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Fayiz Suyyagh, from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, won the "Sheikh Zayed Book Award" for his remarkable and distinguished translation into Arabic of Anthony Giddens's "Sociology". In this translation, Dr. Suyyagh has demonstrated the highest possible measure of integrity, faithfulness in delivering the original text in elegant style, state-of-the-art proficiency and terminological precision, with full acknowledgement and recognition of intellectual copyrights. As such, his translation of this important contemporary landmark work, represents a significant addition to the Arab cultural scene, rendered in a manner which is, at once, manageable and accessible to both scholars and students. |
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Highlights of current involvements: Centre for Strategic Studies - the University of Jordan (1999 - todate) Sr. Visiting Researcher and Socio-economist, Co-author, editor and Chief Socio-economic Analyst of studies and field surveys on regional economic cooperation and social integration, as well as comparative cultural and values systems studies in the Arab Mashreq countries; http://www.css-jordan.org United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 2001 – todate · Consultant/Editor – Arab Human Development Reports (1st, 2nd,3rd,4t) · Consultant / Reviewer - Global Human Development Report (GHDR2003,2005). · DFID (UK) Jan. 2003- Dec. 2004 Consultant/Editor, Jordan National Human Development Report. http://www.undp.org World Bank: (2003-2006) Social and Economic Impact Assessment of a series of World Bank-supported development projects in Jordan. http://www.worldbank.org International Labor Organization (ILO).2004- 2006. Chief Socioeconomic Consultant: Child Labor in Jordan http://www.ilo.org BOOKS Nearly 20 titles of original and translated works, in Arabic and English, in the social and cultural fields, human rights, literary criticism (and two books of poetry), in addition to research and studies published in refereed journals. Some Published Works Books in English: * Economic Enterprise and the Community Dimension: the Social Organization of Canadian Arab Entrepreneurs. (Forthcoming, 2008), Toronto. Canadian Scholars Press. * The Arab Street: An Inside View. (Co-author with other contributors)., Centre for Strategic Studies, Amman 2005. Socioeconomic Integration in the Arab Mashreq Countries. . (Co-author and English editor). (2 Volumes) Centre for Strategic Studies, Amman. 2002, 2003. * Glimpses of Qatar: a Study in Social, Economic and Cultural Development, 1997, Doha and Beirut. Oryx Publishing. * Folktales From the Gulf: an edited and translated selection (1999), London: Longmans. * Community Needs Assessment of the Arab Canadians. (Co-author with E. Zureik), Toronto (1994), Canadian Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism and the Canadian Arab Federation (CAF). Some translations from Arabic in to English: Ma'an: An Open-ended Crisis. (Co-author, editor and translator). Centre for Strategic Studies, Amman 2004. Routes of Guidance: A 19th Century Pearl-diver's Guide to Oyster-beds in the Gulf (Majari al-Hidaya). Captain Rashed bin Fadhel bin 'Ali. GCC Folklore Centre, Doha 1988. Birth Customs in the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait: An Ethnographic Field Study. Isma'il Fuhail and Amna Hamdan. Oryx Publishing, Beirut 1998
Some (English to
Arabic) Translations * Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolution (Europe 1789-1848). Tarjuman Foundaton/Arab Organization for Translation, Amman/Beirut, 2006 * Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital (1848-1875). Tarjuman/AOT, Amman/Beirut, 2007 * Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Empire (1875-1914). Tarjuman/AOT, Amman/Beirut, (forthcoming) 2008 * John Berger, Success and Failure of Pablo Picasso Ministry of Culture, Damascus 1974 (Selected) Translations: Arabic to English * Routes of Guidance (Majâri al-Hidaya): A Pearl-diver's Guide to the Oyster-beds of the Gulf. By Captain Rashed bin Fadel al-Bin Ali (1874-1959). UNESCO, Beirut, 1989. * Birth Customs in the Gulf: An Ethnographic Field Study. GCC Folk Centre. 1998 |
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