Biography
I'm an Assistant Professor of Sociology, I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree (B.A.), in sociology - College of Arts - Salahaddin University in 1987, (https://colleges.su.edu.krd/arts/category/college/social-work), and completed my first Master’s Degree (Master of Arts), in Urban Sociology - College of Arts - The University of Baghdad in 1990, (https://en.uobaghdad.edu.iq). My second Master’s Degree (Master of Science), has been in Politics and Sociology from Birkbeck College, the University of London in 1998. (https://www.bbk.ac.uk). I obtained my (PhD.), in Political Sociology - College of Social Sciences and International Studies - Exeter University, England in 2009. Having studied in four different Universities across the globe in the cities of Erbil, Baghdad, London and Exeter, I have developed key skills in teaching and managing. I have been lecturing in the Department of Sociology at Salahaddin University since 1991. From 2007 - to 2009, I lectured at the Political Sciences Department for all levels; Bachelor's, Master's, and (Ph.D.). I have taught in the Social Work Department since its establishment in 2008. My research is methodologically diverse, theoretically grounded, and empirically driven. I employ qualitative and quantitative research methods that engage with theories and debates on Kurdish nationalism, ethnicity, national identity, and state-society relations in Iraq and the Middle East. My interests include the Sociology of Nationalism, Historical Sociology, and Social & Political Theories. Much of my work is inherently interdisciplinary, cutting across research in Sociology, Political and Social Thought, and theories of Gender. I am particularly interested in the work of Max Weber on Politics and Religion and Emile Durkheim’s study of Religion as a social phenomenon. I have taught various graduate and postgraduate subjects in Sociology, Media Studies, and Political Sciences Departments in Public and Private Universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Since January 2021, I’m teaching (Modern Kurdish History) at The American University of Kurdistan, AUK – Duhok on part-time bases. I have been supervising many Masters in the University of Kurdistan – Hawler, and Ph.D. students in the field of Sociology, Political Sciences, and Gender Studies. I was an internal and external examiner at many Universities in Kurdistan, Baghdad, and Mosul. Since October 2011, I have been working as a Deputy General Director of Scholarships and Cultural Relations at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Erbil.