1.   After the family moved to Haifa, he studied Western classical violin at the Rubin Conservatory and later earned degrees in music and Arabic literature at Tel Aviv University.

2.   His studies in Islam and Arabic literature took him from the Javanese pesantren to Al Azhar University in Cairo and to Baghdad.

3.   Abu Zeid, a professor of Arabic literature, said his writings were a scholarly analysis of the language of the Koran.

4.   Abu Zeid is a professor of Arabic literature, married to another academic.

5.   Abu Zeid, a professor of Arabic literature, replied that he was a good Muslim and exercised his right to free thought under Islam.

6.   He has a passion for Arabic literature and Western classical music.

7.   His trilogy The Cities of Salt is recognized as a true masterpiece of modern Arabic literature, and has been translated into a number of languages.

8.   No award was given for Arabic literature because the entries received lacked sufficient merit, an official statement said.

9.   No award was given for Arabic literature because the entries received lacked sufficient merit, the statement said.

10.   Several appeals and injunctions have been filed in the case, most against Nasr Abu Zeid, a professor of Arabic literature.