Hani Faris
Hani Faris "is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science and a Research Associate in the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He served in various academic positions at Kuwait University, American University (Washington, D.C.), Harvard University, McGill University and Simon Fraser University. Dr. Faris has authored Sectarian Conflict in the Modern History of Lebanon (1980); Beyond the Lebanese Civil War (1982); U.S. Policy in the Middle East (1984); co–authored The Arab Position on the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon (1983); and edited Arab Nationalism and the Future of the Arab World (1987). He has written more than twenty book chapters and over forty academic articles on such topics as Arab nationalism, the Middle East in world politics, Zionism, Lebanese politics, history of the Palestinian issue, and Third World development. Dr. Faris has served as Assistant Director General of the Palestine Research Center (1967–1968); Academic Vice Dean for Graduate Studies at Kuwait University (1978–1981); President of the Association of Arab–American University Graduates (1984–1985); advisor to the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security (1989–1991); member of the Board of Editors of Arab Studies Quarterly (1987–1990), member of the Board of Editors of Contemporary Arab Affairs (2008-Present), and member of the Board of Directors of Trans Arab Research Institute, (TARI) (2000 to Present). " [1]
- President, Trans-Arab Research Institute
