A life of purpose.
A world of ideas.
Author. Academic. Journalist. Researcher.
Her First Years in Journalism
Dr. Hoda began writing for newspapers in 1976. In September 1981, she worked as a reporter and editor at Akhbar Al Khaleej, later contributing to newspapers across the Gulf.
Akhbar Al Khaleej · Bahrain
From Beirut to Florida
After earning a diploma in business training and office practice in Bahrain in 1976, she continued her education in Beirut and Florida.
University studies in Lebanon and the United States
1981 / BA in Philosophical, Psychological & Social Studies / Beirut Arab University
1986 / Post-Baccalaureate Studies in Telecommunications / University of Florida
1987 / MA in Mass Communication / University of Florida
A Science Award
In December 1988, Dr. Hoda received a science award associated with Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, then Emir of Bahrain.
Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
A Fulbright Scholar in Ohio
Dr. Hoda received a Fulbright Scholarship in August 1998 to pursue doctoral studies at Bowling Green State University. She also taught public speaking there in 2002.
Bowling Green State University · United States
Researching Gender Relations
Her dissertation, Gender Relations in the Arab World: A Rhetorical Criticism of Naguib Mahfouz’s Awlad Haratina, examined how gender relations are constructed in the novel. The study identified lamentation and Muruwa as rhetorical strategies.
PhD in Communication Studies · Bowling Green State University
Building Media Education
She established the University of Bahrain’s Media Department in 1996. From February 2005 until April 2015, she served as an Associate Professor in the College of Arts.
Founder of the Media Department · Associate Professor
Mass Communication Theory
Media and Society
Journalism Translation
Public Speaking
Bahrain TV, the Press and Public Life
She produced and presented programs for Bahrain TV from 1981 to 1995, headed the Ministry of Information’s Press Centre from 1995 to 1996, and wrote the Shumoo’ lil Watan column for Al Watan from 2006 to 2013. In February 2008, she received a science award associated with Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
Producer · Director · Presenter · Columnist
Muruwa
Her manuscript examines Muruwa as an ethical approach to human conduct, drawing on philosophy, history and religious traditions. It considers how dignity, responsibility and honorable behavior shape relationships between people.
Ethics, moral character and human responsibility