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1 Rima Sabban, Ph.D. Dubai: P.O. Box Fax: Home: Mobile: EDUCATION May 1996 May 1986 June 1977 American University Washington, D.C., USA Ph.D., Sociology of International Relations/ Gender and Family Ph.D. Dissertation: Broken Spaces; Bounded Realities: Foreign Female Domestic Workers in the UAE Georgetown University Washington, D.C., USA MA, Arab Studies/ International Relations Lebanese University Beirut, Lebanon BA, Journalism and Media Studies WORK EXPERIENCE Sept June Aug 2008 May Mar 2008 Sept Dec 2007 Assistant Professor Zayed University Special Advisory Program (Advising Post doctorate Student in a Collaborative program between the ASSR (Amsterdam School for Social Science Research) and WOTRO (the Foundation for Scientific Research of the Tropics). This research program analyses forms of globalization-from-below, transnational practices. It focuses on participants identities and notions of (il) legality and (il) licitness. The aim of the program was to develop a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, and to produce new methods for studying transnational practices. It did include four trajectories in Asia. I am one of the four advisors. My role besides reviewing the applications, participating in the selection of the participant member, was to advise and guide the post-doc student in (her) field- work in Dubai. I also gave talks introducing Dubai and its Transnational work force to the team, participated in academic gatherings, brainstorming and collective advisory sessions, including a four days workshop in Trivandrum (23-27 January Illegal But Licit: Transnational Flows and Permissive Politics in Asia Kerala India). Consultant Social Sciences Research Council (SSRC) The Inter-Asian Connection Conference- February 21 to February 24 Was the local coordinator for SSRC in Dubai. Advised and facilitated their full partnership with the Dubai School of Government (DSG), their partial partnership with Zayed University-Dubai Campus, hosting two full Panel discussions (Inter-Asian Connections, Past, Present, and Future and Methodologies of Inter-Asian Studies), and Dubai University. Organized and followed all conference matters and logistics including getting funding from different sponsors (Individually generated an approximate of Dhs ). Organized a post-conference workshop in which many local academic institutions participated, among which Professor Jacqueline Armijo- Hussein representing Zayed University. Consultant MBRF Foundation The First Knowledge Conference Organized by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation Was the academic consultant: writing proceedings and description, suggesting names of Arab renowned speakers, contacts and follow ups with conference panels, settings and performance. Conference had: 14 panels of discussion, 28 papers presented, 51 discussants to issues addressing Knowledge in the Arab World, its vision and challenges. Topics shed light on most pressing issues to address if we need to advance the Knowledge agenda in the Arab World, among them University development and capacity building of Arab Academic, Improving the Knowledge Public Sphere of discussion and freedom, addressing the educational shortcomings on all levels KG to Post-Graduate, improving research agenda, attracting and engaging the Arab Brain-drained

2 capacities and so on. On the side of the conference, worked on organizing an advisory group of National and local academics to bring in suggestions and strategic follow ups to the institution during and after the conference. Jun Jan 2008 Mar June 2007 Oct Nov 2006 Dec July 2006 Sep 2003 April 2005 Sep 2000 Dec 2003 Feb 1999 Mar 2000 Regional Research Consultancy (UNDP) Providing background information, finding researchers and experts in Dubai on issues of women migrants and domestic work. Setting the background information (Develop conceptual framework, design study on Migration and Health Risk and HIV, Coordinate the mutlti-ethnic dimensions of the Research in Dubai). Presenting a report to all researchers and UNDP team in a workshop held in Colombo Sri Lanka (4 5 November 2007) Multi-Country Study of Vulnerabilities relating to Women Migrants and HIV: From Asia to the Middle East. Research Consultancy for the Dubai Statistical Center (DSC) Received a grant from the Dubai Statistical Center (previously affiliated with the Dubai Municipality) and currently operating as the statistical independent institution for the Government of Dubai. The Research grant was to present a policy oriented analysis to the Dubai 2005 census contextualizing Dubai s Women Status and Future Perspective. Aimed at developing a background assessment to Policy Makers and to The Newly established Research Center as part of a road map to future activities. (Forthcoming soon) Visiting Scholar at the Amsterdam School For Social Science Research (ASSR) A month spent at the ASSR doing research. Gave two lectures at the University: One on November 8, Between the Borders of the (IL)Legal and the (IL)Licit: Domestic Workers in Dubai And Kaleidoscopic Map of Hippest Change and Parallelism, the other November 15 on Doing Field work on Migrant Domestic Workers in Dubai. On November 23, gave a presentation entitled Thriving in the UAE as part of a training program organized by The Apiarian Global. Consultant The Executive Office Training government officials to do social research, Planning and Following a Social Research agenda for the Social Development Plan as part of the Dubai Strategy: Researching and Drafting the Social Development Plan Later announced by the Ruler of Dubai and partially published then. Most policies developed are used in the current implementation of the Social Programs addressed by the Social Development Authority as part of the Dubai Executive Council. Social Sciences and Research Grant Received grant from SSRC as part of the International Collaborative Research program entitled Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East: Becoming Visible in the Public Sphere. It included doing research, workshops and many public and field work at multisided places of the receiving countries in the MENA region (Dubai, Jordan, Lebanon, and Istanbul) and one in a sending country (Indonesia). The project resulted in many public speeches and appearances to all group members, along collaboration with local academic institutions, faculties, students, and researchers (Zayed was one of them). Chair of General Education Department Established and chaired the Department of General Education at what is now the University of Dubai (previously Dubai University College) Part of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Duties included: Designing the General Education Department at the time the University was undergoing the Accreditation process by the Ministry of Higher Education. Curriculum, to encompass a breadth of understanding to local society, religious diversity and national pressing agenda. Courses designed are until today adopted and taught under similar course description. Other: Designed and continuously assessed Department Academic programs, administrative affairs, faculty recruitment, faculty evaluation, among many other departmental and inter-departments duties. Also, Member of Academic Affairs Council, Chair of Faculty Committee, Member of College Curriculum Committee, Member of Marketing Committee, Advisor for students Master s dissertation. Consultant Family Sciences and Assistant Professor Worked initially as a consultant for the Family Sciences group establishing the department. Helped them in recognizing the social setting, needs, meeting with officials and eventually setting the program. Helped design 2

3 the first Introductory Course taught at the department and curriculum, including the background study for a research center serving the whole community. Taught the Introductory course for a full semester (three sections) in addition to introducing and teaching the first course on Globalization on campus. Introduced (Arab Women and Social Research) during a week in a special in between semesters program. Apr 1999 Jul 1999 Sep 1997 Aug 1998 Dec 1996 Jun 1997 Columnist Writing a weekly editorial column on diverse socio-political issues relating to the Arab and Gulf Societies in Al-Khaleej Newspaper. Dean/Director of Student Affairs American University of Sharja Established, chaired and managed Office of Student Affairs (20 staff members including assistants, supervisors, dorm coordinators among others). Established cultural, academic and social student life activities. Established and chaired Students Dormitories (Men and Women). Headed University Disciplinary Committee, Scholarship Committee and Publication Committee. Established and chaired Center for Learning and Counseling. Developed Scholarships Policies and Regulations. Member of Board of Deans. Presented university and extra-curriculum programs to universities, outside students, organizations and community institutions. Academic Consultant/ Al-Arabia for Education and Development Conducted research, fieldwork, to equip institution with scientific data sources on the sociology of education Correspondent (and or) Full Time Journalist Assafir (Lebanon), Al-Azmina Al- Arabia (UAE), Al-Fajir (UAE). Al-Anwar (Lebanon), Assayad (Lebanon), Al-Hassna' (Lebanon), Al-Nissa' (Lebanon). TEACHING EXPERIENCE Feb 1999 Mar 2000 Jul Sep 2000 Sep 2000 Dec 2003 Assistant Professor Zayed University (Dubai Campus) Course number: (GENE203) Title: Globalization and UAE Society o Taught in the fall of 1999 Course number not available, Title: Introduction to Family Sciences o Taught three sections in the Dubai Campus (while teaching Globalization and UAE- Total teaching load was 4 classes) Arab Women and Social Research (outline attached- During the Academic Spring Festival Around the world in 5 days: ZU s Journey into Learning) Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology- American University in Dubai Course number (STL 275) Course title: Globalization and Dubai o Taught the Summer of 2000 (Syllabus attached) o Catalogue Description: Globalization is presumed to be a new stage in World History, and is advanced as a new analytical concept. This course explores the emergence of Globalization and its fast development across the world, and Dubai in specific. It tries to explore the different aspects of the process including such topics as the economics of Globalization, Cultural Globalization, Political Globalization, the role of Information revolution. The course will especially emphasize the different aspects contributing to the integration of Dubai in the World Technological Market. It explores the new role of Dubai, Dubai-Internet-City, and other newly launched projects. Finally, it evaluates how successful Dubai has been in dealing with the various challenges associated with the process of Globalization. Assistant Professor - General Education Department (Dubai University) 3

4 Course Number (GUAS 100) Course title: UAE Society o Taught in two or three sections each semester from Sept 2000 until September 2003 there was in variation each time in course requirements, outside visits, Invited speakers, and exams (Syllabus attached) o Brief catalogue description: The purpose of the course is to provide basic information concerning contemporary life in the UAE and the major social change taking place since the establishment of the federation until this day. The coverage includes a historical framework to the inception of UAE, its political system, economy, family, migration, population, women, youth, and the development of civil society. Course Number (GCUS 100) Course title: Culture and Society o Taught once a year (full or spring) from Sept 2001 until September 2003 o Brief Course description: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the various aspects of social and cultural life. Selected topics are studied to illustrate particular modes and perspectives of culture and society. These topics include: culture, fieldwork methods and techniques, adaptation, language, kinship, descent and marriage, culture and personality, applied anthropology, culture and the future. Course Number (GUAS 100) Course title: Globalization o Taught once a semester alternatively with Contemporary International Issues (one of the tow is taught each semester at least in one section mostly evening whereby both morning and evening students can attend) o Brief: This course was designed to examine the emergence of globalization and its rapid expansion throughout the world. It explored its different aspects: economics, social, cultural, political and how it relates to the UAE in general. Course Number (GSOC 100) Course title: Sociology and Society o Taught once a semester (basically an introduction to Sociology) alternatively with Psychology and Society (intro to psychology) taught by someone else basically a psychologist o Brief: Introduced the fundamental theories and research methods used by sociologists and other social scientists to understand the world around them. The coverage included thinkers like: Ibn Khaldounm Drkheim, Marx, Weber, Talcott Parson, Foucault among others. Other theories studied: social interaction (and Symbolic Social Interaction), social stratification and inequality social institutions, ethno-methodology. Topics covered: doing research in Sociology, and types of research design, social institutions such as family, education, religion, government and the economy, communities, work place, population, environment, and rapid social change (technology and urbanism). Course Number (GCII 100) Course title: Contemporary International Issues o Taught once a semester alternatively with Globalization o Brief: To help students become aware of the larger dynamics of the world around them and help them interact with it. It encourages there activism and international consecutiveness. Coverage included: rising poverty in the world, population growth, global resources, global security issues, global treats, world organizations and roles (UN, World Bank, IMF, UNDP, ILO etc..) rising role of NGOs, women s organizations, women s movements, changing world state-system, technology and its impact on knowledge and science in the world today. Note: Teaching load was three courses or four sections - at times classes went over 50 students. In addition to administrative responsibilities as a chair of the department. PUBLICATIONS FORTHCOMING Migrant domestic workers: a new public presence in the Middle East Co-authored paper (Annelies Moors, Ferhunde Ozbay, Ray Juraidini and Rima Sabban) forthcoming in a book to be published by the Social Sciences Research Council SSRC. 4

5 Women in Dubai, Challenges and Opportunities: Analytical Reading into the Last Census Published in a book by the Dubai Statistical Center. BOOKS 1999 Motherhood: An Arab Woman Journey Into Pregnancy, Labor, and Child Rearing Sharjah UAE The Sociologist Association (in Arabic) ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES June 1, 2005 Women Gender and Paid Domestic Labor: Gulf and Saudi Arabia Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Culture EWIC Brill Academic Publishers (Volume III) The Netherlands Dec 2004 ILO PAPERS Jun 2005 Jun 2004 Women, Gender and Construction of Citizenship: Gulf and Yemen Encyclopaedia of Women and Islamic Cultures EWIC Brill Academic Publishers (Volume II) The Netherlands Women Migrant Domestic Workers Gender and Migration in Arab States Edited Simel Esim and Monica Smith (In Arabic) ILO- Beirut Women Migrant Domestic Workers Gender and Migration in Arab States Edited Simel Esim and Monica Smith, ILO- Beirut 2002 Migrant Women in the United Arab Emirates Series on Gender Promotion Program ILO. CHAPTERS IN A BOOK Dec 2007 Socio-Political Trends and Perceptions of Youth in the Gulf Region: A survey analysis Co-Authored Khaldoun Al Naqib, Baqer Al Najjar, and Rima Sabban in Trends of Youth in the Gulf Cooperation Countries The Gulf Development Forum: Kuwait. Dec 2000 April 2005 Civil Society in the Gulf: A General Assessment of Strength and Weaknesses Issues and Concerns on Civil Society in the Gulf Cooperation Countries Gulf Development Forum: Kuwait (Arabic) Arab Women s Rights: A comprehensive Review of all charters and world agreements and treaties Human Rights in the Arab World published in collaboration between the UNDP and the Arab Human Rights Organization in Cairo (Arabic) The Lebanese Women and Capitalist Cataclysm Women of the Arab World, Nahid Toubia (ed.) London: ARTICLES, PAPERS, AND LECTURES Mar 8, 2008 Arab Culture in a Rising Global Spectrum Lecture at the Dubai University Mar. 24, 2007 Feb , 07 Nov 23, 2006 Nov Feb UAE: A Long History in the Making of a Young Country and an Intriguing Society Lecture, Dubai University Youth Exclusion in the Middle East Two days workshop organized by- the Wolfensohn Center for Development and the Dubai School of Government, Dubai, UAE. Thriving in the UAE Workshop presentation at - The Apirian Global, Amsterdam, Holland. Between the Borders of the (IL)Legal and the (IL)Licit: Domestic Workers in Dubai And Kaleidoscopic Map of Hippest Change and Parallelism Lecture at the Amsterdam University, School for Social Sciences Research. Tendencies and Perspectives of Youth in the Gulf Region Gulf Forum Yearly Annual Meeting A Youth survey in five Gulf States, Manama, Bahrain 5

6 Dec 9, 2005 Mar 16-20, 2005 Nov 19, 2005 Dec 21-23, 2004 Dec 11, 2004 Oct Jun 21, 2004 Jun 22, 2004 Jun 18, 2004 Jun 19, 2004 Jun 17, 2004 May 4-5, 2004 Apr 4, 2004 Apr 3, 2004 Apr 1, 2004 Global Actors, National Citizens at Crossroads of Cooperation, Creation, and Conflicts: The Predicament of a Global City in a Small Nation Cities and Globalization: Challenges for Citizenship Dec 9-11 at the Institut Français du Proche-Orient (IFPO) and the American University of Beirut (AUB). Lebanon Changing Times, Reshaping Spaces: Patterns of Migrant Domestic Workers in UAE from Slavery until Today Sixth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting Montecatini- Terme, Italy. Negotiating Gender Borders in Arab Oil Universities: The Case of the United Arab Emirates Middle East Studies Association MESA Annual Conference-Washington- DC. Issues of Perception and ethic division in the Domestic Workers Trajectory between Indonesia and the Gulf Countries Paper presented at workshop Women Domestic Workers in Islamic Countries CRCS in Collaboration with SSRC, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Debating the Female Transnational Subaltern Locating the Borders of Class, Identity, and Gender Paper presented at the Workshop on Women and Transnationalism Co-Organized: Institute for Gender and Women's Studies at the American University in Cairo, and Institute for Women s Studies and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto Cairo, Egypt. Migrant Workers and Discourse of Inclusion and Exclusion Paper presented at the Conference on Public Sphere organized by SSRC and American University in Beirut Lebanon. Civil Society in the Arab Gulf States: Current Changes, Future Challenges Paper presented at the Forum for Arab Reform, co-organized by the Arab Organization for Human Rights and the Library of Alexandria Egypt. Empowering Civil Society in the Arab World Region and North Africa workshop discussion at the Library of Alexandria Egypt. Migration, Public Sphere and Xenophobia Paper presented at a workshop discussion co-organized between IFPO (French Institute for Oriental Programs) Amman and SSRC, Amman, Jordan. Transnational Migrants, Local Domestics presentation and workshop discussion IFPO Amman and SSRC Amman, Jordan. From historical trajectories to contemporary transnationalism and globalization Paper presented in panel discussion between (IFPO) SSRC Amman, Jordan. UAE Civil Society Paper presented in a Conference on Civil Society in the Gulf Countries: Contemporary Challenges and Future Perspectives Organized by the Arab Human Rights organization Ta iz Yemen. Negative Arabic Media Discourse on Migrant Domestics Discussion Forum at the Journalists Association Dubai, UAE. Domestic Workers and UAE Media Discourse: Race, Class and Gender Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion Paper presented at a seminar entitled Migrant Domestic Workers and Media Discourse: Presence in Absenteeism Co-sponsored between Zayed University and SSRC Dubai, UAE. Migrant Domestics in UAE - Roundtable discussion Between SSRC and Gulf News Reporters and Researchers on Labor in UAE. 6

7 Jan 23, 2004 Jan 24, 2004 Jan 6, 2004 Nov 8, 2003 Nov 9, 2004 Oct 3, 2003 Oct 5, 2003 Oct 6, 2003 Sep 28, 2003 Sep 23-24, 2003 May 30, 2002 May 22-24, 2003 Apr 29, 2003 Oct 26 31, 2002 Globalization and Domestication of the UAE Household Sphere Paper presented at American University of Beirut as part of a Seminar on Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East, Beirut, Lebanon. Role of Civil Society in empowering migrant domestics in Lebanon Discussion at the International Migration Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Roundtable Discussion of the UNDP Report 2003 on Establishing an Arab Knowledge Society at AlKhaleej Unit of Strategic Studies and Research, Sharja, UAE. Nature and Dynamics of Civil Society in the UAE: Is there a real one? Paper presented at Forum: Towards Activating a Strategic Social Movement on Human Rights in the Arab World, organized by: Human Rights Center for Information and Training, Jordanian Regional Center for Human Security and Diplomacy, and Arab Human Rights Activists, Yemen. Women and Contemporary Changes and Civil Society, Workshop paper at the Arab Human Rights Organization Yemen. Domestic Service in the Gulf Region Paper presented at a workshop co-organized by Bogazici University and SSRC Istanbul, Turkey. Servants and Slaves in the UAE Paper presented at the SSRC workshop on Domestics and Historical Trajectories, Istanbul Turkey. Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East: Becoming Visible in the Public Sphere Panel discussion SSRC and Bagazici University Istanbul, Turkey. Globalization and UAE Family Lecture at Dubai Women s Association Dubai, UAE. World Bank and IMF 2003 Annual Meetings Full Participation and active Discussion with the Ex. World Bank President Mr. Wolfensohn and Global NGOs, Dubai, UAE. Arabs and the West: Clashing Realities or Differing Views paper presented at Perceptions of the West symposium at American University of Sharja, Department of Arab and International Studies, Sharja, UAE. Workshop on Arab Women Legalities and Empowerment Strategies- Two full days of continuous regional gathering on Women Empowerment Strategies in the Gulf Region Family, Socialization, and Emerging Challenges of Globalization Paper presented at the Forum on Social Development and the Role of Family at the Department of Sociology: Sharja University Sharja, UAE. Arab Women and the Dilemma of Creativity in the Humanities Paper presented at Arab Women and Creativity Conference Higher Cultural Council Cairo, Egypt. Jun 2002 Analysis of Electronic User Names in UAE, Dar Al-Khaleej, June Feb 16, 2002 Dec 14, 2001 Feb 6, 2001 Women and Contemporary Global Challenges Paper presented at Cultural Forum Tourism Club. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Consultancy Proposal for Kul Al Usara Magazine, Sharja, UAE. Foreign Female Domestic Workers in the UAE Paper presented at a workshop on 'Domestic Service and Mobility: Labor, Livelihoods and Lifestyles' organized by: CLARA, IIAS, and ISIM (5-7 February 2001) at the International Institute of Social History- Amsterdam. 7

8 Apr 1 3, 2001 Family Studies and Family Study Trends Paper presented at Future of Humanities and Sociological Studies in University Education, UAE University Al-Ain, UAE UAE Women in Constitutional and Family Laws in Laws and Regulations in UAE Sociologist Association Sharjah, UAE. Oct 23 28, 2001 Sep 4, 1999 Mar 24, 1999 Mar 11, 1998 Feb 19 20, 1998 Jul 20, 1997 Jun 21 24, 1997 Mar 25, 1997 Mar 8, 1997 Feb 20 21, 1997 Nov 26, 1996 Jun 1996 Mar 1995 Sep 1986 Globalization and Arab Women Paper presented 100 Years after Qassim Amin Conference by The Higher Cultural Council Cairo, Egypt. Students and University Learning: Meanings, Evaluation, and Self-Assessment Lecture at Sharja Women s Club Sharja, UAE. Methods of Counseling High School Female Students Lecture at Girls High School Ras al Khaima Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE. Advising Notes on Classroom Management Lecture Ras Al-Khaimah Women's Association RAK-UAE. Institutions of Civil Society in the Gulf Paper presented at annual meeting of Muntada Al- Tanmiya Gulf Development Forum, Kuwait. UAE Culture, Society, and History Training workshop Dubai, UAE. Teenage and Freedom, Satellite TV, Love/Marriage, and Free Time Four lectures Series at Sharja Women's Club Sharja, UAE. Women and Law in UAE: A Sociological Perspective Paper presented at conference Laws in the UAE Sharja, organized by the Sociologist Association, Sharja, UAE. UAE Women and the General Policies of the UAE State Conference by The Abu Dhabi Women s Association Abu Dhabi, UAE. The GCC States and their Neighboring Countries Workshop by the Kuwaiti Sociologist Association, Kuwait. Women and Work: A Conceptual Framework Paper presented at conference "Women and Work in UAE UAE University, Al-Ain UAE Arab Women and Feminist Theories: Prospects and Challenges Lecture Al-Hiwar Center Washington D.C., USA Changes and Challenges: Arab World and the Impact of Oil Societies Lecture at the American University Washington D.C., USA Lebanese Women and Economic Development: A Socio-Historical Approach Paper presented at a Conference Entitled Unveiling the Mind organized by Tadamun Al-Mara' Al-Arabia, an Arab Women Solidarity Organization, Cairo, Egypt. Autumn 1986 The Impact of War on Children Journal of Social Affairs, 11, Autumn 1986 Sharja, UAE. COMPUTER AND STATISTICAL SKILLS SPSS, MS Project Management LANGUAGE SKILLS 8

9 Arabic: Native speaker. English: Fluent. French: Fluent. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION MESA Middle East Studies Association (Member) Gulf Academics (Founding Member ) Gulf Development Forum (Member since 1997) Arab Organization for Human Rights- Egypt (Member) Sociologists Association Sharjah, UAE (Member) 9