Sharqieh is the author of A Lasting Peace? Yemen’s Long Journey to National Reconciliation and Reconstructing Libya: Stability Through National Reconciliation. He has published extensively about conflict resolution in the MENA region.
Ibrahim Sharqieh will receive the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Distinguished Alumni Award for his contribution to the study of conflict and resolution in the Middle East
A Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) faculty member will receive the prestigious George Mason University (GMU) School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) Distinguished Alumni Award, said a press release.
Ibrahim Sharqieh, who is an adjunct assistant professor at GU-Q, will receive the S-CAR Distinguished Alumni Award at the annual Celebration of Distinction banquet on April 9, 2014, in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Recipients of the prize must be nominated and the awardee is determined by strict criteria.
Candidates for the GMU Distinguished Alumni Award are assessed based on professional accomplishments, awards and recognition, service/contributions to the S-CAR community, level of engagement with GMU, and demonstrated excellence in conflict resolution theory/research/practice. Sharqieh earned his PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in 2006.
At GU-Q Sharqieh teaches Early Warning and Conflict Prevention, International Conflict Resolution, and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. In the fall he will introduce a new course called International Mediation.
Sharqieh specialises in Middle East politics with a focus on Palestine, Yemen, Libya, Tunisia, and the Gulf region. His current research is on Conflict Resolution in the Arab world. In the past two years, Sharqieh has conducted over 200 interviews on National Reconciliation in Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia. This required meeting with senior government officials, representatives of political parties, revolutionaries, military councils, youth activists, women’s organizations, tribal leaders, and refugees.
“It is incredibly overwhelming for my accomplishments in the field to be recognised by the premier conflict resolution school in the world,” Sharqieh said.
Kevin Avruch, GMU Dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, said, “We are [delighted] that Ibrahim will receive this honour in recognition of his achievements and commitment to the growing field of conflict resolution. To say we are proud would be an understatement.”
GU-Q Dean Gerd Nonneman said: “For Dr Sharqieh to be honoured in this way reflects the increasing international scope and impact of our research and programs at the Qatar campus.”
Sharqieh is also a Foreign Policy Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Doha Center. Previously, he served as senior project director at The Academy for Educational Development (AED) where he managed international development projects in several Arab countries including Yemen and Qatar. He was also an academic adviser to the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington, DC.
Sharqieh is the author of A Lasting Peace? Yemen’s Long Journey to National Reconciliation and Reconstructing Libya: Stability Through National Reconciliation. He has published extensively about conflict resolution in the MENA region and his articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, the Financial Times, CNN, The Christian Science Monitor, The National Interest, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Al Arabiya.
Sharqieh’s views on Middle East politics are quoted regularly by Reuters and the Associated Press, and he is a frequent commentator on news channels such as NPR, CNN, Al Jazeera (English and Arabic), and the BBC.
In addition to Georgetown in Qatar, Sharqieh has taught International Conflict Resolution at George Washington University, George Mason University, and The Catholic University of America.