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Dr. AbdelGani Imad

Deanship
  • Rank
    Professor
  • Degree
    PhD
  • Specialization
    Social Sciences
  • Major
    Anthropology - Sociology of Knowledge
  • Research Field
    Research Methodology in Sociology - Anthropology - Islamic Movements in Lebanon - Religion and Politics in a Diverse Society

Born in Tripoli, 1952

 

Scientific Qualifications

  • PhD in Sociology of Knowledge from the Lebanese University in 1991.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Anthropology from the Lebanese University in 1986.

Professional Career

  • Lecturer at the Lebanese University in 1991 until 2016.
  • Dean of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Lebanese University in 2014.
  • Supervisor and rapporteur of dozens of master's theses, doctoral dissertations and research in the field of social sciences at the Lebanese University and a number of Arab universities and research centers.
  • Researcher specializing in contemporary Islamic studies and an expert on Islamic movements.
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Azm University and President of the Cultural Center for Dialogue and Studies in Lebanon for several years.
  • Former General Supervisor of the Documentary & Cultural Heritage Revival Project in Tripoli.
  • Former member of the Lebanese Writers Union.
  • Author of 32 books, 14 joint works and about 80 papers published in refereed and specialized journals on sociology, education, population, economics, and Islamic movements.

 

Passed away in 2020.