About Mideastviews.com


Mideastview.com is a website for articles dealing with the Middle East,
written by Syrian political analyst Sami Moubayed.

Sami Moubayed is a Syrian political analyst and author, specialized in modern Middle East Affairs. Moubayed specialized in modern Syrian affairs under the guidance of Munir al-Ajlani, a Syrian parliamentarian, minister, and scholar from the pre-Baath Era. Moubayed's articles have appeared in several regional and international newspapers including The Daily Star, al-Ahram, Gulf News, Asia Times, and The Washington Post. In 2001, he co-founded the Syrian Young Entrepreneur Association (SYEA) and served for two tenures as a member of the Board. In 2004, he co-created Syrianhistory.com, the first online museum of Syrian history. Moubayed currently teaches at the Faculty of International Relations at al-Kalamoun University, the first private university in Syria. He is the author of four books on modern Syria. They are:

1) The Politics of Damascus 1920-1946 (Syria, 1998).
2) Damascus Between Democracy and Dictatorship (Maryland, 2000).
3) The George Washington of Syria (Beirut, 2005).
4) Steel & Silk: Men and Women Who Shaped Syria (Seattle, 2006).

Moubayed studied at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and obtained his PhD from the University of Exeter in Great Britain.