Areas of Expertise
History, Islamic History, Arab-Islamic Civilization, History of Bahrain and the Arabian Gulf, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Education
- PhD in History and Islamic Civilization, University of Baghdad, College of Arts – History Department, 1995.
Dissertation: The impact of jurists in Iraq on public life during the first Abbasid period.
- Master’s in History and Islamic Civilization, University of Baghdad, College of Arts – History Department, 1990.
Thesis: The Egyptian army during the reign of the Mamluk Sultanate.
- BSc in Arts, University of Baghdad, College of Arts – History Department, 1986–1987.
- Higher Diploma in Social and Humanitarian Studies, International Islamic University of Malaysia, 2001.
Biography
- Assistant Professor, International Islamic University Malaysia (1997–2000).
- Associate Professor, College of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Dubai (2000–2005).
- Associate Professor, Al-Ittihad University, United Arab Emirates (2005–2010).
- Associate Professor, International Academy, Ras Al Khaimah (2008–2012).
- Supervisor for Cairo University Open Education students in Ajman (2007–2009).
- Associate Professor, University of Bahrain (2010–present).
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Publications & Presentations
- The economic impact of banking and money changers in Arab-Islamic states until the 4th century AH – Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Dubai, Issue 20, 2001.
- University of Cordoba: Its educational system and cultural role – Journal of Islamic Studies, Dubai, Issue 21, 2001.
- Jurists and Caliphs in the Umayyad and early Abbasid periods – Al-Hikmah Journal, London, Issue 18, 2003.
- The relationship between Umayyad Andalusia and the Abbasid Caliphate – Arab History Journal, Issue 26, 2001.
- Education and military training in Egypt during the Mamluk era – Al-Ustadh Journal, Baghdad University, Issue 32, 2005.
- Shura in the era of the Prophet and the Rashidun Caliphate: Theory and practice – Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Dubai, Issue 22, 2002.
- Attempts at reform in the Abbasid Caliphate during the second period – Al-Ustadh Journal, Baghdad University, Issue 25, 2001.
- Islamic Navy in the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean during Islamic eras – Arab History Journal, Issue 8, 2002.
- The banking system in the Islamic state: A historical study – Islamic Knowledge Journal, USA, Issue 43, 2005.
- Doubts and falsehoods in the early Abbasid period – Islamic Research Academy Journal, International Islamic University Islamabad, Issue 3, 2006.
- The development of formal education in Bahrain in the 1930s – Dilmun Journal, Issue 30, Manama.
