Anwar Al-Ghassani (University of Costa Rica)

Submitted: Tue, 30 May 1995 10:06:05 -0600 (CST)

Anwar Al-Ghassani
Associate Professor of Journalism and New Communication Technologies
School of Mass Communication
University of Costa Rica

Mailing Address: Dr. Anwar Al-Ghassani
                 Apdo 823         (use: Apdo 1555 for printed matter)
                 2050 San Pedro M.O.
                 Costa Rica

Phones: (506) 234-6975 (home)
        (506) 224-3702 (Univ.)                 
FAX :   (506) 234-0622 (home)
        (506) 224-3702 (Univ.)
Emial:   alghassa@cariari.ucr.ac.cr

Primary interests:

Contemporary Iraqi and Arabic literature (especially poetry)
The Iraqi literary movement of the sixties (20th century)
Mesopotamian culture and literature (especially poetry)
The future of Iraq

Secondary interests:

The Arab World and the information revolution
Mass media in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen in the seventies (20th century)
Nonviolence and negotiation in the cultures of Iraqi nationalities
Mesopotamian heritage and Iraqi identity
Translating: source/target languages: Arabic; German; English; Spanish

Languages: Arabic; German; English; Spanish; Turkomen (spoken); Kurdish
           (spoken, Surani)