Shaw J. Dallal

Born in Jerusalem, Shaw J. Dallal came to the US in 1951 and earned a doctorate in jurisprudence at the Cornell University Law School. His first writing instructor, and an early literary influence at Cornell University was Vladimir Nabokov.

Before focusing full-time on his writing career, Dallal taught Arabic as part of the Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilization program at Colgate. He instituted a course in Islamic jurisprudence at Colgate and was an adjunct professor of international business management and international economics at Utica College of Syracuse University from 1985 to 2001. From 1991 to 2004, Dallal was an adjunct professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.

Previously, Dallal lectured at Cornell University Law School on Islamic jurisprudence (1985-1986).

Dallal is the author of two novels, Scattered Like Seeds and The Secret of Rose-Anne Riley.