Prof. Jawed Zouari is a tenured faculty at Seattle Central Community College (SCCC). He has been serving as the International Educator and teaching interdisciplinary courses in History and Political Science at SCCC since 1993. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and modern languages (French) from Portland State University, an M.A. in International Studies from the Henry Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington (UW), and a Ph.D. in History from the UW.

Prof. Zouari has presented research papers at international conferences in the United States, Europe, and North Africa. His Master’s thesis was on “The Effects of Ben Ali’s Democratic Reforms on the Islamist Movement in Tunisia”, and his doctoral dissertation focused on “European economic expansion in North Africa during the 19th century.” His publications include, “French Speaking North Africa, The Cultural Component of Foreign-Language Learning,” National Textbooks, 1995; “Social Change, Stress, and Mental Health among Tunisian Women,” The International Journal of Psychology, 1995, 30; North Africa: Morocco, Glenview: IL, Good Year Books, 1997. He has also presented several papers at the Middle East Studies Association of North America on democratic and economic reforms in North Africa.

He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for 2003-4 and 2004-5 academic years. During his Fulbright Scholarship, he taught courses in International Relations, Public Policy, and Research Method at the School of Law and Political Science, University of Tunis. He also conducted research on Economic Privatization in Tunisia, presented papers in conferences in Cairo and Tunis, and organized a conference on Globalization and Democratization in North Africa at the School of Law and Political Science, University of Tunis.