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Soumaya Abdellatif EP Slama

  • Soumaya Abdellatif EP Slama

  • Associate Professor, Head of Sociology Department
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Soumaya Abdellatif is the Head of the Sociology Department at Ajman University, where she leads a team of faculty and researchers in conducting and disseminating sociological studies on various topics related to the Arab world and beyond. She has over a decade of experience in teaching, researching, and coordinating projects in the fields of sociology, anthropology, and gender studies. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Strasbourg University in France and has been the Head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Center at Ajman University since January 2023. She is also a member of several international and regional academic networks and organizations, including the International Sociological Association (ISA), Project Redemar (funded by the French National Agency for Research), and the Center of Anthropology and African Studies in Sousse. She has participated in various doctoral schools and training courses in Switzerland, Canada, France, Tunisia, and Jordan. She is a scientific coordinator for regional studies in the Middle East and North Africa and an expert in gender at the Arab Women's Center for Training and Research (CAWTAR) and at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She has a keen interest in kinship, the sociology of the family, gender, social ties, migratory movements, and identity.

Education
  • PhD in Sociology, Strasbourg University- France 2013
  • Master Degree ( DEA), Strasbourg, France, 2005
  • Maitrise en sociologie, Strasbourg University, France, 2004
  • Licence in sociologie, Strasbourg University, France, 2003
  • DEUG , Strasbourg University, France, 2002
Experience
  • Head of Sociology Department -Since September 2023
  • Head of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Centre-Since January 2023
  • Associate Professor since June 2022
  • Assistant Professor in Ajman University since August 26th, 2018
  • Assistant Professor, department of sociology and anthropology, Tunisia, 4 years
  • Visiting Professor, European University, 2018
  • Visiting Professor, Universite de Sousse, Tunisia, 2013-2014
  • Contractual Professor at UPSAT, Sousse, Tunisia, 2013
  • Founding member of Anthropology Department in ISSHT Tunisia, 2014
  • Member of Editorial board in Publication Center in ISSHT, Tunisia, 2018
  • External Expert, CAWTAR ( Center of Arab Women for training and Research) , Tunisia, since 2013 till now
  • Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Ajman University, since August 2022
  • Head of College Research Committee- ِCHS- Ajman University- since september 2022
  • Deputy Head of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Center- Ajman University- Since November 2021
Teaching Area
  • Sociology
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Applied Sociology
  • Anthropology of the Maghreb
  • Kinship Anthropology
  • Social Changes and Familial strategies ( For Master,s students)
  • Gender anthropology ( For Master's Students)
  • Modern Emirates Society
  • Graduation projects
  • Anthropology of religions
  • Sociology of culture
  • Social Legislations
  • Emirates Studies
  • Social Research Methods and their application in Digital Society
Research
  • Anthropology of kinship, Sociology of the family, Gender, Migration and asylum, Culture, Citizenship, Identity
  • Digital transformation
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Chairperson of the International Conference on Family and Society, with the inaugural edition held at Ajman University on April 24-25,2024, titled "Family Studies and Digital Transformation: New Changes and Challenges."
  • Organization of a seminar titled: Research Productivity of higher education institutions in Arab Gulf countries, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Centre, 8 March 2023.
  • Organization of a Webinar titled: Qualitative Methods and their importance in Contemporary Research, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Center, Ajman University, February 23rd 2022
  • Participation in the 3rd World Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (SHCONF) Prague, 23-25 April, 2021
  • Participation in the 20th ICIE-Ajman International Conference 2021 on: Excellence, Gifted Education, Innovation, & Creativity in Basic-Higher Education, UAE, June, 2021
  • Organization of a Webinar titled: Demographic transition in time of Crisis: What consequences of Covid-19? Ajman University, February, 11th, 2021
  • World Litterature and Global South, Sydney University, Australia, August 2019
  • “ Argumentation and Society: for a dialogue without violence” Sorbonne Abu Dhabi UAE- February 12th and 13th, 2019
  • Organization of a Seminar “ Sociology of Social and Cultural Changes in Arab Societies: Plurality of Visions and Methods, Ajman University, April 17th and 18th, 2019
  • Women Participation in Civic Life in Tunisia, Belgium, Liege University, October 2018
  • Participation in an international conference" Refugee in the Middle East, Human security : International community obligations and hosting communities role" organized by "Refugee, Displaced persons and Forced migration Studies Center" , Yarmouk University. Irbid-Jordan, 3-4 May 2017
  • Participation in a course organized by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and UNHCR "International refugee law", Tunis, Tunisia, 26-28 April 2017
  • Participation in a short course organized by the Refugee Studies Centre "Palestine refugee and International Law", British Institute, Amman, Jordan, 10-11 March 2017
  • “Law and society facing forced migration: the case of Syrian female refugees in Tunisia”, Morocco, December 10th 2016
  • “Collective identities, comparative approaches” (AISLF), Centre d'études, de recherches et d'éducation socialiste (CERES) and others ; Tunis, November 07th – 08th 2016.
  • Participation in a summer school program on “Migration and development” organized by the International Organization for Migration “IOM”: conducting a workshop on the needs and rights of refugees; Tunis, Tunisia, August 29th – September 03rd 2016
  • “Migration, gender and globalization” RUSEMEG, CAWTAR and others; Tunis, Tunisia, May 11th 2016
  • Adoption between Sharia law and national law in Tunisia"; IISM, Paris, January 28th 2010.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • ُExcellence in Internationalization Award-Ajman University-November 2023
  • Member of an Awarded Project by the French National Agency for Research Award( ANR- MRSEI) September 2021
  • Member of ISA ( International Sociological Association)
  • Member of the Research Unit TTM ( Transmission, transition and mobility) College of Arts and Humanities in Tunisia
  • Member of Center of Anthropology and African Studies, FLSH, Sousse- Tunisia
  • External Expert in CAWTAR Center of Arab Women for Training and Research
  • Scholarship and full tuition fees for Outstanding Students ( Ministry of Higher Education- Tunisia 2000)