Dr. Hussam Ahmed

Biography

Hussam R. Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Carleton University. His research focuses on social cultural history in the modern Middle East, exploring the ideas and institutions that have shaped modern Arab societies, particularly in terms of education, cultural production, and the press. He earned his Ph.D. in History from McGill University and has held postdoctoral fellowships at KU Leuven and the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining Carleton University, he taught Middle East History at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. His book, "Nahdawi: Taha Hussein and Institution Building in Egypt," was released in 2021, with an Arabic translation published in 2023. Ahmed's scholarship has received support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture. He has been recognized for his outstanding teaching, including being named a 'Teaching Hero' by the Irish National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in 2021. He offers courses on topics such as anti-colonial movements, Arab intellectual traditions, and global South perspectives, with research projects examining journalism's role in shaping intellectual production in the postcolonial era.

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