ACADEMIC
POSITIONS HELD:
• Assistant Professor at the Middle East University: 24-11-2007
until the present time.
• Part-time professor: 1/10/2005 in the Media Department, Faculty
of Arts, Petra University, Jordan.
• Lecturer: 1/10/1999- 30/6/2002 at the Faculty of Media, Baghdad
University, Iraq.
AUTHORED
WORKS:
• Doctoral Thesis: The image of the Arabs in the American media
before 9/11 and after through the American CNN.
• M.A. Thesis: The Presidential Palaces Crises through the coverage
of CNN.
• B.A. Graduation Project: Woman in the Jordanian Press after
the Peking Conference of 1994.
Published
Works:
• The Image of Arabs in the American Media, 2005, Amman, Dar Ward
Publishing House.
• A book currently being printed: The Islamic Media Discourse.
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES:
• Participated in the Terrorism and Human Rights Conference, Amman
Center for Human Rights, Jordan, 2006.
• Participated in the Amman Message Conference from the Perspective
of Modernity, Hashemite University, Jordan, 2006.
• Participated in the Terrorism Conference, Amman Municipality,
Jordan, 2006.
• Participated in the Culture of Image Conferences, Philadelphia
University, Jordan, 2006.
• Participated in the Futuristic Studies Conferences, Institute
of Diplomacy, Jordan, 2006.
Courses
Taught:
• Courses in Jordanian universities about constitutional culture,
Jordan, 2006.
• Courses in Jordanian universities on human rights forums, Jordan,
2006-2007.
• Courses on preparing the journalist-correspondent at the Higher
Media Council, Jordan, 2005.
• Courses on the professional needs of journalists, Center of
the Freedom and Protection of Journalists, Jordan, 2005.
• Courses on the methods of undertaking opinion polls, Center
of the Freedom and Protection of Journalists, Jordan, 2005.
Teaching
Experience During the University Phase:
• October 2005 until the present time: Assistant Professor, Media
Department, Faculty of Arts, Petra University.
• October 1999 until June 2002: Lecturer, Faculty of Information,
University of Baghdad.
Courses
Given at the B.A. Level:
• Public Opinion: Petra University, Amman.
• Preparation of Broadcasters/Applied: Petra University, Amman.
• Television Advertising: University of Baghdad, Baghdad.
• Content Analysis, University of Baghdad, Baghdad.
• Writing and editing television news, University of Baghdad,
Baghdad.
Professional
Experience:
• January 2008 until the present time: I own Mass Al-Arab Center
for Media Studies and Research.
• November 2007 until the present time: Assistant Professor at
the Media Department of the Middle East University for Higher
Studies.
• February 2006 until the present time: Director of the Directorate
of Studies and Human Rights: Ministry of Political Development,
Amman.
• October 2005 until the present time: Part-time Assistant Professor,
Petra University, Amman.
• October 2004 until the present time: Coordinator of Parliamentary
Affairs, Amman Center for Human Rights, Amman.
• 2005 until the present time: Part-time researcher at the Center
for the Protection and Freedom of Journalists, Amman.
• 1999-2002: Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Media/University
of Baghdad, Baghdad.
• 2001-2002: News producer for the Dubai economic channel, and
Al-Manar Channel, Amman.
• 2002: News producer at Al-Juthour Company for News and Television
Production, Amman.
• 2000-2001: Economic editor at the monthly Ra`smal Magazine,
Amman.
• 2000-2004: Researcher at the Middle East Studies Center (America)
at the regional head office in Geneva.
• 1999-2000: I worked with a media team affiliated with the UN
in Rwanda and Angola.
• 1997: Local affairs editor at Al-Arab Al-Yawm daily Jordanian
newspaper, Amman.
• 1996: Local affairs editor at Ad-Dustur daily Jordanian newspaper,
Amman.
• 1994: Political affairs editor at the daily Iraqi newspaper
"Al-Iraq", Baghdad.
APPLIED
AND ACADEMIC COURSES ATTENDED:
• 1997: Intensive computer course (Windows, Excel, PowerPoint,
Internet), Al-Quds College, Amman.
• 2004-2006: Obtained an English language certificate from the
American Center (Jordan).
• 2007: Obtained a certificate from the British Management Institute
as a professional trainer.
• 2008: Obtained a certificate in the role of the media in conflict
resolution.
OTHER
SKILLS:
• English language proficiency, reading, writing, speaking.
• Good computer skills.
• Proficiency in using the Internet and Email.
• Kurdish language proficiency- reading and speaking.
