Born in the USA and raised in Lebanon, Amal Saleeby Malek has been writing poetry in French since age seven. She moved back to the USA during the Lebanese war, and worked at the Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations in New York with HE Ambassador Ghassan Tueni. She subsequently married and had a daughter. Upon her return to Lebanon in 1996, Malek joined NDU. After holding a position of Director of Admissions for three years, she decided to pursue a PhD in education and became a full-time instructor. As Associate Professor, she teaches English Communication Skills and Psychology. In addition to teaching Amal is a member and faculty representative of several NDU committees. She also enjoys advising and orienting students during their years at NDU and loves to accompany them until their graduation. Dr. Malek’s publications include three anthologies of French poetry and a book on return migration. Dr. Malek is presently Editor-in-Chief and Chair of the Palma Journal.

Doctorate (1ere Categorie) in Philosophy and Human Sciences, USEK, Lebanon, 2000.

MA. in Teaching (MAT) Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA, 1993

MA. in Romance Languages (French) University of Pennsylvania, USA, 1978

B.A. in Psychology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1975.

Books

Malek, A.S. (2009). Un Jardin A près l’ Hiver. Beirut: Dar an Nahar

Malek, A. S. (2001). Pour Tous les Chevaux du Monde. Beirut: Dar an Nahar

Malek, A. S. (2001). Returning Home: A Post-War Lebanese Phenomenon. Beirut: Dar al Mourad.

Saleeby, A. (1981). L’Heure Bleue. Paris: Editions Saint-Germains-Des Pres.

Refereed Articles

Malek, A. (2008) Violence in Language: Is Rap Music Causing Violence in America? Violence, Realities and Concerns. Beirut: Notre Dame University Press pp. 107-115.

Malek, A. (2003) Translating Poetry in the Computer Age, The Challenges of Translation and Interpretation in the 3rd Millennium, Beirut: Notre Dame University Press.

Malek, A. (2003) Becoming an English Teacher . PALMA Journal, Vol 9  (1) , pp. 81-91. 

Malek, A. (2003) Creative Language Teaching: Integrating Computers in Language Learning.Language and Change . Librairie du Liban  and LAU  press. 

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