Education
University of California, Los Los Angeles
University of California, Los Los Angeles
Professor Shihab was specialized in Social Work and Community Organization and Development. She has authored several important books, articles, and studies and taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the department and supervised countless Doctor of Philosophy dissertations. Professor Shihab persistently promoted social justice causes especially relating to the emancipation of women in Iraq and the Arab world.
Professor
Shihab continued to teach at the University of Baghdad until the Summer of 2007 which is when she and her family had to leave Iraq due to the deteriorating general security situation in Baghdad and assassinations targeting Iraqi secularists and academics. Professor Shihab was a believer in field work and bottom-up understanding of social issues. She held many positions including associate dean and department chairman