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Barbara Lethem Ibrahim (born March 21, 1949) is the founding director of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at the
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. Internationally recognized as a prominent sociologist of the
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History

Ibrahim has published widely in the areas of gender and health, Arab philanthropy, women’s employment and
youth studies Youth studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the development, history, culture, psychology, and politics of youth. The field studies not only specific cultures of young people, but also their relationships, roles and ...
. Prior to founding the Gerhart Center in 2006, Ibrahim was regional director for West Asia and North Africa at the Population Council in Egypt. She had previously served as the Middle East program officer for urban poverty and
women’s studies Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppress ...
programs for the
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. Ibrahim serves on numerous international boards, speaks widely on the current youth generation in Egypt and the Arab region, and is a Core Group Member of the
Arab Families Working Group Suad Joseph ( ar, سعاد جوزيف; born 6 September 1943) received her doctorate in Anthropology from Columbia University in 1975. Dr. Joseph is Professor of Anthropology and Women and Gender Studies at the University of California, Davis an ...
. Ibrahim earned a BA in Sociology from
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, an MA in sociology from the American University of Beirut in 1975, and a
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in sociology from
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in 1980. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of Middle East Women’s Studies in 2003, and was inducted into the International Educators’ Hall of Fame in 1999.


Personal life

She is married to
Saad Eddin Ibrahim Saad Eddin Ibrahim ( arz, سعد الدين إبراهيم, ) (born 31 December 1938) is an Egyptian sociologist and author. He is one of Egypt's leading human rights and democracy activists, and a strong critic of former Egyptian President Hosni ...
, an Egyptian American sociologist and one of Egypt's leading
human rights Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...
and democracy activists.


Selected publications

* Ibrahim, Barbara L. and Leah Hunt-Hendrix. 2011. “Youth, Service and Pathways to Democracy in Contemporary Egypt.” Paper presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Biblical Literature, Amman, Jordan, April 16–17. * Ibrahim, Barbara L. and Dina Sherif, eds. 2008. ''From Charity to Social Change: Trends in Arab Philanthropy''. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. (Arabic version 2010) * Ibrahim, Barbara L. 2006. “Strengthening Philanthropy and Civic Engagement in the Arab World: A Mission for the John D. Gerhart Center.” Voices in Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, Working Paper #1, American University in Cairo, October 2006. * Ibrahim, Barbara L., Martha Brady, and Rania Salem. 2004. “Negotiating Leadership Roles: Young Women’s Experience in Rural Egypt,” in “Women and Development: Rethinking Policy and Reconceptualizing Practice,” special issue ''Women’s Studies Quarterly''. * Ibrahim, Barbara L., Barbara S. Mensch, Susan M. Lee, and Omaima El-Gibaly. 2003. “Gender-role Attitudes among Egyptian Adolescents.” ''Studies in Family Planning'' 34 no.1 (March): 8-18. * Ibrahim, Barbara L. and Diane Singerman. 2003. “The Costs of Marriage in Egypt: A Hidden Variable in the New Arab Demography.” In ''The New Arab Family'' edited by Nicholas S. Hopkins. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. And in ''Cairo Papers in Social Science'' 24(1-2): 80-116. * Ibrahim, Barbara L., Omaima El-Gibaly, Barbara Mensch, and Wesley Clark. 2002. “Decline in Female Circumcision in Egypt: Evidence and Interpretation.” ''Social Science and Medicine'' 54 no. 2 (January). * Ibrahim, Barbara L. Sahar El-Tawila, Cynthia Loyd, Barbara Mensch et al. 2000. “The School Environment in Egypt: A Situation Analysis of Public Preparatory Schools.” Cairo: The Population Council. (In English and Arabic). * Ibrahim, Barbara L., Sahar el Tawila et al. 1999. “Transitions to Adulthood: A National Survey of Egyptian Adolescents.” Cairo: The Population Council. (In English and Arabic). * Ibrahim, Barbara L. and Hind Wassef. 1999. “Caught Between Two Worlds: Youth in the Egyptian Hinterland.” In ''Alienation or Integration: Arab Youth Between Family, the State and the Street''. Richmond, Surrey: Curazon Press.


See also

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Youth Studies Youth studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the development, history, culture, psychology, and politics of youth. The field studies not only specific cultures of young people, but also their relationships, roles and ...
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Gender Studies Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field ...
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Feminism Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
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Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and ...
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Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Med ...
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Human rights Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...


References


External links

* Arab Families Working Group bio page: https://web.archive.org/web/20100610120327/http://sjoseph.ucdavis.edu/afwg/main/Core%20Group%20Members%20pages/Ibrahim%20Page1.htm * Interview with CNN: https://web.archive.org/web/20111220053300/http://inthearena.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/04/barbara-ibrahim-removing-mubarak-is-the-quickest-way-to-restore-calm-and-order/ * Lecture at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC): http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&pagetype=vod&lang=e&clipID=3074 * Lecture: “The Evolution of Philanthropy in the Arab World”: http://www.irsm.ca/geh/ev-145793-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim, Barbara Lethem 1949 births Living people Indiana University alumni Feminist studies scholars