Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Aida Fouad Abdel Fattah Elnabalawi
E-mail: aidaf@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
Department: Sociology and Social work
Specialization: sociology and Social Anthropology
Minor specialization: Social problems
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42, P.C. 123. Al-Khod, Sultanate of
Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution)
Ain Shams University- Cairo
Ain Shams University- Cairo
Ain Shams University- Cairo
Ain Shams University- Cairo
Sultan Qaboos University
Sultan Qaboos University
Ain Shams University- Cairo
Sultan Qaboos University
Institution
Ain Shams University- Cairo
Ain Shams University- Cairo
Ain Shams University- Cairo
Year
Occupation
1975
Demonstrator
1985
Assistant Lecturer
1991
Assistant Professor
1998
Associate professor
2000
Assistant Professor
2005
Assistant Professor
2008
Professor
2005 -now
Assistant Professor
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
1991
PhD in Arts ( Sociology)
1985
Master of Arts ( Sociology)
1975
Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy and
Sociology)
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
Introduction to Sociology
Bachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Master
Theories of Sociology
Population of Sociology
Applied Sociology
Industrial Sociology
Sociology of Law
Social Problems
Design and Implementation of Social Research
Social Policies and Planning
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Social problems and family broken
Development, Environment and Health
Women's and children's issues
poverty strategies
Folklore and identity in the Arab Gulf communities
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
Recent trends strategies for tackling poverty in the third world with a focus on the case of Egypt. Reference article
published in the sixth annual symposium Department folder meeting at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University in
May 1999. (p-p: 429-469)
Globalization of the economy and labor policies and business organizations: a sociological study. In the Journal of
the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, First Issue, 2007. (p-p: 44-70)
Sociological reading in the Convention on the Rights of the Child: an attempt to get closer to the reality of the
Omani Child. Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 2012. The third No (p-p: 64-84)
Popular culture and the development of traditional crafts: an anthropological study of some of the villages in the
Egyptian society. Arab Journal of Sociology, No. 10, July 2012. (85-144)
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Social transformations and the values of work from the perspective of the heritage of social science. Social Affairs
Magazine, year 31, No. 123, Fall 2014. (113-163)
The reality of Omani women, according to official and social data. Monthly book in the center of the probe for
Studies and Research, and the 97 book - January 2015. (277-311)
4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
Alwaqf and social role in the Omani society: reality and expectations, research presented at the International
Symposium: Alwaqf in oman between the past and the present, the Center for Studies and Research of Oman,
Sultan Qaboos University in the period from October 18 to 20, 2009, and published in the conference folder.
(Jointly) (p-p: 265-303
Image of a disabled child in the cultural heritage of the Omani society: tales popular model, research presented is
the duty of society to the conference toward the child with a disability, the Arab Council for Childhood and
Development, Cairo from 2 to 4 February 2010.
The development of Omani women in the social and national policies: a study of some of the problems of
marriage and divorce. Research presented to the eighth meeting place, "the impact of development on the social
security of the citizen of the March 27 -292 012, Kuwait University, Kuwait policy.
Social transformations and work values in Omani society: a field study in one of the sectors. Paper presented at
the Second International Conference of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, "the status of the social sciences
and their role in the study of contemporary social phenomena: Trends and Future Prospects" from December 16
to 18, 2012, and published in the conference folder (Volume I), Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat - Sultanate of
Oman in 2014. (235-287) Co-author
Omani folk tales: the entrance to the anthropological understanding of the social and cultural implications.
Research presented at the conference "Arab heritage landmarks" Language and Bear Arab culture between past
and present, from 14-16 April 2014, at the American University of Sharjah.
Cultural Heritage and Tourism: an anthropological study of some traditional crafts in the Omani society. Paper
presented to the International Congress of Tourism VII, Muscat 2 to 4 December 2014, at the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University. Co-author
Social and cultural dimensions of health and disease: an anthropological study of genetic diseases of the blood in
the Omani society. Third International Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan
Qaboos University, on "inter-relations between the social sciences and other sciences: the experiences and
aspirations of the" 15 to 17 December 2015. Co-author
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
Structural dimensions of decision-making in administrative work, the study applied to the Dean of Student Affairs
at Sultan Qaboos University. Master Thesis. It has been completed and discussed at 9/5/2009
Training and development of job performance, the study applied to a sample of personnel administrative system
at Sultan Qaboos University. Master Thesis. It has been completed and discussed at 24/5/2009
Social conditions of the starters in the Omani society, a prospective study. Master Thesis. It has been completed
and discussed at 1/11/2010
Social dimensions of delayed age of marriage in the Omani society, master. . It has been completed and discussed
at 13/5/2012
Views of Sultan Qaboos University students about the meaning of work and organized: a field study on a sample
of expected to graduate in 2013, "Master have been authorized and discussed at 03.10.2013
Role of NGOs in improving the quality of life of Omani women: a field study applied to the Governorate of Muscat,
has been approved by the Master and discussed at 06.24.2014
5. Awards
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Participation in the first folk art festival from 17-21 April 2010 and presented a working paper entitled "Popular
Culture and Development" symposium associated with the festival, the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Oman.
Writing an article entitled "a special time for the family," women's magazine 04.04.2011.
Provide radio seminar on "violence against women" in the March 21, 2012 and in the same subject written an
article titled "Domestic Violence" magazine Omani week, May 2012
Attend and participate in a seminar on "difficulties of social research in the Omani society," organized by the
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Omani Women's Association in Seeb in collaboration with the Sultan Qaboos University on April 28, 2013
Participation in a press file about what the publication of the National Center for Statistics and information about
young people in the vision of the magazine entitled "cultural factors determine the differences between the
sexes," Tuesday, October 22, 2013.
newspaper article entitled "Divorce in Omani society," the newspaper track Sultan Qaboos University on
10.30.2013
Participate in the second seminar on presentation of the results of some social studies, and the Ministry of Social
Development. On Thursday, 12/18/2014 at the Council of Oman.
newspaper article entitled "Fear of a social perspective," the newspaper track Sultan Qaboos University on
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6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
Graduate Studies Committee and Scientific Research
Commission files section
Social Committee
Commission curricula and study plans
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