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Aicha Ettaieb

  • Aicha Ettaieb

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Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Master’s Program in Digital Sociology at Ajman University. Former Professor of Sociology at the University of Tunis El Manar, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Dammam, and King Faisal University in Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since 2017, she has served as an external commissioner for the Commission of Academic Accreditation at the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. She is a former expert at the Arab Women Organization – League of Arab States and has advised international institutions including the World Bank, KfW, and JICA on development issues. Her research focuses on the sociology of crime, development, and migration. She has authored numerous books and articles, including her latest publication, Terrorism, Organized Crime, and Migration: A Sociological Study of Contemporary Intersections (Alexandria Library, 2025). Her work has earned multiple awards, including the Arab Social Sciences Award (2017) and the Best Scientific Book for Women Award (2015, CREDIF, Tunisia).

Education
  • Ph.D in Sociology, University of Tunis I, Tunisia, 1998
  • Master in Sociology, University of Tunis I, Tunisia, 1992
  • Bachelor in Sociology, University of Tunis I, Tunisia, 1990
Experience
  • Professor, Department of Sociology, Ajman University, UAE , 2025
  • Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Science and Technology of AL Fujairah, UAE, 2024
  • Professor, Department of Sociology, Tunis Al Manar University, Tunisia , 2022-2024
  • Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Dammam University, KSAM 2014-2022
  • Associate Professor, Department of Social Studies, King Faisal University, KSA,2012-2014
  • Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Tunis AL Manar University,2011-2012
  • Assistant professor, University of Tunis Al-Manar, Tunisia, 2000-2011.
  • Chair, Membre of External Evaluation Teams for the Initial and Renewal Accreditation, CAA, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research , UAE, since 2017
  • Expert on Women and Gender, Arab League, Arab Women’s Organizationو Department of Planning and Programs, Cairo, 2007-2008
  • Development Consultant, World Bank, German Development Bank (KfW), Japan Economic Cooperation Bank (JICA/OCF), Ministry of Agriculture 1998-2000
  • Researcher on Migration and Development, Research Institute for the Arab & Islamic World (IRMAM), University of Aix-en-Provence, France. 1993-1996
Teaching Area
  • Crime in digital Society, Contemporary social theories, Sociology of development, Methodology .
Research
  • Issues of Deviance and Crime and the Sociology of Risk
  • Women's Studies and Sociology of Gender
  • Sociology of Work, Organization, and Institution
  • Issues of Development and Social Change
  • Digital Transformation and Social Impact
Publications