Egypt

Prof. Iman Youssef El Bastawisi El Gharbawi

Professor of anthropologist with various and multiple areas of interest, a freelance researcher, consultant, author, and social worker.

She has published several journal articles and books and is currently a member of the editorial committee of the journal of the National Committee of Social Science, Philosophy and Anthropology which is supported by Egypt’s National Supreme Council of Culture.

She has held several offices including Executive Secretary of the Association for the Development and Promotion of Environmental Technology CADPET; Team lead for the National Survey of Medicinal Plants in Western Desert Oases research project; Team lead for the SEAM program on “Consultation among Bedouins on Environmental Issues in South Sinai”.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Alexandria University in Alexandria, Egypt, a Master’s degree, and PhD from the American University and Cairo University all in Cairo, Egypt respectively.

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