Education
B. Nazareth, Palestine, August 12, 1946;son Elias Tawfic and Itaf Fahim F. Bachelor, California State University, Fresno, 1970, Master of Arts, 1971.
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Nebraska, 1975. With Xerox Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1974-1975.
Assistant professor political science Kuwait University, 1975-1979.
President, Chief Executive Officer political risk analysis Middle East Research Group Analityca, since 1979, national director international education, 1989. Visiting associate professor University of California at Los Angeles, summers 1978-1983, fellow Center for International and Strategic Affairs, 1980-1981, Center for Near Eastern Studies, 1986. Trustee The Arne Nuxon Center for Children"s Lieutenant/California State University, Fresno.
Fulbright scholar, 1983.
Toyota Foundation grantee,1985.