Research team

Samir Seifan

Syrian economist. Works with several Arab and foreign research centers. Has published a number of books and many studies and articles in Syrian, Arab, and international press. Currently works as the Executive Director of Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies.

Nader Jabali

Syrian writer and jurist, holds two Bachelor's degrees in Law and Business management, and a Diploma in planning. Currently works as a Researcher at Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies.

Talal Mustafa

Researcher at Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies. Holds a Ph.D. in philosophical and social studies, Former Sociology professor at Damascus University. Has published many books and studies in Syrian and Arab peer-reviewed magazines.

Rasheed Alhaj Saleh

Syrian Academic and Writer. Dr. Alhaj Saleh taught philosophy at several Arabic universities, including Aleppo University, Al-Furat University, and Kuwait University. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Al-Furat University-Syria until 2011. He has several books and studies concerning: contemporary philosophy, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of language and logic. His research interest revolves around political culture in the Arab world and the course of the Arab Spring revolutions. He is an editorial board member in many peer-reviewed journals in the Arab world, including: “Al-Hiwar Al-Thaqafi” magazine, published in Algeria. His most recent books include “The Political Face of Contemporary Arab Culture,” “The Other Side of Science: Containing Science in Modern Societies,” and “Man in the Post-Modern Era.” Dr. Alhaj Saleh currently works as editor-in-chief of Kalamoon Journal at Harmoon Center and editor-in-chief of the “Tabyen” periodical at the Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies.

Omar Edlbi

Syrian jurist, journalist, and poet. Former editor-in-chief of the “Hurriya Press” website. Currently working as the Director of the Doha Office and a Researcher at Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies, and also runs the Harmoon Observatory team

Samir Alabdullah

Samir Alabdullah is an academic researcher at the Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies. He was awarded a Master's degree in 2012 and a PhD degree in Modern and Contemporary History from Ain Shams University in 2015. Dr. Alabdullah has had a fellowship from the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom since 2021. From 2019 until 2021, he worked as an expert on Syrian affairs at the Middle East Studies Center (ORSAM) in Ankara, as well as a lecturer on contemporary history studies at Necmettin Erbakan University in Konya from 2017 until 2019. Dr. Alabdullah is interested in the political and social history of the Middle East, particularly in Syria. He has published in peer-reviewed scientific journals in Arabic and English, in addition to numerous press articles in Arabic and Turkish, and has appeared on many TV shows.

Nabil Marzouk

Syrian Economist. Holds PhD in Economic Analysis and Policies from (EHESS) the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences in Paris. Worked as a senior economist at the Public Institute for Research and Consultations in Syria, and as an Economic Advisor for Syrian and Arab Work Unions. Before he retired from the public sector, he worked as an Economic Advisor at the State Planning Authority, where he led the 10th five-year plan and participated as an Expert in the 11th. He also worked as an Expert and Advisor for several international organizations such as UNDP, ESCWA, ILO, UNIDO, and UNICEF. He was also the founder of the Syrian Center for Policy Research, where he also worked as a researcher. Dr. Marzouk has made evident contributions to books, research papers, and studies on the economic and social aspects of Syria.

Manaf Hamad

Researcher in Islamic Culture and Liberal thought. Holds a Ph.D. in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Aleppo and a Bachelor’s in economics from the University of Damascus, also holds a B.A in Islamic Law.

Masa Almosli

Syrian lawyer and writer, she has degrees in international arbitration from Damascus and Ain Shams Universities. She has published many cultural and intellectual opinion pieces in Arab newspapers and websites. Currently works as a Researcher at Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies.

Munzer Alsheikh

Saadallah Alshareef

Bassam Yousef

Syrian Writer