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Mohammed Ali Fadaam Shihan (Assistant Professor)

PhD in Social Anthropology
Lecturer
Sociology - Arts
art.fadam61@uoanbar.edu.iq


Biography

 Mohammed Ali Fadam, born in 1961, is an Assistant Professor of Sociology/Social Anthropology at the University of Anbar – College of Arts. He earned his B.A. from Salahaddin University (1984), his M.A. (1989) and Ph.D. (2010) from the University of Baghdad. He has extensive experience in teaching and supervising M.A. and Ph.D. theses, in addition to participating in national and international scientific conferences, and publishing research that serves both society and the environment. He is the author of the book Anthropology of Social Change (2019), and has received numerous letters of appreciation and commendation from the Ministry of Higher Education and the University Presidency

Publication

  • Armed Conflicts and Their Impact on the Iraqi Family: A Socio-Anthropological Study
    Jordanian Studies Journal (Scopus), 2020

  • The Social Problems of Mobile Phones: A Field Study on Students at the University of Anbar
    2019

  • The Strategy of Counter-Terrorism from an Educational Perspective
    The 4th International Conference – National Security Advisory, 2023

  • Social Awareness and Its Role in Epidemic Prevention (COVID-19 as a Model): A Socio-Anthropological Study
    2023

  • Social Variables of University Graduate Unemployment
    2023

  • Social Problems of Rural Women: A Field Study
    2023

  • Tribal Custom and Its Role in Promoting Civil Peace in Iraqi Society: Anbar as a Model – An Anthropological Field Study
    2024

  • Domestic Violence Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Anthropological Study in the City of Ramadi
    2024

  • University Education and the Development of Human Capital: A Theoretical Study
    2025

  • Cybersecurity and the Fight Against Cybercrime: A Field Study in the City of Fallujah
    2025

Lectures


No. Subjects Lectures Stage File Video
1 peace culture Defining strategic peacebuilding Postgraduate
2 peace culture Peacebuilding values Postgraduate
3 peace culture Peacebuilding Communication Skills Postgraduate
4 peace culture Peacebuilding Operations Overview Postgraduate
5 peace culture Reducing direct violence Postgraduate
6 peace culture Transforming Relationships Postgraduate
7 peace culture Principles-Based Negotiation Postgraduate
8 peace culture capacity building Postgraduate
9 peace culture Strategic Planning for Peacebuilding Postgraduate
10 peace culture Vertical capacity and horizontal capacity Postgraduate
11 peace culture Assessing the maturity of the conflict Postgraduate
12 peace culture Peacebuilding Calendar and Coordination Postgraduate
13 Rural Sociology Define the concept of rural sociology Second
14 Rural Sociology Rural sociology topic Second
15 Rural Sociology The concept of rural sociology, the genesis of rur Second
16 Rural Sociology Trends in rural sociology Second
17 Rural Sociology The contribution of economics to rural studies Second
18 Rural Sociology Rural community study syllabus Second
19 Rural Sociology Social Research Methods Second
20 Rural Sociology Rural Society Research Methods Second
21 Rural Sociology data collection tools Second
22 Rural Sociology rural settlement Second
23 Rural Sociology Rural life in modern times Second

Academic certificates

1-B.A.  Sociology – University of Salahaddin, Erbil – 1984.

2-M.A. Sociology – University of Baghdad – 1989.

3-Ph.D.  Sociology – University of Baghdad – 2010.

Supervision

1-M.A. Thesis: Social Problems of Mobile Phones. University of Anbar, 2019.

2-Unemployment among Graduates: A Field Study on Students of the University of Anbar. 2022.

3-Social Problems of Rural Women: A Field Study in Al-Ramadi Island. 2022.

4-The Role of Socialization in Promoting the Values of Community Peace: A Field Study in Al-Khalidiya City. 2024.

5-Cybersecurity and Emerging Cybercrimes: A Field Study in Al-Fallujah City. 2025.

Other

Academic Contributions and Activities

Books

  • Authored Book: Anthropology of Social Change.

Committees & Administrative Work

  • Member, Competitive Examination Committee for M.A. and Higher Diploma Students, 2019.

  • Member, Scientific Committee, Department of Sociology, 2019.

  • Member, Plagiarism Detection Committee for M.A. Thesis, 2020.

  • Member, Plagiarism Detection Committee for M.A. Thesis on The Social Impacts of the ISIS Crisis.

  • Member, Advisory and Curriculum Committee, Department of Sociology.

  • Member, Student Registration Committee.

  • Member, Credit Hour System Committee, Department of Sociology.

  • Member, Cultural Committee, Department of Sociology.

  • Member, Examination Committee, Department of Sociology, 2019–2020.

Teaching Experience

  • Community Peace, taught for the Departments of Geography, History, and Arabic Language (First Year).

  • Urban Sociology, taught for the Department of Sociology (Second Year).

  • Cultural Sociology, taught for the Department of Sociology (Third Year).

  • Cultures of Peace and Community Peace, taught for Higher Diploma Students.

  • Delivered theoretical lectures on Educational Counseling.

  • Delivered awareness lectures on drug abuse for dormitory students at the University of Anbar.

Academic Involvement

  • Member, M.A. Thesis Defense Committee, University of Anbar, 2020.

  • Reviewer, research paper titled Our Arab Cultural Identity and Its Future Horizons under the Challenges of Globalization.

  • Participation in a field visit with first-year sociology students to the Institute for the Deaf and Mute in Ramadi.

  • Awarded an Appreciation Letter from the University President, 2019.

Conferences, Seminars & Workshops

  • Speaker, Virtual Seminar on Human Rights and Community Peace.

  • Participant, Seminar by Amal Organization on Social Peace, Erbil, 2019.

  • Participant, Workshop by Amal Organization on Media and Peace, Erbil, 2020.

  • Participant, Cultural Evening Seminar organized by the College of Arts on Social Media and Its Effects, 2020.

Media Engagements

  • Guest Speaker, Radio Voice of Youth on the Social Impacts of COVID-19, 2020.

  • Guest Speaker, Market Media Group on Domestic Violence, 2020.

  • Guest Speaker, Anbarian Elites Program, on The Role and Importance of Sociology during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020.