Dr. Arafat earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Maryland in the United States. He subsequently worked there before joining the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences at Cairo University in Egypt. Additionally, he gained experience by working at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea, and both Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar.
Dr. Arafat's research encompasses various topics within comparative politics and international relations, including multiculturalism, state fragility, personality cult, political reform in monocratic regimes, peacebuilding in protracted social conflicts, and decentralized conflicts.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2023 - PresentThe Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR), Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2022 - 2023Department of International Affairs, Qatar University
2021 - 2022Research and Studies Department, Amiri Diwan
2000 - 2021Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University
2006 - 2015University of Maryland
1996University of Maryland
1993Cairo University
1989Cairo University
1984