Abu al-Qasim Saadallah’s ACademic Career at Al-Bayt University, Jordan (1996–2002)

Abstract

After Dr Abu al-Qasim Saadallah completed his academic duties at the University of Minnesota in the United States in 1996, he began planning to return to Algeria or join an Arab university. He applied to several universities at the time, and Al-Bayt University in Jordan accepted him, offering him a contract starting in September 1996.

Saadallah spent around six years at this university, during which he devoted himself to teaching postgraduate students by virtue of his expertise. He also supervised dissertations and examined others both within and outside the university, participated in various academic events, and published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

This study of his experience is significant as one of Saadallah’s most important academic milestones outside Algeria, as it reveals his commitment to disseminating knowledge and serving historical research wherever he went, whilst highlighting the extent of his ongoing academic contributions despite his advancing age. Consequently, research into this phase aims to document its details and highlight its significance within the career of the doyen of Algerian historians, thereby opening up new horizons for researchers interested in his biography and academic journeys.