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I received my PhD in Educational Studies from McGill University in 2019 and my Master of International Development from the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) in 2004. Prior to joining Laurier, I had worked for several years with international development organizations and policy institutes, including Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Cairo, and the Brookings Institution and the World Bank Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to that, I had helped establish and lead a few community-based development organizations and social enterprises, including the Fat’het Kheir and Nahdet El Mahrousa NGOs in Cairo, Egypt. In 2004, I was elected an Ashoka fellow.
My research seeks to contribute to rendering curriculum and classroom practices more holistic and inclusive, especially of historically marginalized worldviews, epistemologies, wisdom traditions, narratives, and contributions. In the context of K-12 education, I focus on social studies and citizenship education as well as religious studies. In the context of higher education, my focus is largely on curricula and classroom practices related to social entrepreneurship, sustainability studies, and community development. My research mainly focuses on the Canadian and Egyptian contexts.
The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance’s (OUSA) Award for Teaching Excellence (2020)
I am available and more than happy to supervise undergraduate and graduate students in any of my areas of research.
Books & Edited Volumes
Abdou, E. D. & Zervas, T. G. (Eds.) (2024a). Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in African and Euro-Asian Contexts: Towards More Balanced Curricular Representations and Classroom Practices. Routledge.
Abdou, E. D. & Zervas, T. G. (Eds.) (2024b). Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in the Americas: Towards More Balanced Curricular Representations and Classroom Practices. Routledge.
Abdou, E. D. (2023). Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt: Towards More Inclusive Curricular Representations and Teaching. Palgrave Macmillan.
Dorio, J. N., Abdou, E. D. & Moheyeldine, N. (Eds.) (2019). The Struggle for Citizenship Education in Egypt: (Re)Imagining Subjects and Citizens. Routledge.
Peer-Reviewed Academic Articles
Joyce, S. A. & Abdou, E. D. (2023). Dismantling Curricular Statues: Critically Examining Anti-Black Racism in Representations of Ancient Africa in Canadian Textbooks. Canadian Journal of Education/Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 1. https://doi.org/10.53967/cje-rce.5793
Makar, F. & Abdou, E. D. (2021). Egyptian Textbooks in Times of Change, 1952-1980. Arab Studies Journal, 29(1), 8-37.
Abdou, E. D. (2018). Copts in Egyptian history textbooks: towards an integrated framework for analyzing minority representations. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 50(4), 476-507.
Abdou, E. D. (2017). Toward embracing multiple perspectives in World History curricula: Interrogating representations of intercultural exchanges between ancient civilizations in Quebec Textbooks. Theory & Research in Social Education, 45(3), 378-412.
Abdou, E. D. & Chan, W. Y. A. (2017). Analyzing constructions of polytheistic and monotheistic religious traditions: A critical multicultural approach to textbooks in Quebec. Multicultural Perspectives, 19(1), 16-25.
Abdou, E. D. (2017). [Review of the book Becoming a History Teacher: Sustaining Practices in Historical Thinking and Knowing, by R. Sandwell & A. Von Heyking]. McGill Journal of Education, 52(1).
Abdou, E. D. (2016). ‘Confused by multiple deities, ancient Egyptians embraced monotheism’: Analysing historical thinking and inclusion in Egyptian history textbooks. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 48(2), 226-251.
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
Zervas, T. & Abdou, E. D. (2022). Modern Education and National Identity in Greece and Egypt: (Re)producing the Ancient in the School Textbook. In D. Tröhler, N. Piattoeva, & W. Pinar (Eds.), World Yearbook in Education: Education, Schooling and the Global Universalization of Banal Nationalism (pp. 66-83). Routledge.
Abdou, E. D. (2017). Construction(s) of the nation in Egyptian textbooks: Towards an understanding of societal conflict. In M. Bellino & J. Williams (Eds.), (Re)constructing memory: Education, identity and conflict (pp. 75–98). Sense Publishers.
Abdou, E. D. & Skalli, L. (2017). Egyptian youth-led civil society organizations: Alternative spaces for resistance and civic engagement? In E. Oinas, H. Onodera, & L. Suurpää (Eds.), What politics? Youth and political engagement in Africa (pp. 75-94). Brill.
Abdou, E. D. & El-Ebrashi, R. (2015). The social enterprise sector in Egypt: Current status and way forward. In A. Lanteri, & D. Jamali (Eds.), Social entrepreneurship in the Middle East (pp. 37-62). Palgrave Macmillan.
Technical Reports & Policy Papers
Abdou, E. D. (2020). Arab States: solid steps on a long path towards inclusive education (background paper prepared for UNESCO’s 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report). Global Education Monitoring Report Team, UNESCO. Retrieved from https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000374261
Kharas, H. & Abdou, E. D. (2012, November). Regulatory reforms necessary for an inclusive growth model in Egypt. Washington DC: Brookings Institution. Retrieved from https://www.brookings.edu/articles/regulatory-reforms-necessary-for-an-inclusive-growth-model-in-egypt/
Abdou, E. D., Nelson, J., Greenwald, D. & Fahmy, A. (2010, April). Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East: Toward Sustainable Development for the Next Generation. Washington DC: Silatech, Dubai School of Government, and Brookings Institution. Retrieved from https://www.brookings.edu/articles/social-entrepreneurship-in-the-middle-east-toward-sustainable-development-for-the-next-generation/
Abdou, E. D. (2010). A Practitioner’s Guide for Social Entrepreneurs in Egypt and the Arab Region. Cairo: The American University in Cairo. Retrieved from https://documents.aucegypt.edu/Docs/Business/Practitioner's%20Guide%20english.pdf
Opinion Pieces
Abdou, E. D. (2023). Unpacking Ideologies Shaping Cleopatra’s Representations. Public History Weekly, 11(6), DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1515/phw-2023-22093
Abdou, E. D. & Zervas, T. G. (2020, Aug. 11). Hagia Sophia controversy goes beyond Muslim-Christian tensions to treatment of ‘paganism.' The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/hagia-sophia-controversy-goes-beyond-muslim-christian-tensions-to-treatment-of-paganism-142966
Abdou, E. D. (2020, March 4). Opinion: How religious tension hampers reconciliation. The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved from https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-how-religious-tension-hampers-reconciliation/
Abdou, E. D. (2018, December 21). Reconciling Egyptians with their ancient past? Analyzing students’ perspectives and curriculum representations of ancient Egyptian history. Mada Masr. Retrieved from https://madamasr.com/en/2018/12/21/opinion/u/reconciling-egyptians-with-their-ancient-past/
Abdou, E. D. (2017, May 21). Opinion: Quebec's teaching of ancient history needs an update. The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved from http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-quebecs-teaching-of-ancient-history-needs-an-update
- SE400: Capstone in Social Entrepreneurship
- GS/SE364: Social Innovation in the City
- GS340V: Global Wisdom Traditions and Education
- GS400: Seminar in Global Studies
- GS/SE400: Capstone in Global Studies and Social Entrepreneurship
Contact Info:
Office location: DAWB 5-120B
Office hours:
By appointment.
Languages spoken: English; Arabic; Good Knowledge of French
Personal website: wlu-ca.academia.edu/EhaabAbdou