Biography:

- A PhD degree from the university of California at Berkeley, USA.

- A Post-doctoral training at California Institute of Technology at Pasadena, USA.

- Currently Research Professor, Author and Consultant for national and international development agencies

- Taught for over three decades in several Arab, European and American Universities. Most recently at George Washington University, USA.

- Published Several books in Arabic and English as well as numerous research papers in the filed of development, methodology and humanities

- A recipient of "The Wenner Gren Award in Anthropology" and a former nominee for "The kind Fisal Award in Humanities"