspaper, Qatar, April 03, 2025
• Column (?? ??? ????????? ???? ???????? ????????), al-Raya Newspaper, Qatar, September 14, 2024

• Article titled ??? ??????? ??????? ?? ????? ???????? ???????: ????? ?? ??????? ?????-19 ?? ??? ???? ?????? ????????, Al-Asima Journal, Vol XV, 2023, ISSN: 2277-9914, e-ISSN: 2321-2756, Department of Arabic, University College, Thiruvananthapuram
• Article titled ???????? ???? ????????? ????? ?????, Majalla al-Nahda, ISSN 2319-8060, Special Issue on Kerala & UAE, October, 2023
• Article titled ????? ????? ??????? ?? ??????? ??????? ??????? ???????: ????? ???????, Conference Proceedings, PP 1183-1194, Sixth International Conference of Arabic Language, Ministry of Education, UAE, February 2023
• Malayalam Short Story: Translation into Arabic (???? ?????? ????? ??????? ????), Qutuful Hind, July-September, 2022
• Article titled ??? ????? ??? ????? ????????? ?? ????? ??? ????? , Majalla al-Nahda, ISSN 2319-8060, Special Issue on Kerala & UAE, PP 92-95, November, 2022
• Article titled ????? ??????: ????? ????????? ????? ?? ????? ????? ????? , Majalla al-Bayan, Saudi Arabia, January, 2022
• Column (??? ?? ?? ?? ???), al-Raya Newspaper, Qatar, July 25, 2021
• Article titled ????? ???????? ??????? ?? ????? ?????? ????????: ???????? ???????, Majalla al-Kairala, Peer Reviewed Arabic Journal, Vol: 18, ISSN: 2277-2839, PP 68-75, Department of Arabic, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 2021
• Article titled ????? ???????? ??????? ?? ??? ?????: ????? ?? ??? ??????? ????? ???????, Majalla Kalikoot, Peer Reviewed Arabic Journal, Vol.11, ISSN: 2278-764X, PP 18-28, Department of Arabic, University of Calicut, Kerala, India, 2021
• Darul Huda Islamic University, 'Keralavum Arabiyum' Platinum Jubilee Souvenir of Department of Arabic, University College, ISBN 978-93-5361-393-8, April 2021, PP 370-376
• Maktab Tansiq al-Ta'rib of Rabat & Its services to Arabic language modernization, Al-Asima Journal, Vol XII, 2020, ISSN: 2277-9914, e-ISSN: 2321-2756, Department of Arabic, University College, Thiruvananthapuram
• Arabic Lexicography: Developments and Schools, Majalla Kasara, ISSN: 2320-2580, Vol: 5, Issue: 1, 2016, Pg. 14-23, P.G. Department of Arabic, Govt. College, Kasaragod, Kerala.
• Contributions of Sheikh Abdur Rahim in the Arabic Philology: An Analytical Study in His Dictionaries of Loanwords, Al-Jeelal-Jadeed: International Half-Yearly Refereed Journal, ISSN: 2581-3455, Issue: 2, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, 2018, Pg. 90-101, Center of Arabic and African Studies, JNU, New Delhi
• Influence of the Arab Spring on the Arabic Poetry, Majalla Kairala, ISSN: 2277-2839, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pg. 61-, Department of Arabic, University of Kerala.
• Arabic Prosody between Originality and Modernity: An Analytical Study in the Light of Modern Free Verses, Seminar Proceedings, Volume: 1, 2015, Department of Arabic, University of Kerala.
• Latest Trends in Arabic Language in the Social Media, Majalla al-Nahdha, ISSN: 2319-8060, Vol: 11, Issue: 2, 2017, Sabeel al-Hidaya Arabic College, Malappuram.
• Resource Person in final editing session of “Dictionary of Idioms and Phrases”, a project under CPE (UGC) organized by Research Department of Arabic, Farook College, Calicut, 2014.
Books Published ??????? (FYUG S3 Grammar Textbook, Calicut University) Book Plus, Malappuram, India, June 2025
• "Sharjah to Kochi", Malayalam Translation of Arabic Novel ??? ?????? by Muhammed Nabulsi, Book Plus, January 2022, ISBN 978-93-92115-11-0
• Arabization & Neologism in Arabic vocabulary from the dawn of the 21st century, Arab Scientific Publishers, Beirut, July 2021, ISBN 978-614-01-3298-6
• ??? ?????? ?????? ????? ??????, MAUB, Cairo, Egypt, 2021, ISBN 978-9776-149717
• ????? ?????? (Chapters – Moulana Azad National Urdu University Degree 5th Semester Self Learning Material), MANUU, Hyderabad, January 2024
Paper Presentations • “Representation of Islam and Arabs in American and Chinese AI Models: A comparative Study of ChatGPT and DeepSeek”, International Conference on “New Orientalism: Towards A Contemporary Dialogue”, The Ministry of Higher Education in the State of Qatar and Qatar Debate Center, Doha, Qatar, 26-27, April, 2025
• “My Experience with Arabic Language”, Arab Youth Leadership Meeting – World Government Summit, Arab Youth Center, Dubai, 11 February 2024
• “Teaching Arabic in Religious Institutions in Kerala: Experiences and Challenges”, Sixth International Conference of Arabic Language, Ministry of Education, UAE, 14 February 2023
• “Academic Writing in Arabic”, Higher Secondary School Teacher Transformation Programme 2022, 19 December 2022, Department of General Education, Higher Secondary Wing, Govt. of Kerala
• “How to Improve Speaking and Listening Skills in Arabic”, Two Days Workshop on “Communicative Skill and Creative Writing”, Department of Arabic, Regional Center, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Tirur, Malappuram, on 17/03/2022
• “Academic Writing in Arabic”, Higher Secondary School Teacher Transformation Programme 2019-20 (10 Day Refresher Course - Arabic), 03 February 2020, Department of General Education, Higher Secondary Wing in association with Higher Education Department, Govt. of Kerala
• “Xenocentrism and Kerala Culture in the novel 'Tamar wa Masala' by Muhammed al-Nabulsi”, National Seminar on Diaspora & Sabaltern Issues in Arabic novel, 16-18 December 2019, Department of Arabic, TMG College Tirur, Malappuram.
• “Free Verse Movement in Arabic & Nazik al-Ma'a'ika with special reference to her book Qadaya al-Shi'r al-Mu'asir”, National Seminar on Contemporary Women's Literature in Arabic, 27-28 November 2019, Department of Arabic, University College.
• “Modernizing Arabic Vocabulary in the 21st Century: Challenges and Solutions”, International Conference on “Arabic Language in 21st Century: Challenges & Solutions” organized by Centre of Arabic & African Studies, JNU, New Delhi, India, 2018.
• “Indian Initiatives to Achieve the Fourth Goal of the U.N. Sustainable Development Agenda”, Many Languages One World Youth Forum, organized by United Nations Academic Impact, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Headquarters, New York, USA, 2017.
• “Dumoo’ al-Abnaa’ ala Risai Zain al-Ulama- the Latest Innovation in the Genre of Elegy in India”, National Seminar on “Contributions of Indian Scholars to Arabic Studies (2016-2017)” organized by the Centre of Arabic & African Studies, JNU, New Delhi, India, 2017.
• “Harmonious Coexistence: the Paradigm of Mamburam Thangal’s Leadership in British Malabar”, International Conference on ‘Ideas of Harmonious Coexistence: Religions and Philosophies of India’ (Taqreeb Conference Series), jointly organized by CAAS, JNU and Qutbi Jubilee Scholarship Program, JNU, New Delhi, India, 2017.
• “Arabic Prosody between Originality and Modernity: An Analytical Study in the Light of Modern Free Verses”, International Seminar on ‘Arabic Language & Literature: A Contemporary View’, organized by the Department Arabic, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, 2015.
• “Hospital System in the Islamic Medical History”, National Conference on “Contributions of Muslim Scholars to Science” organized by Department of Islamic Studies, SAFI Institute of Advanced Study, Malappuram, Kerala, India, 2014.
• “Influence of the Arab Spring on the Arabic Poetry”, International Seminar on ‘Society, Culture, and Politics in West Asia Post-Arab Spring Dynamics’, organized by the Department Arabic, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, 2013.
Seminars / Workshops Organized • National Seminar on Contemporary Arabic Novel, 29-30 November 2023, Department of Arabic, University College
• International Webinar on Contemporary Arabic Literature in the Gulf Countries, Saturday, 31 December 2022, Zoom Meeting
• First Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoum II Annual Extension Lecture, 15 March 2022
• International Webinar on Contemporary Arabic Literature in the Levant Countries, Saturday, 27 November 2021, Zoom Meeting
• Webinar on the Release of 'Keralavum Arabiyum' Platinum Jubilee Souvenir of Department of Arabic, 10 April 2021, Zoom Platform
• Webinar on World Arabic Day & Release of Majalla al-Aasima, Vol. 12, 20 December, 2020, Zoom Platform
• International Webinar on Arabic Literature in Maghreb Countries, Saturday, 12 December, 2020, Google Meet
• National Seminar on Contemporary Women's Literature in Arabic, 27-28 November 2019, Department of Arabic, University College.
Seminars Attended • International Webinar on “Arabic Literature in the Gulf Countries”, organized by Academy of Excellence in India and Arabic Club at Madeenatul Uloom Arabic College, Kerala, on 24 December 2020.
• National Faculty Development Programme conducted by Department of Arabic, MadeenathulUloomArabic College, Pulikkal in collaboration with All India Association of Arabic Teachers and Scholars (AIAATS), 29, 30 June and 1 July, 2020.
• Northeastern University Global Youth Symposium, Northeastern University Campus, Boston, USA, 2017.
• International Seminar on ‘Risae-l Nur & Islam in Modern Turkey’, jointly organized by Istambul Foundation for Science and Culture and Darul Huda Islamic University, Malappuram, Kerala, India, 2012.
• International Conference on ‘Global Economic Crises: An Islamic Perspective’ organized by PG & Research Department of Economics, The New College (Autonomous), Chennai, India, 2012
Workshops Attended • Hands-on Training on Learning Management System (Moodle) organized by Faculty Development Centre of the Kerala State Higher Education Council, 22-28 September 2022.
• Training program under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission by Intellectual Property Office, India, Govt. of India, 30 September 2022.
• Online Course on “Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience” jointly conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRRS), the European Union and SDG Academy, October- November 2021.
• Integrating Critical Thinking MOOC 2021 by World Learning, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, November 2021.
• Blended ELTeach Training of Trainers Program organized by U.S. Embassy in India and World Learning in Washington, New Delhi, India, 2017.
• Advanced Professional Development Program on English Language Methodology organized by the U.S. Embassy in India, Jaipur, India, 2013.
• Workshop on “Communicative English Language Teaching Methods” organized by the U.S. Embassy in India, Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi, Chennai, India, 2012
Refresher Courses Attended • UGC-Approved Short-Term Professional Development Programme on “Implementaion of NEP-2020 for University and College Teachers”, Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education, IGNOU, New Delhi, Oct 27 – November 05, 2022.
• Online Subject Refresher Course in Oriental Studies (Arabic/ Islamic Studies/ Persian/ Therology/ Urdu) by UGC HRDC at AMU, Aligarh, from15 November 2021 to 29 November 2021.
• Online Training Programme on Academic Leadership organized by Centre for Academic Leadership and Education Management, UGC HRDC, Aligarh Muslim University and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, from 06 March 2021 to 13 March 2021
Orientation Programmes Attended Faculty Induction Program by UGC HRDC at Calicut University, from 08 February 2023 to 09 March 2023.

Awards / Honours / Patents Conferred • Winner in the “Many Languages, One World” international Arabic Essay Contest conducted by United Nations Academic Impact under United Nations, New York, USA. (2016)
• First Prize in the National Arabic Poem Writing Competition held by Dar-al-Yasmin, UAE (2017)
• First Prize in the State Level Arabic Poem Writing Contest by Kerala Arabic Teachers’ Federation, Kerala (2009)
• First Prize in the Arabic Poem Writing Contest in the Annual Art Fest, Darul Huda Islamic University, Kerala, India (2006)
Membership (s) in • Member, Arabic Language Youth Council, UAE
• Member, International Union of Arabic Teachers (IAAT), London
• Member, International Union of Arabic Language, Beirut
• Member, All India Arabic Teac
Assigned Office Charges Others
Countries Visited Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America