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Rima Sabban

Rima Sabban (born 18 July 1952) is a Lebanese journalist, author and professor in sociology. She was born and raised in Lebanon, Beirut. She is know for her works and contributions in the field of domestic workers, family and youth. Rima Sabban is also the author of two books, and co-authored multiple books as well as received multiple regional and international grants awards.

Early Life

Rima Sabban was born and raised in Beirut. She graduated from the Lebanese University with a BA in Journalism and Media Studies in 1977. She worked as a journalist in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates for 10 years with multiple newspapers like Al Anwar, Assayad, Al Hassna', Al Nissa', Assafir, Al-Azmina, Al-Arabiya, Al-Fajir. She later on earned her MA in Arab Studies and International Affairs from the Georgetown University in 1986. Sabban also got her Phd from the American University, in Washington D.C, in the Sociology of International Relations and Gender and Family. She wrote her dissertation on "Broken Spaces; Bounded Realities: Foreign Female Domestic Workers in the UAE". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reindsaid (talk • contribs) 19:44, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Personal Life

Sabban is married Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a professor in Political Science, and they share two children together, Khalid and Gaith and they live in the United Arabic Emirates.