Dr Salawdeh, Omar

Brief Introduction

Omar Salawdeh is the Convenor of the Arabic Program. He holds a B.A in English Language and Literature from Kuwait University and an M.A in Linguistics from the State University of Campinas (Brazil). He received his Advanced Studies Diploma and his Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Cadiz University (Spain) in 2005 and 2007 respectively. Prior to joining the Centre for Language Studies at NUS, Omar worked as a Term Assistant Professor of Arabic at George Mason University in the United States from 2008-2012, where he taught courses on Arabic language and culture at all levels. Omar's research interests include Arabic sociolinguistics, al-Andalus, and Muslim-Christian religious polemic in the Middle Ages.