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Our Programs

The Center for Arab Studies

Cultural and Educational Events

The Center for Arab Studies

An agreement establishing a Center for Arab Studies was signed with the University of Houston thanks to generous donations from the community.

Chairs of Arab Studies

Cultural and Educational Events

The Center for Arab Studies

The inaugural Rice University Chair of Arab Studies was held by Professor Ussama Makdisi until his departure in 2022.

The University of Houston Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Modern Arab History is held by Professor Abdel Razzaq Takriti.

Cultural and Educational Events

Cultural and Educational Events

Cultural and Educational Events

The AAEF has organized many cultural and educational programs.

Leadership

Board of Directors

AAEF Officers 

President – Aziz Shaibani, M.D.
Vice President – Amer Al-Nahhas
Secretary – Ruth Ann Skaff
Treasurer – Saib Saour
 

AAEF Board of Directors 

Amer Al-Nahhas
Dana Ashrawi, M.Ed.
Claudia I. Baba, M.A.

DeeDee Baba, J.D.
Tamer Barazi
Malek A. Bohsali

Ali Daher
Rauf Diab
Rolla Elsaiary

Ruth Ann Skaff
Lina Sabouni, AIA NCARB
Saib Saour 

Aziz Shaibani, M.D.

Samar Zahrawi, Ph.D.

Faiza Zalila, Ph.D.

AAEF Advisory Board Members 

Ann Bragdon al-Kadhi, Ph.D.
Dina Alsowayel, Ph.D.
Christine Attar
Amin Bohsali
George Elhaj, M.D.
Hoda Kardoush
Alma Kombargi
Alan Matusow, Ph.D.
Shafik Rifaat, Ph.D.
Hatem Saqr, Ph.D.
Sima Sawaf 

Farouk Shami


Past Presidents   

(1986-1991) Abdel-Kader Fustok, M.D
(1992) Omar Sawaf
(1993) Amin Bohsali
(1994) Alfred J. Boulos
(1995) Elizabeth F. AlKaaoud
(1996) Jumana Amara-Ghandour
(1997) Christine Attar
(1998) Amin Bohsali
(1999-2001) Saib Saour
(2002-2004) Marwan M. Atalla
(2004-2006) Bassam Barazi
(2006-2008) Nuri A. Nuri             


Past Board of Directors 

Mariana Abdelnour ~ Abdellatif Adnane ~ Nadine Abdallah, J.D. ~ Kadreya Abou-Sayed, Ph.D. ~ Mahdi Al-Bassam, MD ~ Karim  AlKadhi ~ Ann Bragdon AlKadhi ~ Elizabeth AlKaaoud ~ Dina Alsowayel ~  Waleed Al-Banawi ~ Gary Awad ~ Hana Al-Sahly ~ Nada Al-Shoabi ~ Mohamed Khalil Ali ~ Samer Al-Azem ~ Lina Asmar ~ Amin Bohsali ~ Christine Attar  ~ Adeline Abercia ~ Marwan M. Atalla ~ Ferial Bahrani ~ Alfred Boulos ~  Isam Balat ~ Hisham Badeen ~ Nabila Cronfel ~ Jamal Daniel ~ Abdo J.  Droubi ~ Nabila Drooby ~ George E. Elhaj, MD ~ Mahmoud El-Gamal ~ Omar El-Halwagi, J.D. ~ Abdel-Kader Fustok, MD ~ Jabra Foteh ~ Zeina Fares ~ Jomana Amara-Ghandour ~ Ahmad Hijazi ~ Richard Holmes ~ Amjad J. Habbas ~ Gheed  Amara-Itani ~ Houda Jarrah ~ Lina Jazi ~ Hoda Kardoush ~ Priscilla Khoury ~ Alma Kombargi ~ Seema Kattan ~ Omar Kader ~ Vic Maria ~ Norma  Maria ~ Medhi Muntasser ~ Nabil Murad ~ Maher Nasser ~ Nancy Jo Nelson ~ Nuri Nuri ~ Maher F. Qaddumi  ~ Deborah Safi ~ Hazim Safi, MD ~ Fayyad Sbaihat ~ Jamil Shami ~ Mo Shebaclo ~ Ruth Ann Skaff ~ Mazen I. Snobar ~ Omar A. Sawaf ~ Bishr Tabaa ~ Richard Trabulsi  ~ Suna Umari ~ Amal Zakhem ~ Kamil Zakhour     

        

Past Advisory Board Members

Adelina Abercia ~ Alfred J. Boulos ~ Issa Cook ~ Abdel-Kader Fustok, M.D. ~ Shafiq Kombargi ~ Gerald Strickland   

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