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Salah Mohamed Samy Ismail Gad
- Associate Professor
- Ext: 5157
Dr. Salah Gad is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman University. He previously served as the Head of the Sociology Department from 2020 to 2023. Dr. Gad earned his higher education degrees from Helwan University in Egypt, where he obtained a Master's in Social Work with a focus on Community Organization (2006) and a Ph.D. in Institutional Development at NGOs (2010), graduating with honors. His academic journey was further enriched through exchanges with various universities. Dr. Gad’s areas of expertise include community organization, community engagement, community partnerships, local community development, intellectual security, empowerment, citizenship values, and problem-based learning in social work. He has accumulated extensive academic experience, having taught at prominent universities in the Gulf region from 2001 to 2019. Throughout his career, he has taught both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social work, while also engaging in academic research and professional consulting. His research interests center on community-university engagement, and he has presented his work at major social work conferences. Additionally, Dr. Gad has contributed to several distinguished social work journals, furthering the field’s development.
Education
- Ph.D. in Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, 2010.
- M.Sc. in Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, 2006.
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, 2001.
Ph.D. in Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, 2010.
M.Sc. in Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, 2006.
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, 2001.
Experience
- Associate Professor of Social Work, 2015–2019.
- Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2010–2015.
- Lecturer, Helwan University, Faculty of Social Work - Community Organization, 2006–2009.
- Demonstrator, Helwan University, Faculty of Social Work - Community Organization, 2001–2006.
- Supervisor of the Alumni Office and Career Guidance, King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2011–2018.
- Officer, Programs, Plans, and Consulting Unit – University Vice Presidency for Development, Studies, and Community Service, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, 2015-2019.
- Director of the Specialized Programs Unit, College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Faisal University, 2015-2016.
- Advisor for the Community Needs Assessment Project for the City of Jubail Industrial City, the Royal Commission for Jubail, in cooperation with the Foundation for Sustainability Marketing, Saudi Arabia, 2018.
Associate Professor of Social Work, 2015–2019.
Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2010–2015.
Lecturer, Helwan University, Faculty of Social Work - Community Organization, 2006–2009.
Demonstrator, Helwan University, Faculty of Social Work - Community Organization, 2001–2006.
Supervisor of the Alumni Office and Career Guidance, King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2011–2018.
Officer, Programs, Plans, and Consulting Unit – University Vice Presidency for Development, Studies, and Community Service, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, 2015-2019.
Director of the Specialized Programs Unit, College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Faisal University, 2015-2016.
Advisor for the Community Needs Assessment Project for the City of Jubail Industrial City, the Royal Commission for Jubail, in cooperation with the Foundation for Sustainability Marketing, Saudi Arabia, 2018.
Teaching Area
- The foundations of social work and its applications in Saudi Arabia.
- Social welfare.
- Social development.
- Social work fields.
- The foundations of community organization.
- Community organization processes.
- Models and skills of community organization.
- Family guidance.
- Resource Management in Social Work Organizations.
- Civil Society Organizations.
- Community organization in English.
- Social policy.
- Social development.
- Family therapy.
- Approach to Community Org.
- Welfare for the Special Needs
The foundations of social work and its applications in Saudi Arabia.
Social welfare.
Social development.
Social work fields.
The foundations of community organization.
Community organization processes.
Models and skills of community organization.
Family guidance.
Resource Management in Social Work Organizations.
Civil Society Organizations.
Community organization in English.
Social policy.
Social development.
Family therapy.
Approach to Community Org.
Welfare for the Special Needs
Research
- Social capital
- Innovative development of society
- Organizational Citizenship Behavior
- Civil society
- Intellectual Security
- Problem-Based Learning in the Education of Community Organization
- Community needs assessment
- Organizational Politics
- NGOs
- Organizational Loyalty
- Community Partnership
- Values of Citizenship
- Organizational Justice
Social capital
Innovative development of society
Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Civil society
Intellectual Security
Problem-Based Learning in the Education of Community Organization
Community needs assessment
Organizational Politics
NGOs
Organizational Loyalty
Community Partnership
Values of Citizenship
Organizational Justice
Publications
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JournalBeichi, A., Alsalhi, N.R., Gad, S., Tarawneh, A.M., Al Karasneh, S.M.(2024) , THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON AWARENESS OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP VALUES: MEDIATING THE ROLE OF INTER-CULTURAL COMPETENCE, Artseduca, Vol: 38, pp.293 - 303, Apr 2024, doi: 10.58262/ArtsEduca.3822
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JournalGad, S., Youssef, E., Yousif, N.B.A., Almalek, M.(2023), The Ways of Overcoming the Impact of Graduation from School on the Mental State of Students and Their Parents: Counseling with a Social Worker to Solve Social and Psychological Problems, Social Sciences, Vol: 12, pp.559 - 570, Oct 2023, doi: 10.3390/socsci12100559
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JournalGad, S., Elsayed, W.(2023), Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Politics and Job Satisfaction Among NGO Social Workers, Public Organization Review, Vol: 23, pp.793 - 804, Jul 2023, doi: 10.1007/s11115-021-00578-6
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Journalsalah Gad(2022)., E‑Learning and Social Work Education during COVID‑19, Public Organization Review, pp.1 - 21, Mar 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-022-00613-0
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JournalGad S., Yousif N.B.A.(2021), Public management in the education sphere: Prospects for realizing human capital in the development of knowledge management technologies, Administratie si Management Public, pp. 151 - 172, Nov 2021, doi: 10.24818/amp/2021.37-10
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JournalGad S. (2020)., Knowledge management in non-governmental organizations (Ngos), Administratie si Management Public, pp.90 - 108, Oct 2020, doi: 10.24818/amp/2020.35-06
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Salah Gad, Vera Shilova, Margarita Arutyunyan, Maxut Sarsenov.(2020).Role of religious and cultural values in human capital.Opción, Año 36, Regular No.91 (2020): 58-73.scopus{Q2} .
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Salah Gad,Maira BauermYyurina and Marina Kolmykova. The role of social capital in the innovative development of society, OPCION Journal , (25) CORRESPONDING TO 2020. SCOPUS {Q2}.
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Published research entitled "Programs of Civil society organizations and Enhancing Intellectual Security among Young People", Ajman Journal of Studies and Research, Issue 1, Vol 18, 2019.
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International research entitled "Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Social Workers at NGOs, EJSW, Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2018 (DOI: 10.21608 / EJSW.2018.9027).
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Preparation of a study entitled "assessment the Development Needs of Jubail Industrial City as a Basis for Planning Social Responsibility Programs for the Royal Commission for Jubail", Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, 2018.
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Research paper entitled "The Organizational Politicization Scale of NGOs", Journal of Social Work, Egyptian Association of Social Workers Issue (60), 2018.
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Published a research paper entitled "Non-Governmental Organizations and Enhancing the Concept of Intellectual Security among Young People from perspective the Way of Organizing Society", Journal of Social Work, Egyptian Association of Social Workers Issue No. 56, Part I, 2016.
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Salah Gad, Vera Shilova, Margarita Arutyunyan, Maxut Sarsenov.(2020).Role of religious and cultural values in human capital.Opción, Año 36, Regular No.91 (2020): 58-73.scopus{Q2} .
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Salah Gad et al.(2020)Role of religious and cultural values in human capital,Opción, Año 36, Regular No.91 (2020): 42-57{scopusQ2}
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Research paper entitled "Organizational Loyalty of the Faculty of Social Work in Egypt and Saudi Arabia", Journal of Social Work, Egyptian Association of Social Workers, No. 53 Part II, January 2015, Egypt.
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A research study entitled "An Analytical Study of the Latest Global Research on the Use of Scientific Models in Organizing the Community to Activate the Community Partnership of Egyptian Universities" The Standing Scientific Committee for the Promotion of Assistant Professors for Social Work Eleventh Session, 2015.
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Research paper entitled "Values of Citizenship among the Saudi University Youth, Journal of Social Work, Egyptian Association of Social Workers, No. 51 Part II, January 2014, Egypt.
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Published research entitled "The reluctance of the Saudi university youth to participate in student activities" Journal of Studies in Social Work and Human Sciences No. (36) October 2014, Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University.
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Research paper entitled "The societal partnership scale of the university from the point of view of faculty members" Journal of Studies in Social Work and Human Sciences, Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, No. 32, April, 2013.
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Research paper entitled "Organizational Justice among Faculty Members of the Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University" Journal of Studies in Social Work and Human Sciences, Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, Issue 33, October, 2013.
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Win a research on awareness of the problem of addiction among young Saudi university - Deanship of Scientific Research - King Faisal University 2011-2012.
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JournalGad, Salah&Elsayed, Walaa , Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Politics and Job Satisfaction Among NGO Social Workers, Public Organiz Rev, pp.793 - 804, Jan 2023, doi: 10.1007/s11115-021-00578-6
Beichi, A., Alsalhi, N.R., Gad, S., Tarawneh, A.M., Al Karasneh, S.M.(2024) , THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON AWARENESS OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP VALUES: MEDIATING THE ROLE OF INTER-CULTURAL COMPETENCE, Artseduca, Vol: 38, pp.293 - 303, Apr 2024, doi: 10.58262/ArtsEduca.3822
Objective: Global citizen value has been a significant element that societies need to survive in the global world, and this aspect demands researchers’ emphasis. Thus, the current article examines the impact of educational interventions and socio-demographic variables on the global citizenship values in the UAE. The article delves into the mediating role of inter-cultural competence among educational interventions, socio-demographic variables, and global citizenship values in the UAE. Individuals with a strong educational background play a crucial role in society by conducting surveys to gather data. Results: The data was analysed using smart-PLS. The results showed that educational interventions and socio-demographic variables are positively associated with global citizenship values in the UAE. Conclusion: The findings revealed that inter-cultural competence plays a significant mediating role between educational interventions, socio-demographic variables, and global citizenship values in the UAE. © 2024, Artseduca. All rights reserved. Author keywords Educational Interventions; Global Citizenship Values; Inter-cultural Competence; Socio-demographic Variables; UAE
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Gad, S., Youssef, E., Yousif, N.B.A., Almalek, M.(2023), The Ways of Overcoming the Impact of Graduation from School on the Mental State of Students and Their Parents: Counseling with a Social Worker to Solve Social and Psychological Problems, Social Sciences, Vol: 12, pp.559 - 570, Oct 2023, doi: 10.3390/socsci12100559
The study identifies and measures the emotional aspects affecting students’ learning and motivation as well as their relationship with the social and psychological environment in their family. Solving emotional problems was also one of the goals. In total, 50 schoolchildren, 16 to 18 years of age, took part in the experiment. Their parents also participated in the study for family therapy sessions. The experiment was conducted at Ajman Private School, Ajman Emirate, Ajman, United Arab Emirates. Prior to the study, graduates took a series of questionnaires to measure their emotional state. During the experiment, respondents had conversations with a social worker and an art therapist once a week. During conversations, a social worker helped the students and their parents to understand the difficulties in their relationships and to come to compromises. In art therapy sessions, respondents expressed their negative emotions on the canvas using art materials. The study lasted four months. Also, at the middle and end of the experiment, respondents took a series of tests to measure their progress over time. The outcomes demonstrated not only the interrelation of family support and emotional state but also the effectiveness of the chosen methodology. The average score on the Beck Depression Inventory prior to the study was 6.8 out of 10 points. On the Taylor’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, the average score was 7.4 points. According to the WAM test, the ‘wellbeing’ factor before the beginning of the experiment was equal to 4.9 points. © 2023 by the authors. Author keywords art therapy; depression; emotional state of students; family therapy; social work
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Gad, S., Elsayed, W.(2023), Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Politics and Job Satisfaction Among NGO Social Workers, Public Organization Review, Vol: 23, pp.793 - 804, Jul 2023, doi: 10.1007/s11115-021-00578-6
This study is a correlational research focused on the relationship between perceived organizational politics and job satisfaction among social workers employed in non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The research involved 7 non-governmental organizations in Helwan. The results show negative correlation between perception of organizational politics and job satisfaction. The lower employment satisfaction with NGO correlates with a negative perception of NGO’s organizational politics. The study offers recommendations to help NGOs improve their organizational politics and employee satisfaction at work. The results may be useful in future research on NGO activities and politics for managing social employees. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Author keywords Job satisfaction; Non-governmental organization; Organizational politics; Social workers; Socially important functions
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salah Gad(2022)., E‑Learning and Social Work Education during COVID‑19, Public Organization Review, pp.1 - 21, Mar 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-022-00613-0
The COVID-19 pandemic has induced changes in the regular patterns of social interaction, causing the need for new approaches to teaching social work. This work aims to examine the features, opportunities, and prospects of implementing e-learning in Social Work Education. The study recruited 116 students from [anonymized for blind peer review] University and 109 students from [anonymized for blind peer review] University. All participants were asked to complete online questionnaires with the view of assessing their perceptions of e-learning. The study uses a structural analysis of the content of academic research in the field of online education in social work to create a questionnaire for surveying students. Based on the results of the descriptive statistics of a students’ survey and the intersection with the study of the corresponding corpus of academic research, a Conceptual model of e-learning in Social Work Education is proposed, which integrates the available academic findings and the real situation estimation in accordance with the assessment of students. Findings suggest that e-learning as a tool for teaching is a promising alternative to traditional classroom or blended learning. The effectiveness of e-learning in social work was highlighted.
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Gad S., Yousif N.B.A.(2021), Public management in the education sphere: Prospects for realizing human capital in the development of knowledge management technologies, Administratie si Management Public, pp. 151 - 172, Nov 2021, doi: 10.24818/amp/2021.37-10
The study aims to form and test a knowledge management model for universities, which made it possible to identify the most influential factors and their relationship with knowledge management processes. The sample of the study (N = 100) included members of the administrations of the United Arab Emirates universities, senior students (graduate students) and teachers. The data were collected based on a Google Forms questionnaire (65 questions). The model includes 6 main factors: leadership, organizational culture, organizational structure, human resources, information technology, measurement and control. It is assumed that the favourable influence of these factors will contribute to the effective implementation of the knowledge management process. Statistical analysis of the collected data was performed in SPSS and EViews. The model was verified with the help of the root-mean-square error of approximation. The factors "organizational culture", "human resources", "organizational structure", as the processes of creation, storage and use of information demonstrate the highest degree of compliance (value is 0.5 and below). Internal consistency was checked by calculating Cronbach's alpha (total Cronbach alpha is 0.97). To assess the existing relationships between the processes and factors of knowledge management, an analysis of Spearman's ρ correlation was performed (confidence level is 99%). The findings of the study show that the factor "organizational culture" has the greatest impact on the process of creating knowledge, and the factor of the organizational structure considerably affects knowledge management. It has been concluded that information technology is the least influential factor in the knowledge management process. The model demonstrates that the greatest influence of the “leadership” factor can be observed in the context of the process of applying knowledge. The validity of the model makes it possible to argue that it can be used as a public policy tool for the implementation of knowledge management initiatives in universities. The practical significance of the research lies in the fact that on the basis of the model described in the study, it is possible to perform a preliminary assessment of the knowledge assets of universities in order to improve the process of knowledge transfer in education and research. The model will provide university administrations with an opportunity to identify areas for improvement in order for the knowledge management process to be more effective, which ultimately should result in the creation of human capital that meets modern needs. © 2021, Bucharest University of Economic Studies Publishing House. All rights reserved. Author keywords Knowledge economy; Knowledge management; Knowledge management factors; Knowledge management model; Knowledge management processes
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Gad S. (2020)., Knowledge management in non-governmental organizations (Ngos), Administratie si Management Public, pp.90 - 108, Oct 2020, doi: 10.24818/amp/2020.35-06
The purpose of this study is to identify factors that influence knowledge management and evaluate its effectiveness in non-governmental organizations in the context of an integrative-oriented approach. The assessment framework for knowledge management effectiveness offered in this study permits the evaluation of decision-making alternatives and their impact on the effectiveness of knowledge management. The analysis of knowledge management effectiveness was performed using a coefficient-based assessment method on practices such as knowledge creation, knowledge acquisition, and knowledge attraction. The assessment framework incorporates both rational and asymmetry-driven styles in the decision-making practice. The study involved six non-governmental organizations of various specializations from across the globe. The majority of non-governmental organizations showed an upward trend in the knowledge management effectiveness over the past five years. The knowledge creation asymmetry was established. The analysis of knowledge management alternative revealed that five out of six non-governmental organizations should continue those process that were effective at the time of the study and only one organization needs to move to a practice that was less effective during the research period. The major finding is that actions aimed at enhancing the least effective practice will fail to be as effective as the asymmetry-driven decision, even if they ensure a double increment. © 2020, Bucharest University of Economic Studies Publishing House. All rights reserved. Author keywords Asymmetry; Competence; Human resources; Innovation; Intellectualization; Rationality
About the journal
Salah Gad, Vera Shilova, Margarita Arutyunyan, Maxut Sarsenov.(2020).Role of religious and cultural values in human capital.Opción, Año 36, Regular No.91 (2020): 58-73.scopus{Q2} .
Salah Gad,Maira BauermYyurina and Marina Kolmykova. The role of social capital in the innovative development of society, OPCION Journal , (25) CORRESPONDING TO 2020. SCOPUS {Q2}.
Published research entitled "Programs of Civil society organizations and Enhancing Intellectual Security among Young People", Ajman Journal of Studies and Research, Issue 1, Vol 18, 2019.
International research entitled "Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Social Workers at NGOs, EJSW, Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2018 (DOI: 10.21608 / EJSW.2018.9027).
Preparation of a study entitled "assessment the Development Needs of Jubail Industrial City as a Basis for Planning Social Responsibility Programs for the Royal Commission for Jubail", Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, 2018.
Research paper entitled "The Organizational Politicization Scale of NGOs", Journal of Social Work, Egyptian Association of Social Workers Issue (60), 2018.
Published a research paper entitled "Non-Governmental Organizations and Enhancing the Concept of Intellectual Security among Young People from perspective the Way of Organizing Society", Journal of Social Work, Egyptian Association of Social Workers Issue No. 56, Part I, 2016.
Salah Gad, Vera Shilova, Margarita Arutyunyan, Maxut Sarsenov.(2020).Role of religious and cultural values in human capital.Opción, Año 36, Regular No.91 (2020): 58-73.scopus{Q2} .
Salah Gad et al.(2020)Role of religious and cultural values in human capital,Opción, Año 36, Regular No.91 (2020): 42-57{scopusQ2}
Research paper entitled "Organizational Loyalty of the Faculty of Social Work in Egypt and Saudi Arabia", Journal of Social Work, Egyptian Association of Social Workers, No. 53 Part II, January 2015, Egypt.
A research study entitled "An Analytical Study of the Latest Global Research on the Use of Scientific Models in Organizing the Community to Activate the Community Partnership of Egyptian Universities" The Standing Scientific Committee for the Promotion of Assistant Professors for Social Work Eleventh Session, 2015.
Research paper entitled "Values of Citizenship among the Saudi University Youth, Journal of Social Work, Egyptian Association of Social Workers, No. 51 Part II, January 2014, Egypt.
Published research entitled "The reluctance of the Saudi university youth to participate in student activities" Journal of Studies in Social Work and Human Sciences No. (36) October 2014, Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University.
Research paper entitled "The societal partnership scale of the university from the point of view of faculty members" Journal of Studies in Social Work and Human Sciences, Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, No. 32, April, 2013.
Research paper entitled "Organizational Justice among Faculty Members of the Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University" Journal of Studies in Social Work and Human Sciences, Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt, Issue 33, October, 2013.
Win a research on awareness of the problem of addiction among young Saudi university - Deanship of Scientific Research - King Faisal University 2011-2012.
Gad, Salah&Elsayed, Walaa , Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Politics and Job Satisfaction Among NGO Social Workers, Public Organiz Rev, pp.793 - 804, Jan 2023, doi: 10.1007/s11115-021-00578-6
This study is a correlational research focused on the relationship between perceived organizational politics and job satisfaction among social workers employed in non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The research involved 7 non-governmental organizations in Helwan. The results show negative correlation between perception of organizational politics and job satisfaction. The lower employment satisfaction with NGO correlates with a negative perception of NGO’s organizational politics. The study offers recommendations to help NGOs improve their organizational politics and employee satisfaction at work. The results may be useful in future research on NGO activities and politics for managing social employees
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Memberships, Awards and Honors
- Rashid bin Humaid Award for Culture and Science, 2018.
- Rashid bin Humaid Award for Culture and Science, 2019.
- Member of the International Union of Historians of Development, Culture and Social Sciences.