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Moain Sadeq () is a Palestinian-Canadian archaeologist specialising in the archaeology of Gaza. He teaches at
Qatar University Qatar University (; transliterated: Jami'at Qatar) is a public research university located on the northern outskirts of Doha, Qatar. It is the only public university in the country. The university hosts twelve colleges – Arts and Sciences, Bu ...
and has worked at colleges in Canada. After completing a doctorate at the
Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...
, Sadeq co-founded the Faculty of Education in Gaza, which later became
Al-Aqsa University Al-Aqsa University () is a public university with campuses in Gaza City and Khan Younis, Palestine. Established in 1955 as a teachers' institute before later expanding its curriculum, it is the first and oldest public higher education institution ...
. In 1994, Sadeq co-founded the Department of Antiquities of Gaza. While working at department, Sadeq jointly led excavations at
Tell es-Sakan Tell es-Sakan () is a tell (a mound created by accumulation of remains) about south of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. It was the site of two separate Early Bronze Age urban settlements: the first was a fortified administrative centre of the E ...
and Tell el-‘Ajjul.


Early life and education

Sadeq was born in
Khan Yunis Khan Yunis (), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It has been largely destroyed during the Gaza war. Before the 14th century, Khan Y ...
in Palestine. Sadeq graduated from the
Cairo University Cairo University () is Egypt's premier public university. Its main campus is in Giza, immediately across the Nile from Cairo. It was founded on 21 December 1908;"Brief history and development of Cairo University." Cairo University Faculty of En ...
in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in
Islamic archaeology Islamic archaeology involves the recovery and scientific investigation of the material remains of past cultures that can illuminate the periods and descriptions in the Quran, and early Islam. The science of archaeology grew out of the older mul ...
. He then studied at the
Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...
, completing a doctorate in Islamic history and archaeology.


Career

With support from fellow archaeologist Klaus Brisch and funding from the Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienst, Sadeq developed his doctoral thesis into a book, published by Klaus Schwarz Verlag in 1991. ''Die mamlukische Architektur der Stadt Gaza'' was a survey of
Islamic architecture Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both Secularity, secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the present day. The Muslim world, Islamic world encompasse ...
in Gaza. Also in 1991 Sadeq co-founded the Faculty of Education in Gaza, which later became
Al-Aqsa University Al-Aqsa University () is a public university with campuses in Gaza City and Khan Younis, Palestine. Established in 1955 as a teachers' institute before later expanding its curriculum, it is the first and oldest public higher education institution ...
. The
Palestinian National Authority The Palestinian Authority (PA), officially known as the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a c ...
established the Department of Antiquities in 1994 with responsibility for managing Palestine's
cultural heritage Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by socie ...
sites. Sadeq was one of the founders of the department's Gaza branch, and is an expert on Gaza's archaeology. In his role as Director of the Department of Antiquities in Gaza, Sadeq was involved in a number of archaeological projects, such as the Gaza Research Project which began in 1996 and was led by Louise Steel, Joanne Clarke, and Sadeq. The project searched for evidence of archaeological remains dating to the
Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...
in the region. Sadeq discovered a Bronze Age site in 1996,
al-Moghraqa Al-Moghraqa is a Bronze Age former settlement in Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip in Palestine. It was discovered in 1996 in the town of Al-Mughraqa and investigated in 1999 and 2000 as part of the Gaza Research Project. The site was inhabited ...
, which became one of the foci of the Gaza Research Project and underwent excavation. In 1999, Sadeq and Peter M. Fischer led excavations at Tell el-‘Ajjul which was last excavated in the 1930s. Along with Hamdan Taha, the head of the Department of Antiquities, Sadeq was involved with negotiations with Israel about the return of artefacts excavated in Palestine during the Israeli occupation. Building projects in Gaza led to the discovery of new archaeological sites such as
Tell es-Sakan Tell es-Sakan () is a tell (a mound created by accumulation of remains) about south of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. It was the site of two separate Early Bronze Age urban settlements: the first was a fortified administrative centre of the E ...
, a Bronze Age fortified settlement discovered in 1998 where Sadeq led archaeological investigations with Pierre de Miroschedji between 1999 and 2000. The site began as an Egyptian settlement before it was abandoned and reinhabited by the
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; Tell es-Sakan is the oldest known Egyptian fortification to have been excavated. With archaeological fieldwork in Gaza impractical due to conflict with Israel, Sadeq left Gaza in 2007 and moved to Canada where, through the
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project, he worked at
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and the
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. In 2010, Sadeq was a visiting professor at the Institute for Global Citizenship at
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in Canada. In August that year, Sadeq took up a position teaching archaeology at
Qatar University Qatar University (; transliterated: Jami'at Qatar) is a public research university located on the northern outskirts of Doha, Qatar. It is the only public university in the country. The university hosts twelve colleges – Arts and Sciences, Bu ...
.


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Gaza Research Project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadeq, Moain 21st-century Canadian educators Cairo University alumni Free University of Berlin alumni Living people Massey College, Toronto people Palestinian archaeologists Academic staff of Qatar University People from Khan Yunis Governorate 20th-century archaeologists 21st-century archaeologists 1955 births