>Academic Qualifications
Feb 2005 -Dec 2006 Master Degree in International Law -Handong International Law School -(HILS) S. Korea. Topic of my Master thesis: “Enforcement Mechanisms against Child Sexual Slavery in the Middle East-Egypt”
May 2002 License in Practicing Law from the Law Bar Association-Jordan
1994 -1999 Bachelor of Arts in Law -University of Jordan -Commercial Law, Criminal Law, -International Law, Sharia Law
1980 -1994 Rosary College, General Secondary Education Certificate -Art Stream
>Experience
Feb 2007 till present time. Legal Advisor at UNHCR-Jordan. -Producing and Presenting Training Materials on different topics in International law and Human Rights, the International Instruments related to the Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers, especially Sexual and Gender based Violence, non-refoulment and detention in Country of Asylum, addressed to senior and junior Government officials, law enforcement, governmental institutions, judicial institutions, NGOs, and Refugees and Asylum Seekers community. -Training and legal counseling on Sharia laws related to personal status matters, such as custody, divorce, marriage etc, as well as civil status law; residency and nationality issues, especially for Refugee women. --Legal Counseling, Action, Follow up and Monitoring for individual cases.
Jan 2007 Advocacy field project for Karen IDPs and refugees in Burma-Thailand
Jan -Feb 2006 Volunteer Lawyer with the International Justice Mission for Trafficked Children and Women – Thailand, Chiang Mai.
May 2003-Dec 2004 Legal Advisor in the area of Banking and Commercial Law, and International Commercial Arbitration, HSBC Bank-Jordan
Sept 2002-Apr 2003 Attorney at Law / Micheal Dabit and Associates Law Firm
Jul 1999 -Mar 2002 Trainee Lawyer / Basil Bostami’s Law Firm
Languages:-Fluent in Arabic and English with basic knowledge of French.
>Memberships
- -Board Member of Advocates Middle East.
- -Member of the Advocates Asia Network.
- -Member in Refugee Highway Partnership Organisation.
- -Christian Counseling / Marital and Premarital counseling
- -Youth Leader for ages 15-18