CURRICULUM VITAE
Hisham H. Ahmed
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To enhance international understanding through teaching and research.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara . Political Science, November 1988/
M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara. Political Science, June 1986.
B.A., Illinois State University. Normal, Political Science, May 1985.
DOCTORAL DISSERATION
American Foreign policy and Palestinian Self-Determination: 1917-1948.
Advisor: Dr. Stanley Anderson.
AREAS OF TEACHING COMPETENCE
International Relations: American foreign policy, East/West relations, NATO, political economy and international law.
Comparative Politics: comparative foreign policy, politics of the third world, Middle East Politics,
Political Theory: Classical, medieval and contemporary thinkers.
American Government: Introduction to American government, the presidency, political thought, state and local government.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Visiting Professor at the Palestinian school of law, Jerusalem fall 1993.
Taught a
course on (legal conspectus).
Research fellow, Jerusalem Media and Communication Center (JMCC) May 1994-December 1994.
Conducted research on the impact of Israeli settlements on Jerusalem.
Research Fellow, Institute of current world affairs, the united states July 1994- June 1996.
Conducted oral history research on Palestinian society an published a monthly paper on relevant topics.
Visiting Professor, Bethlehem University, fall 1995.
Taught cultural studies courses.
Professor of political science, Department of history and political science, Birzeit University, fall 1994-. (Associate since spring 2000).
Professor of International studies, Ibrahim abu-Lughod Institute of International studies, Birzeit University fall 1995-.
Taught a Variety of Graduate courses in international relations, foreign policy and negotiations.
Visiting Fulbright research fellow at the Palestinian academic society for the study of international affairs (PASSIA) July 1993-April 1994.
Conducting research on the Islamic movement in Palestinian society and on Palestinian /Israeli national security, supervising Palestinian research team for strategy and security and advising various independent research projects. Chairing/participation in round table discussions on all aspects of the Palestinian /Israeli conflict.
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota, Grand Fork, ND, 1991-1992. Teaching: American government, Middle East Politics, international relations.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, 1980-90, 1990-1991.Teaching: American Foreign Policy, Middle East Politics, World Prospects and Issues, Arab-Israeli conflict, the Presidency, Dynamics of World Politics.
International law, teaching assistant, Dr. Stanley Anderson, University of California, Santa Barbara, fall 1987; Winter 1989.
Led weekly discussion sections on the subjects of treaties, diplomatic recognition and immunity, territorial disputes, law of the sea, terrorism, human rights, legal ramifications of the Panama Canal Treaty, and nationality and citizenship and taught students how to write briefs on many cases related to the aforementioned subjects.
Introduction to Political Theory, Teaching Assistant, Dr. Manou Aleskandari, University of California, Santa Barbara, Spring and Fall 1988.
Lectured on the theoretical basis of the principle of self-determination as evolved from the late 19th Century until today.
American Foreign Policy, Teaching Assistant, Dr. Wolfram Hanrieder, University of California, Santa Barbara, Winter 1988.
Led four weekly discussion sections on the transatlantic alliance, international monetary policies after World War II, "Reaganomics" and military-strategic doctrines as determinants of American foreign policy.
International Relations, Teaching Assistant, Dr. Stanley Anderson, University of California, Santa
Barbara, Winter 1987.
Led four weekly discussion sections. Taught American-Soviet relations, East-West relations, superpower relations with the Third World, international regimes, international monetary relations, rise of the Japanese economy, Middle East politics and Latin American politics.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Black Studies Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California.
Research Assistant to Dr. Cedric Robinson, "Islamic Medieval Thought". (October 1986-January 1987).
Graduate Division, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California.
Transcriber of conference material for Assistant Dean of the Graduate Division. (June-September 1986).
Middle East Students Association, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.
Arabic teacher. Taught a three-hour beginner level weekly class to university students. (September 1983- May 1984).
National School for the Blind, Ramallah, Palestine. Volunteer high School teacher. Subjects taught included English, History and Geography. (September 1982- May 1983).
International Volunteer Work Camps, Birzeit University, Palestine.
Organizer and participant. Activities included picking olives, cleaning streets, field work and building walls and houses; conducted orientation lectures and tours for the international participants. Established social ties with the community while acquiring a variety of skills. (September 1981-June 1983).
National School for the Blind, Ramallah, Palestine. Transcriber of school textbooks into Braille. (September 1981-August 1982).
National Library for the Blind, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Transcriber for novels into Braille. (June 1977- September 1977).
PUBLICATIONS (Selected)
Books
(Building the Palestinian State: Domestic Demand or an International necessity). In Liberation, Change and Building the state in the third World (in Arabic) Ramallah: Muwattan, 1998.
Does the Solution lie in the United States? (in Arabic) Bethlehem: 1997.
The Islamic Movement and the future of the opposition (pamphlet in Arabic) .Nablus: Center for Palestinian Studies, 1996.
(Roots of Denial: In American Stand on Palestinian self-Determination from the Balfour declaration to World War Two). In U.S. Policy on Palestine from Wilson to Clinton. Edited by Michael W. Suleiman. AAUG Press, 1995. (Also in Arabic, Beirut: Center for Arab Unity Studies.1996.
Realism Misperceived: (Arab American Discourse on the Question of Palestine). In Discourse and Palestine power, text and context. Edited BY Annelies Moors. The Netherlands: HetSpinhuis 1995.
From Religious Salvation to political transformation: the rise of Hamas in Palestinian Society, Jerusalem: PASSIA, 1994.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
"Time for Reconciliation." Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics. Economics and Culture. No.1. Winter 1994. "The Impact of the Gulf Crisis on Jordan’s Economic Infrastructure." Arab Studies Quarterly. Vol. 15 No. 4 Fall 1993, pp. 33-61.
"Socio-Economic and Demographic Ramifications following the Gulf Crisis: Analysis of the responses of 207 Jordanian and Palestinian displaced workers." Digest of Middle East Studies-Winter 1993.
"Iraq's Conduct of the Gulf Crisis: (A Critical Assessment), Arab Studies Quarterly. Vol. 13 No. 1,2 Winter/Spring 1991, pp. 11-35.
"Palestinian State-Formation: Means and Ends", American-Arab Affairs, Fall 1990, pp. 10-34.
"Medicine as a Political Weapon: Interview with Dr. Martin Rubenberg", American-Arab Affairs, Spring 1990, pp. 71-80.
"From the Balfour Declaration to World War II: The u.s. Stand on Palestinian Self-Determination", Arab Studies Quarterly, Winter/Spring 1990, vol. 12, nos. 1 & 2, pp. 9-41.
"Israel's Nuclear Option: Domestic, Regional and Global Implications", American-Arab Affairs, Winter 1989-90, pp. 70-86.
"International Law and Solutions to the Arab-Israeli Conflict", (Discussion remarks), proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of
International Law, Chicago: April 5-8, 1989, .p. 137.
"History of International Law", "Self-Determination: The Case of Palestine", (Discussion remarks), Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law, Washington, DC: April 20-23, 1988, pp. 39-40; p. 350.
BOOK REVIEWS
"The Palestinians: New Directions" Digest of Middle East Studies. Spring 1992, Vol. 1, No.1, pp.77-79.
Review of One Land. Two Peoples: The Conflict over Palestine, Deborah Gerner, (Boulder, CO: West view, 1991), International Journal of Middle East Studies, . forthcoming.
Review of Negotiating with ETA: Obstacles to Peace in the Basque Country. 1975-1988, Robert P. Clark, (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1990), Conflict Quarterly, forthcoming.
Review of Was the Red Flag Flying There? Marxist Politics and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in Egypt and Israeli 1948- 1965, Joel Beinin, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990), Arab Studies Quarterly, forthcoming.
Review of In Search of Leadership: West Bank Politics since 1967, Emile Sahliyeh, (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1988), Arab Studies Quarterly, forthcoming.
Review of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Charles D. Smith, (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988), International Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies, forthcoming.
Review of Basque Violence: Metaphor and Sacrament, Joseba Zulaika, (Reno & Las Vegas: University of Nevada Press, 1988), Conflict Quarterly, Winter 1990, pp. 49-52.
Review of Israeli National Security Policy: Political Actors and Perspectives, Bernard Reich and Gershon R. Kieval, eds., (New York: Greenwood Press,1988), Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, December 1989.pp. 246-247.
“A textbook for undergraduates in the U.S.: Book Review”, Al- Fajr Jerusalem Palestinian Weekly, September 25, 1989, pp. 8-9,15.
Review of Britain and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. 1948-51, Ilan Pappe, (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988), Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, July 1989, pp. 83-84.
"Palestine Upon the Expiry of the British Mandate: Review article of Britain and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. 1948-51", Ilan Pappe, American-Arab Affairs, Spring 1989, pp. 97-100.
Review of Secrets of the Bible People, Kamal Salibi, (Brooklyn, NY: Interlink Books, 1988), Journal of Palestine Studies, Spring 1989, pp. 150-152
NEWSPAPER/ MAGAZINE ARTICLES
A collection of Articles on different political topics in Arabic daily Palestinian Newspaper, most pertinent of which a series of fourteen Articles on the Intifadah, to be published in a book, 1993-.
"Die Preisgabe unserer Interessen" Dirzeit: German weekly. 10th September 1993, pp
"The Necessity of Inner Building in Palestinian Society" Bethlehem in the year 2000. Palestinian weekly. 25th August 1993. (Interview in Arabic)
"The Question of Palestine and the role of Arab American Institutions" Al Fair Jerusalem. Palestinian Weekly, July 27th 1992 pp 8-9.
"Autonomy for Palestinians?" Middle East Realities August 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp 1-4.
"Intifadah in Palestinian Political Thought Needed", Al Fajr Jerusalem Palestinian Weekly, June 24, 1991, p. 5.
"War in the Gulf: Causes and Consequences" (two-part article), The Beacon, FIU Student Newspaper, January 22, 1991, p. 13 and January 29, 1991, p. 9.
“The Intifadah from a historical perspective”, Al-Fajr Jerusalem Palestinian Weekly, December 3, 1990, p.11.
“Drum Solo”, Translation of poem by Nizar Qabbani, Al-fajr Jerusalem Palestinian Weekly, April 16, 1990, p.11.
"Unabating Continuity: U.S. Negation of Palestinian Self-Determination", The Return, February 1990, pp. 36-39.
"Blind Men and Elephants", The Braille Monitor, February 1990, pp. 140-141.
Translation of the introduction to The Trilogy of the Children of the Stones, by Nizar Qabbani, The Return, January 1990, pp. 42-43.
"An Interview with Ellen Nassab", The Link, July/August 1989, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 1-9.
"Anti-Palestinianism in the United States", Al Fajr Jerusalem Palestinian Weekly, May 8, 1989, p. 16.
"The History Behind the Intifadah", The Return, April 1989, pp. 32-35.
"Blindness as a Sudden, Unexpected Encounter: Physical Pain or Trauma of Societal Misperception", Al Fajr Jerusalem Palestinian Weekly, August 7,1988, pp. 9, 13.
"'I Smell a Rat': Why Are Palestinians Misperceived?", Daily Nexus, UCSB, May 24, 1988, p. 10.
"Denial of Palestinian Rights Revisited", (three- part article), Daily Nexus, UCSB, February 25, p. 13; February 26, pp. 8-9; February 29, 1988, pp. 8-9.
“The Vitality of Collective Action", The Magnifier Braille Institute of Santa Barbara, California, May 1986; reprinted in The Spokesman, a monthly publication of the National Federation of the Blind of California, October 1986.
"Palestinian Institutions Must Develop Critical Strategies", Al Fair Jerusalem Palestinian Weekly, June 6, 1986, p. 6.
"Voters Mirror Israel's Instability", The Daily Vidette, Illinois State University, November 1984.
"Is Israel Withdrawing from Lebanon?", The Daily Vidette, Illinois State University, February 14, 1985.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
"Islam and Human Rights" The National Palace Hotel, Jerusalem. 18th November 1994. Lectured on "Islam and the West."
"Relations between Europe and the Middle East" The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 6th-9th November Lectured on "Autonomy, it's Meaning its Evolution: The European, Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints."
"The Psychology of the Blind." Jerusalem Voluntary Social Services Department. Panel Participant-Blindness: Between Myth and Reality. 26th September 1993.
"Towards a Democratic Society." The first Palestinian Conference on Democracy. Birzeit University, September 2nd-5th.
Palestine, the Arab World and the emerging International system: Values, Culture and Politics. Association of Arab American University Graduates. (AAUG) Birzeit University, July 5th -9th 1993. (Chaired panel on "Ethics and Politics in American Dominance." Was panel member for "peace and the Dilemmas of State building")
"Discourse and Palestine" University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 1992 (paper presented: "Arab effectiveness in the United States on the Question of Palestine.)
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (August/September 1991), (Panel chair: "The Gulf Crisis: The Arab Angle").
International Political Science Association Fifteenth World Congress, Buenos Aires, (upcoming: July 21-25, 1991), (Panel Discussant: "The Politics of Regional Cooperation Among Developing Countries").
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, (August/September 1990), (Paper presented: "Arab Political and Economic Integration: The Case of the Gulf Cooperation Council").
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, College Park, MD (August 1990), (Paper presented: "The United States and Palestinian Self- Determination Before the Creation of Israel").
New York State Political Science Association Annual Conference, Albany, (April 1990), (Paper presented: "American Foreign Policy and Palestinian Self-Determination Prior to 1948"), (Panel Discussant: "States, Institutions and National Identity").
Middle East Studies Association, Annual Meeting, TorQnto, Canada (November 1989), (Paper presented: "Israel's Nuclear Option").
Northeastern Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (November 1989), (Paper presented: "Nuclear Armament in the Middle East").
Association of Arab-American University Graduates, Annual Convention, Washington, D.C. (November 1989), (Paper presented: "Palestinian State Formation").
University of California, Santa Barbara, Leadership Seminar, Santa Barbara, California (May 1986).
Annual Exhibit for Disabled Palestinians, Delegate of the National Library for the Blind, Jerusalem, Palestine (May 1981).
SEMINARS. LECTURES. SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS (Selected)
"Removing the Barriers" Disabilities Awareness. presentation-guest Speaker. Grand Forks, North Dakota, October 1992.
Organizer and moderator of 5-part lecture series covering "Stability and Security in the Middle East after the Gulf war." and "Prospects in the Middle East after the Madrid Peace Conference". University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND November 1991.
Series consisted of international telephone hook-ups to professors of political science at the University of Baghdad, Kuwait University, Northwestern University in the US and to the Press and Information Counselor at the Israeli Consulate in Chicago as well as with the Director of the Jewish Committee on the Middle East in Washington.
"We are disabled but we are not Handicapped: Do you believe it?" Panel Organizer and Moderator. University of North Dakota.
Keynote Speaker, Unitarian Universalists National Convention, "Peace and Justice in the Middle East", June 21, 1991, Hollywood, Florida.
"United Nations Peacekeeping in the New World Order: The Case of the Middle East", panelist, United Nations Association, Miami, Florida, June 9, 1991.
ACLU Forum, "The Civil Rights of the 'Enemy' in Time of War", panelist, Miami, Florida, April 28, 1991.
"Search for Peace in the Middle East", panelist, Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, March 15-17, 1991.
"Background on the War in the Gulf", Lecture and Discussion, Students for Social Justice, University of Miami, Florida, February 20, 1991.
"The Gulf Crisis", Lecture and Discussion, First United Methodist Church, Coral Gables, Florida, February 11, 1991.
"Nuclear Threat/Nuclear Proliferation: The Future of Israel, Palestine and the Middle East", panelist, The Environmental and Peace Education Center, Ft. Myers, Florida, February 9, 1991.
"The Middle East Crisis", panelist, Florida International University, North Miami Campus, January 17, 1991
"The Gulf Crisis after Three Months", Palestinian Student Association, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, November 2, 1990.
"The Gulf Crisis: Catalyst for a New International Order?", telephone hook-up seminar organized at Florida International University. Participants: Deputy Ambassador of the Embassy of Iraq, Political Science Professor from the University of Kuwait, FlU Faculty from the Political Science and International Relations Departments, students and the community-at-large. Unique event in that it was the first dialogue held between a Kuwaiti and an Iraqi official in a public forum since the beginning of the Gulf crisis. October 4 , 1990.
"The Arab-Israeli Conflict", Secular Humanists of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, February 1990.
"The Palestinian Intifadah: Why Is It Happening?", Santa Barbara Committee for Palestinian Justice, Santa Barbara, California, March 1989.
"Israel, the U.S. and the Palestinian Uprising", Unitarian Church, Santa Barbara, California, May 1988.
"Palestinian Universities Under Occupation", Third World Perspectives, Students for Socialist Action, UCSB, May 1988.
"American Foreign Policy and the Right of Other Peoples to Self-Determination", Political Theory, Dr. .M Aleskandari, Political Science Department, UCSB, May 1988.
"Analysis of the Causes of the Palestinian Uprising", Residence Halls Activities Board, UCSB, April 1988.
"The Politics of Blindness and Palestinianism", Voice of the Stranger, Dr. Walter Capps, Religious Studies Department, UCSB, February 1988.
"Analysis of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict", Graduate Seminar, Middle East History, Dr. Nancy Gallagher, History Department, UCSB, November 1987.
"History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict", Residence Halls Activities Board, UCSB, February 1986.
"Roots of the Palestinian Problem", Political Forum, International Students Club, UCSB, November 1985.
"Blindness-What It Is and What It Is Not", Residence Halls Activities Program, Illinois State University, March 1985.
"Jordanian-Palestinian Relations"; "Palestinians In and Outside of Palestine: Bonded by History and Cause", Netherlands Palestinian Committee, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 1985.
"Islam: Social and Religious Context", Public School District of Bloomington, Illinois, January 1984.
RADIO/TV INTERVIEWS. PANEL PARTICIPATION
A frequent guest-speaker on a variety of satellite, national and local Arabic and English TV Channels such as ANN, Aljazeera and Foxnews.
"The Palestinian Federation of the Blind: why and where is it going?" Israeli Radio, Arabic service, 16th January 1994.
"The PLO-Israeli Mutual Recognition Agreement." Blue Danube Radio Station, Vienna, Austria. September 13th : 1993.
"Prospects of Peace in the Middle East", WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, Florida, March 17, 1991.
MacNeil-Lehrer Report: "James Baker's Diplomatic Mission to the Middle East of March 1991", panel discussion with Samuel Lewis, Former U.S. Ambassador to Tel Aviv; Shlomo Gazit, Former Chief, Israeli Military Intelligence and Ziad Abu Amr, Professor of Political Science at Birzeit University, PBS Television, March 13, 1991.
"Commentary on Arab-American Situation", WPLG Channel 10 TV (ABC affiliate), Miami, Florida, February 6,1991.
"The Gulf War", WLRN Radio, Miami, Florida, February 4, 1991.
"Background and Implications of the Gulf Crisis", WPLG Channel 10 TV (ABC affiliate), Miami, Florida, January 17, 1991.
"Arab-Americans and FBI Surveillance", WCIX Channel 6 TV (CBS affiliate), Miami, Florida, January 15, 1991.
"Analysis of the Implications of UN Security Council Resolution 678 Authorizing the Use of Force Against. Iraq", WIOD Radio, Miami, Florida, November 29, 1990.
"U. S. Dependency on Foreign Oil", Focus on South Florida panel discussion, WBFS-TV, Miami, Florida, November 25, 1990.
"Arabs in America in Light of the Gulf Crisis", panel discussion, WALE Radio, Providence, Rhode Island, November 17, 1990.
"Mandela's Visit to Miami", WLVY Radio (Haitian Radio), Miami, Florida, May 19, 1990.
"Days of Rage': A Panel Discussion of the PBS Broadcast", WNWS Radio, Miami, Florida, September 7, 1989.
"Does Israel Have the Bomb?", Interview on Arabic Hour, WCLU-TV, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 1989.
Interview of Edward Said, Professor of Comparative Literature at Columbia University and Member of the Palestine National Council, KCSB Radio, Santa Barbara, California, January 1989.
"The Palestinian Uprising: Impact and Implications", KCSB Radio, Santa Barbara, California, October 1988.
"Palestinian Life under Occupation", KCSB Radio, Santa Barbpra, California, November 1987; re-broadcast August 1988; December 1986.
"The Palestinian Teachers' Strike: Causes and Effects", Israel TV Ar~1)ic Language Broadcast, Jerusalem, August 1981.
FEATURED SUBJECT (selected)
"Profile of a new Professor on Campus" Studio One, Channel 3 TV, University of North Dakota, October 25th 1991.
"Palestinian Begins Again" Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks, ND, October 6th 1991.
"Palestinian teaches class on Middle East" The Dakota Student University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, September 6th 1991.
"UND's New Political Science Professor" KTHI Channel. 11 TV(NBC) Fargo, Grand Forks, ND, September 5th 1991.
RESEARCH GRANTS. FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
-Fulbright Research Fellow Grant. July 1993-April 1994.
-Faculty Instructional Development Committee Grant for Research Project on "Impact of the Gulf Crisis no Jordan's Economic Infrastructure." University of North Dakota, November 1991.
-Faculty Research Grant, Office of Research and Program Development for research project on "Impact for the Gulf Crisis on Jordan's Economic Infrastructure." University of North Dakota, November 1991.
-Project Grant, Instructional Development Office, for phone hook-up lecture series on the Middle East, University of North Dakota, December 1991.
-Foreign Graduate Student Travel Grant to attend the 14th World Congress of the International Political Science Association and the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August/September 1988.
-STEP Travel Grant to attend the American Society of International Law Annual Convention, April 1988.
-Humanities/Social Sciences Research Grant, University of California, Santa Barbara, May 1987.
-Academic Achievement Award, National Federation of the Blind of California, March 1986/March 1987.
-Arab Student Aid International Scholarships, Winter 1984-Spring 1987.
-Lillie Perry Foundation for the Blind Scholarship, November 1986.
-James D. Kline Fund for International Studies Committee, UCSB Foundation, September 1986.
1 -Wilbur C. Radcliff Scholarship from National , Federation of the Blind of California, June 1986.
-Regents' Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, June 1986.
-Lancaster Scholarship for International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, June 1986.
-President's Work-Study Award, University of California, Santa Barbara, June 1986.
-Academic Senate Travel Grant to attend the Arab American University Graduates Annual Convention, University of California, Santa Barbara, November 1985.
-United Palestinian Appeal Scholarship, August 1985.
-Birzeit University scholarship for outstanding academic achievement, Birzeit, Palestine, 1981-1983.
-Scholarship from Bethlehem University, 1981-82 (declined).
-Four year fellowship offered by the Jordanian Ministry of Education to study at the Faculty of Law, University of Jordan, or Faculty of Arts, University of Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, 1981-85 (declined).
HONORS AND AWARDS
-Robert G. Wesson Prize for the best graduate paper in comparative government or international relations, University of California, Santa Barbara, May 1987.
-Award for Academic Achievement, Friendship Association for the Blind, Amman, Jordan, June 1985.
-Distinguished Scholar, Illinois State University, May 1985.
-Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society (Political Science), Spring 1984.
-"Barq Wa Ra'ad Wanfijar", (Arabic poem) ["Thunder, Lightning and Explosion"], selected for distribution to the Second Palestinian Literature Festival, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1982.
-Tawjihi [Secondary School Graduation], Ninth Place ranking out of 13,000 students, West Bank, Palestine, 1981.
-First Prize Award for Poetry Writing Contest, Bethlehem University, Palestine, 1980.
-First Prize for Braille Reading Contest, National Library for the Blind, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1979.
-First Prize, Poetry Recitation, Dheisheh Camp Youth Club, Palestine, 1979.
-Most Outstanding Student Award, Al-Alaiyeh School for the Blind, Bethlehem, Palestine, 1975/1977.
-Outstanding Athlete of the Year Award, Al-Alaiyeh School for the Blind, Ramallah, Palestine, 1972.
UNIVERSITY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
-Political Science Graduate Students Association, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985-88 .
-President, International Students Club, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985-86 Organized and moderated "Political Forum," a weekly series of lectures on topics such as Protectionism, Chicano poetry, International law and terrorism, Roots of the Palestinian problem, Palestinian education on the West Bank, Libya between the superpowers, SDI (Strategic Disengagement and Independence: Star Wars), the Green Party in Germany, EEC-Comecon relations: prospects and history, Non-violence as an option for solving the Middle East conflict, Downfall of the Marcos regime.
-Global Review, weekly lecture series, active member, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, 1983-85.
Similar to "Political Forum" at UCSB; topics included World hunger, Apartheid racism, the United States and Nicaragua, Cuba from Batista to Castro, Political transformation in El Salvador.
-Middle East Students Association, Illinois State University, 1983-85
AFFILIATIO.M.s.
-Arab American University Graduates
-Board Member (e1ected for a two year term 1992- 1993.)
-Vice President 1992.
-American Society of International Law -Middle East Studies Association -Academy of Political Science
-American Political Science Association
-Arab Human Rights Organization-USA.
-Founding member, November 1989
-Legal Coordinator, March 1990-present
-AABPC (American Arab Business and Professional Coalition)
-Co-Founder and Secretary, March 1990-present -Alternatives: Arab Council for Change
-Co-Founder and Research Program Committee Chair, October 1990-present
-Alumni Association, UCSB
-National Federation of the Blind
-Member, Greater Miami Chapter, 1989-present
-Board Member, NFB of California, Santa Barbara Chapter, 1987-89
-Second Vice-President, NFB, California Association of Blind Students, 1987-88, 1988-89
-Public Relations Committee, NFB of California,
Santa Barbara Chapter, 1987-88
-Board Member, NFB of California Student Division, 1986-87