Abbas abu saleh

Abbas S. Abu Salih, born on July 28, 1943 is a Lebanese historian. He has several academic contributions concerning the history of Lebanon and the history of the Druze.
Early life
Abbas Said Abu Salih (Abbas Abu Saleh) was born in the village of Batloun in Shouf district.

Academic career
He attended the Protestant Elementary School in Batloun from (1948-1954).He continued his elementary education in Batloun official school(1956-1957). After which he joined Al Nazaha school in Bakleen(1958-1959).In 1958 he joined the Al-Saïd School (1958-1959).Later Abu Salih entered the Nashe Al-Jadeed College(1959-1960).In 1960 he joined theInternational School of Choueifat - Lebanon.
After Earning his Baccalaureate Part II in 1961,he entered the The Lebanese University and graduated with a License (B.A) in History in 1965.He continued his academic career and earned a teaching Diploma in History from the Lebanese University in 1966.Through a scholarship grant for graduate study for highest academic achievers from The Lebanese University(1967-1971). He traveled to the States where he studied at the University of Texas at Austin receiving a Non Resident tuition scholarship in 1968 from the University of Texas at Austin covering 1968-1971 enabling him to earn his M.A in History from the University of Texas at Austin, in the year 1969.Abu Salih continued his academic career towards a doctorate degree .Earning a graduate school research grant from the University in 1970 graduating with a PhD in History from the University of Texas at Austin in the year 1971.
Upon receiving his doctorate, Abu Salih returned to Beirut to hold the position of an Assistant professor in the Lebanese University in the Department of History under the Faculty of Letters and Humanities (1971-1973).In 1974 he served as a chairman of the history division at the Educational Council for Research and Development. Later in 1975 he continued his teaching career at the Lebanese University as an assistant professor (1975-1987) during which the Lebanese civil war erupted. In 1987 Abu Salih joined the Civilization Sequence Program at theAmerican University of Beirut as a lecturer and an assistant professor(1987-1999).In 1999 Abu Salih taught as a professor of history at the Department of History in the Lebanese University. In 2004 Abu Salih relocated in Salalah, Oman as a Chairperson of the Department of Social Sciences at the Dhofar University (a newly established university under the supervision of A.U.B)
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH
Abu Salih has published a number of books and has written numerous articles of which some are mentioned below:
Books
• The Revolution Against Ibrahim Pasha in Syria ( Beirut,1978)
(In Arabic)
• The Political History of the Druze in the Arab East (Beirut, 1980)
(In Arabic)
• History of the Chihab Emirate in Mount Lebanon (Beirut, 1984)
(In Arabic)
• Series of History books for Junior and High School in collaboration with other authors (Educational Center for research and Development, 1979)
• The Lebanese Crises of 1958 in the Light of Newly Uncovered Documents (Beirut, 1998) (In Arabic)
• “Lectures on Unitarianism” (Booklet, 31 pages) Al Rayeh Association, (Lebanon 2004) (In Arabic)
• “The Modern History of the Druze” Druze Heritage Foundation (ready for publication) (In Arabic)
Articles
• “A Delicate Balance” the story of Lebanese Palestinian relations before the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war Middle East International No, 47 (May 1975)
• “Fakher Al Din Al-Mani” An-Nahar Newspaper No. (October 30, 1977)
• “Les Druzes” Encyclopedie Lumieres Vol.9 (1980)
• “Pioneers of the Lebanese Defence” Al-Hawadith No. 1086 (sept.1977)
• “The Syrian Revolt Against the French Mandate” Al-Hawadith article numbers:1122-1125 (May 1978)
• “Mohammad Ali Pasha in Syria” An-Nahar Newspaper No. (January 8 and March 3 1978)
• “The Intellectual Life in Lebanon During the 18th Century” History of the Arabs and the World volume 3 NO 34 Beirut 1981
• The Tannukhs of Lebanon and the Byzantines” Al-Fikar Al-Arabi Volume no 28 1982
• “The Social Education of Al-sheikh Al-Fadil Abi Hilal” Islamic Education Volume 2 Beirut 1982
• “The Nazi movement in Germany, Political and Economic Ideology” History of the Arabs and the World Volume 14 No 140, 1993
• “Highlights on the History of Mount Lebanon during the Mani and Shihabi Periods” History of the Arabs and the World volume 13 NO 145 Beirut 1993
• “Criticism of the School of Thought that Separates the History of Lebanon from its Surrounding” Writing history of Lebanon Al-Maqasid Association Beirut ,1994
• “The Struggle for Power in the Shihabi Emirate” The Lebanese University 1996
• “Historical Changes in the Political Role of the Druze in Lebanon” American Druze Society year book 2000 p. 62-66
• “ The Turkish Republic between the Axis and the Allies Camps During World War Two” Europe And the Middle East Volume 2, The Lebanese University 2000
• “Kitab Al Tamize of Al Amir Hussein Al Mani” History of the Arabs and the World, volume 24 No.209 ,2004
• “Popular Uprisings in Mount Lebanon During the Ottoman Rule” History of the Arabs and the World, volume 24,2004
• “A Thorough Introduction for the Book on Ameir Chakib Airslan” Book titled Summary to the History of Muslim Spain (2009)
Abstracts in Conference proceedings
Abu Salih has participated in many conferences among which are:
• “Struggle for Political Power in the Shahabi Emirate” Lebanese University Conference on the history of Lebanon during the 18th century,Beirut,1982
• “Lebanon and the Middle East Strategy of the West “Conference on Lebanon During 1950s, Middle East Center ,University of Texas at Austin, 1990
• “Druze Migration to Lebanon During the Middle Ages” Conference on Druze heritage, American Druze foundation, San Diego, 1998
• “Summary of the Political History of the Druze Since 1860” American Druze Society (A.D.S) Annual conference, Beirut, 2000
• “Lebanon in the American National Archives “ Lebanese American University Conference on Lebanon in the Archives, Beirut, Lebanon, June 2005

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