أستاذ مساعد في العلوم السياسية والعلاقات الدولية Assistant Professor of political science and international relations at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. I was a lecturer in political science and IR from 2017 to 2021 at the same university. I received my education in Palestine, Germany, and Turkey. In 2021, I received my Ph.D. in Civilization Studies (political science) from the Alliance of Civilizations Institute of Ibn Khaldun University, Turkey. My thesis is entitled “The Construction of a Theory of Civilization Through the Works of al‑Māwardī.” In 2006, I earned my political science BA from al-Quds University in Jerusalem. In 2009 I received my first Masters degree in International Studies from Birzeit University, and in 2013 my second Masters degree in Political Theory from the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. My academic publications appeared in the Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Insight Turkey, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, (Dîvân) journal of interdisciplinary studies, Darulfunun ilahiyat and Alternatives: Global, Local, Political. Besides my native Arabic language, I am fluent in German, English, and Turkish. My research interests are Ethics and Politics, Political Theory, Civilization Studies, Theory of Civilization, Islamic Thought, Classical Muslim thoughts, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.