Lois Lamya al-Faruqi | |
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| Born | 25 July 1926 Plentywood, Montana, United States |
| Died | 27 May 1986 (aged 59) Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Cause of death | Murder by stabbing |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
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| Children | 4 |
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| Main interests | Islamic art, Ethnomusicology, Islamic music |
| Notable ideas | Islamic perspective on music, Music and Religion |
| Website | ismailfaruqi.com |
Lois Lamya al-Faruqi (née Lois Rachel Ibsen, July 25, 1926 – May 27, 1986) was an American scholar and expert on Islamic art and music. She made contributions to the field of ethnomusicology, particularly in the study of Islamic musical culture, and co-authored the work The Cultural Atlas of Islam with her husband, Ismail al-Faruqi.