Biography:

Prof. Malak Zaalouk is Professor of Practice and the Director of the Graduate School of Educations (GSE), the Middle East Institute of Higher Education. Prof. Zaalouk has previously served as UNICEF Regional Senior Education Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa. She led the founding of Egyptian community schools, has promoted girls� education and quality education reform, and has been a noted global leader on issues of human rights and gender equity. She has published widely on issues of development in both English and Arabic. Prof. Zaalouk holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Hull, an MA in Sociology from AUC, a Diploma in Educational Planning from the International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP) in Paris, and a BA in Political Science from AUC. Her research interests include the political economy of reform and social change, gender, education and development, empowerment, participation and development, liberation education, comparative education, quality education, community participation and education, and transitions from school to life.

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