Consultative Board Biography

    Saud F.K. Al-Sharafat,phD

Founder and Director of the Shorufat Center

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Intelligence Gathering and Analysis, Open-source intelligence (OSINT), Terrorism and counterterrorism, Political Islam, Islamic Religious Extremis, Globalization Process, Global politics, International Political Economy (IPE), Media & Social Networks Impact, Refuges and Immigration, Jordanian Affairs.

Ibrahim I. Othman, PhD. Sociology, University of Massachusetts .Amherst, USA. Professor of Sociology Jordan University.Zenabdo3@yahoo.com . 0777992902.
Aref M. Al Khattar, Ph.D. Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. USA. Former chair of the Department of Justice, Law, and Society, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at California University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses on terrorism, intelligence, research methods, crime theories. Dr. Al-Khattar is a multi-year honoree in Who’s Who among American Teachers & Educators In addition; he is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Society of Criminology, ASIS, and the World Society of Victimiology. He currently serves as a consultant to the National Institute of Justice. He is a reviewer to the following journals: Criminology and Public Policy, Journal of International Criminal Justice, Jordan Journal of Social Sciences, International Journal of Security and Terrorism, Criminal Justice Studies, and Criminal Justice Policy Review.
Dr. Al-Khattar is a retired law enforcement officer (Lieutenant Colonel, General Intelligence Department) with seventeen years of intelligence experience in the Kingdom of Jordan. Homepage:
Http://workorce.calu.edu/alkhattar

Salem Sari, PhD. Sociology, Bradford University, England, Professor of Sociology at Philadelphia University Jordan. Aerie of Experience: Globalization, Culture and development.

Walid Abdul hay, PhD. International Relations Cairo University. Professor of Political Sciences, Future studies of International Relations at Yarmouk University-Irbid-Jordan. Advisor of Higher Media Council-2003-2007. He is also a member of many scientific academies such as the Arab Society for Political Science and the World Future Society in Washington. Abdel Hay has written books and specialized papers on futuristic studies and international relations Among his best-known works are: Impediments to Joint Arab Action (Beirut: The Arab Union Studies Center, 1987); Futuristic Studies in International Relations (Al-Rabat, 1992); The Transition of Axioms in International Relations: A Futuristic Study (Algiers, 1994); The Future of the Zionist Mind (Yarmouk University, 1997) He has translated many books, most prominently: Controversial Theories in International Relations (Kuwait, 1985) and Smallness is dangerous: Tiny States in a Large World (Damascus, 1989). E.Mail -profwalid@hotmail.com

Helmi K. Sari, proposer Ph.D. Sociology in Mass Media and Communication. Bradford University, England 1983. Professor of Sociology of Communication and Mass Media. Faculty of Arts. Jordan University. M.A –Social Psychology of Cultural Communication. Department of Peace Studies. Bradford University. England. Professor of Sociology of Mass Media and Communication. 2012- Present. The Jordan University.
International Sociological Association. Arab Sociological Association.(Vice President ) The Jordan Family Planning And Protection Association. The Jordan Women’s Union
Skills in Advanced Negotiation, Public Relations in Contemporary Institution ,conflict management. Crisis Management and Media Effective Speaking .

Muhannad Al-Mubaidin, PhD. Philosophy of History / Cultural History/Ottoman era – The University of Jordan.
Full Professor, Department of History, The University of Jordan, Head of the Main Library Unit, The University of Jordan, Secretary of the Committee for Assessment of Books on the Hashemite family, the King Abdullah II and the Royal Court / Ministry of Culture.
The University of Jordan President Assistant, Acting Director of the Cultural Department . Producer and Presenter of a TV Journalist, writer and researcher in Ad-Dustour newspaper. (Jordan), Contributor to Al-Hayat newspaper, (London). Prof.Mubaidin has many Books and Scientific Researches in politics, power and authority in Islam, Islamic thought and the reform: Ottoman and Iranian experiences. Islamists and the Democratic Regime: Experiences and Trends. Tel : 079 5162114. P. O. Box: 13487 Amman 11942 Jordan. mohannad974@yahoo.com

Nizar Abu-Jaber, Ph.D. North Carolina State University in Geology. Professor of Geology German Jordanian University. Jordan. Over twenty years of experience in research, study and consultations related to natural and cultural heritage resources, water and environmental sustainability. Director for the Study of Natural and Cultural Heritage, and Director for the Consultations and Training Center at German Jordanian University. Published a book titled “Jordan and the environmental challenge”. Participated in numerous editorial boards and international and local conferences. nizar.abujaber@gmail.com.

Yousef A. Rabab’ah. Ph.D. Arabic Language and Grammar. University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, Assistant Professor Department of Arabic Language and Literature Philadelphia University – Jerash Jordan. 2006 – To date. Head of Arabic Departments at Philadelphia University. Head of Journalism Departments at Philadelphia University, Jordan. Director of Public and Cultural Affairs at Philadelphia University, 2010. Editor of Philadelphia Cultural Magazine. Member of the Jordanian Writers Society. Member of Jordanian Critics Society .Editor-in-chief of Journal of Arabic Language Specialized Research (J-ALSR), The Scientific Institute for Advanced Training and Studies, Malaysia. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies. Cornell University, fall 2011. Coordinator of Arabic Language Program for Cornell University in Jordan, 2010-2013 .Director of Almashreq for Teaching Arabic for Non-Native Speakers, Jordan. Scholarly Interests, Magazine and newspaper writer in issues related to Islamic thinking, Islamic movements, the Islamic economic inheritance, and cross-linguistic research.
Home Address, Philadelphia University. PO: 1 Jerash- 19392. Jordan. Mobile: (+962-79) 572-8999
yousefrababa@yahoo.com

Nael Khaled Aladwan, PhD. Business Economic, University of Jordan, Director of Policies and Strategies Department, Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology.