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Malcolm Hooper Kerr (October 8, 1931 – January 18, 1984) was a university professor specializing in the Middle East and the Arab world. An American citizen, he was born and raised in Beirut , Lebanon, where he died.
Jan 19, 1984 · Malcolm H. Kerr, the president of the American University of Beirut who was assassinated yesterday, was an academic expert in the heritages, tensions and passions of the Arab world.
Dec 10, 1991 · Eighteen months later, Malcolm Kerr was dead, gunned down by terrorists as he walked to his campus office.
Biographical Sketch of Malcolm H. Kerr (1931-1984) Born in 1931 in Beirut, Lebanon, Malcolm Kerr was both a child of and a student of the Middle East. His American parents had gone to Turkey in 1919 to work with the Near East Relief and eventually went to teach at the American University of Beirut.
Jul 22, 2020 · On Jan. 18, 1984, Dr. Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut (AUB) was shot twice in the back of the head and died instantly. The killers fled and were never identified.
In Memoriam: Malcolm H. Kerr (1931-1984) In a country where orientalist literature dominates the discourse on the Arab world, Malcolm Kerr was certainly an exception. As a scholar, he tried to understand the Arab world with humanistic compassion that is rare among his colleagues. And he was able, where many others failed, to bridge
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Dr. Malcolm Kerr's death, a panel of his former students will discuss perspectives on the impact of American educa...
