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Nada Mohsen Mourtada-Sabbah is the secretary general of the University Leadership Council, a group working to improve educational opportunities in the United Arab Emerates. She has also served as the vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs of the American University of Sharjah (AUS). She was one of the first faculty members to join AUS when it opened in 1997.[1]

Education

Mourtada received a BA in 1991 from the American University in Beirut, where she was the recipient of the Penrose Award[2] which is awarded to the "outstanding graduate of each faculty on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership, and contribution to university life". She holds a PhD in public law with distinction from the University of Paris II.[3]

Career

Mourtada-Sabbah is known for advancing education opportunities in the United Arab Emirates[citation needed] and her work on the political question.[4]


In 1997, Mourtada-Sabbah joined the faculty at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) as an assistant professor; she was later promoted to professor of political science and international studies.[5] She was the chair of the international studies department.[5][when?]

In 2001, Mourtada-Sabbah was the deputy editor-in-chief of the newly-launch Journal of Social Affairs, which aims to link gaps between the Arab world and the West.[6]

In 2011, she addressed a conference hosted by American University of Sharjah (AUS) that examined how Barack Obama's policies effected the Middle East.[7] Her role in generating the idea for this conference was delineated in James Thurber's book Obama in Office.[8]

She has been quoted in the French media (Le Monde) talking about returning Arab countries to a place of innovation.[9]

In 2013, Mourtada-Sabbah was named to the board of trustees for the College of Saint Benedict,[10] a Catholic liberal arts universities in the United States.

She is the Secretary-General of the University Leadership Consortium,[11] and in this position she is working to improve academic education[12] and has defended the academic strides made by universities in the UAE.[13]

Publications

Her books include

  • Globalization and the Gulf. John W. Fox, Nada Mourtada-Sabbah, Mohammed Al Mutawa. London: Routledge. 2006. ISBN 0-203-96530-2. OCLC 74753151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Fisher, Louis; Mourtada-Sabbah, Nada (2001). Is war power a political question?. Huntington, NY: Novinka Books. ISBN 1-56072-987-2. OCLC 47643029.
  • The political question doctrine and the Supreme Court of the United States. Nada Mourtada-Sabbah, Bruce E. Cain. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7391-5912-5. OCLC 608128080.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Awards and honors

At the American University of Sharjah she has received awards for Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Service.[5][when?]

References

  1. ^ "AUSAA council members elect their third board". American University of Sharjah. June 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Then and Now" (PDF). MainGate American University of Beirut Quarterly Magazine. 2009. p. 6. Retrieved January 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Mourtada-Sabbah, Nada (1999). Le privilege de l'executif aux Etats-Unis (Thesis) (in French). Paris: LGDJ.
  4. ^ Brammer, Robert (2019-04-02). "The Power of Judicial Review | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress". blogs.loc.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  5. ^ a b c "AUS senior appointments". Gulf News. June 22, 2009. Retrieved 2022-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Abdullah, Eman (November 8, 2001). "Association, varsity launch joint magazine". Gulf News. Retrieved 2022-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Conference looks at impact of Obama's policies in Middle East". gulfnews.com. October 10, 2011. Retrieved 2022-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Obama in office. James A. Thurber. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers. 2011. ISBN 978-1-59451-986-4. OCLC 682894219.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ Perucca, Brigitte (2009-11-25). "Les femmes, nouvelle matière grise des pays du Golfe". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  10. ^ "New CSB Board of Trustees members named". College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University. August 28, 2013. Retrieved 2022-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "ULC". www.ulc.ae. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  12. ^ "Khalifa Fund signs strategic agreement to fuel entrepreneurial culture among Emirati talent". MENA Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  13. ^ "Head of UAE's biggest law firm says many graduates are not ready for the workplace". The National. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  14. ^ Looney, Robert (2007). Fox, John; Mourtada-Sabbah, Nada; al-Mutawa, Mohammed; Tripp, Charles; El-Shibiny, Mohamed (eds.). "The Arab World's Uncomfortable Experience with Globalization: Review Article". Middle East Journal. 61 (2): 341–345. ISSN 0026-3141.
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