Soumaya Abdellatif EP Slama

Soumaya Abdellatif is the Head of the Sociology Department at Ajman University, where she leads a team of faculty and researchers in conducting and disseminating sociological studies on various topics related to the Arab world and beyond. She has over a decade of experience in teaching, researching, and coordinating projects in the fields of sociology, anthropology, and gender studies. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Strasbourg University in France and has been the Head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Center at Ajman University since January 2023. She is also a member of several international and regional academic networks and organizations, including the International Sociological Association (ISA), Project Redemar (funded by the French National Agency for Research), and the Center of Anthropology and African Studies in Sousse. She has participated in various doctoral schools and training courses in Switzerland, Canada, France, Tunisia, and Jordan. She is a scientific coordinator for regional studies in the Middle East and North Africa and an expert in gender at the Arab Women's Center for Training and Research (CAWTAR) and at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She has a keen interest in kinship, the sociology of the family, gender, social ties, migratory movements, and identity.