Author biography
Globalization and Middle East Studies
The official site of author and researcher Mohamed El Shibiny Phd
Mohamed El-Shibiny is a definitive
authority regarding the relationship between the West and the Arab world.
He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. at Ohio
State University and served in the United
Nations for over thirty years promoting education and culture exchange
for developing countries in Africa, the Far East, and the Middle East.
El Shibiny has a thorough
knowledge of Third-World requirements and viewpoints as the
former UNESCO Chief
Technical Advisor for East Africa, the Philippines, and Qatar and as Regional
Representative for the Middle East Gulf States.
On retiring from the UN, his
invaluable insight into Asian, African and Middle Eastern perspectives developed over his travels offered him the position of Advisor to the Minister
of Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman. The years following he served as Dean of the Faculty of Education at Sultan
Qaboos University.
Since, he continued to travel extensively, authoring, lecturing at international venues including Georgetown University, Washington D.C., and Durham University, UK, and participating
in various events including the Library
of Congress in the African and Middle Eastern Division on the discussion of his book the "Threat of
Globalization on Islamic Studies" (March 2005: Washington DC - USA).
Born in Egypt, he lives there today with
his wife, Panayota and his daughters Aida, Mona, Nadia and Shaden and is currently retired.