​Professor of Cultural Studies

American University of Beirut

Tel:00961-1-350000 , Ext: 4032

Home : 01-705776 - Cell phone: 03-242372

Email: hb19@aub.edu.lb

Areas of Research:

                           History and historiography in 18th and 19th Century  Bilad al Sham.

                           Christian Arabic Studies.

                           Christian Muslim Relations in Bilad al Sham under Ottoman Rule.

                           History of Lebanon.

                           Andalusian Literature.

Education:

                         Ph. D. Universite St. Joseph, Beirut 1998.

                         Field of Study: Historiography in Bilad al Sham in the Eighteenth Century.

                        Supervisor: Professor Father Louis Pouzet.

                        M A. American University of Beirut 1983 (History).

                        Supervisor: Professor Tarif Khalidi.

                         Graduate Studies: Boston College, USA( History and Political Science).

                         B.A. College of Holy Names.

                         Oakland –California, U.S.A. 1967 (History)

                         Undergraduate Studies: University of Fribourg, Switzerland(Philosophy and History).