Brief Bio 1. Personal Information Name: mohamed laziz najahi E-mail: najahi@Squ.edu.om Academic Rank: Assistant Professor Department: Sociology & Social Work Specialization: Sociology Minor specialization: Applied Sociology 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) Year Occupation Higher Institute of Cultural Revitalization / 1985-1997 Assistant Professor University of Tunis Faculty of Arts and Humanities, / University 1997-2012 Associate Professor/Professor of Sfax (Tunisia) 3. Education and Qualifications 3- 1 Qualifications Year Qualification Institution 1980 BA Sociology Sulaymaniyah University (Iraq) 1981 AiX-Marseille University Second (France) MA Sociology 1984 AiX-Marseille University Third (France) PhD Sociology 1998 Tunisia University University Qualification 3-2 Courses Taught Level Introduction to Sociology BA Omani Contemporary Society BA Sociology of Development BA Theories of Sociology BA Sociology of Organization BA Applied Sociology BA Urban and Rural Sociology BA BA Design & Implementation of Social research (1) BA Design & Implementation of Social research (2) 4. Research 4-1 Research Interests Social Change Developement Cultural and social Studies oral patrimony 4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers) 1- A reading of the work of Amed Jdey, Faculty of Letters and Humanities of Sfax, 2014(in Arabic) 2-Applied sociology, Faculty of Letters and Humanities of Sfax, 2012(in Arabic) 3-The palm-tree : Continuity and Rupture Problematic, ed. Faculty of Letters and Humanities of Sfax, 2004 (in Arabic) 4-(Editor),The Topicality of Ibn Kaldun,Proceeding the International Symposium organised by the Faculty of Arts of Sfax to commemorate the sixh centenary of Ibn kaldun(2006 , November,)Faculty of Letters and Humanities of Sfax, 2007 (in Arabic) 5-Ibn Kaldun in contomporary writings.A bibliography,, Faculty of Letters and Humanities of Sfax, 2006 4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences) How to preserve Tunisian oral patrimony : popular poetry as an example : Sidi Bouzid, 2013 - Psycho-sociological aspects of the town : Maknassi, ,(Tunisia )2014 The importance of the written in the contributions of Mohamed el Marzougui, Hencha,(Tunisia) 2015 1|P age 4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses) Mohamed Shaqshawk, sociological approach to the role of regional libraries in achieving cultural development in Tunis (Tunisia University) doctoral thesis. (2015) Sawsan Melliti, knowledge society: perceptions and cultural practice among Tunisian youth "College of Humanities and Social / University of Tunis Science (PhD thesis) 2014 Fathi Gray, sociology and social service professional in Tunis, Faculty of Humanities and Social / University of Tunis Science (PhD thesis). 2009 labor Social Service in Tunisia: factories and to Sfax example, the Faculty of Humanities and Social / University of Tunis Science (PhD thesis) 2010 Jawhar Aljmuse, young people and default culture in Tunis, Faculty of Humanities and Social / University of Tunis Science (PhD thesis) 2007 5. Awards 6. Community Service 6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….) 6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees) Editorial Board, Bihooth Jamiya/ Faculty of Arts and Humanities/ University of Sfax (Tunisia) College Information and Culture Committee 2014-2016 College Scientific Research Committee 2014-2016 College Library and Text Books Committee 2014-2015 College Graduate Studies Committee 2013-2016 2|P age