Mohamed Riad Explained

Riad Ahmed Riad Mohamed Riad (born September 18, 1927) an Egyptian scholar and geographer. Among his books is “Journey in the time of Nubia",^{[1] [2] [3]} His original family name is Qassem Urfally.

In 1949 he obtained his B.A in Geography from Fouad I University and in 1951 he earned a Diploma of Sudanese Studies (Geography & Anthropology) from Fouad I University. In 1956 he obtained his Ph.D. degree From Voelker Kunde Institute, Vienna University. He was soon appointed a staff member at Faculty of Arts Ain Shams University, He taught at Beirut Arab University and Qatar University with the posts of lecturer, assistant professor, and professor in the Department of Geography. His wife Kawthar Abdel Rassoul participated in much of his research and books, especially in regards to field research in the Nubia area. Riad was awarded Egypt's State Appreciation Award of 2017.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Works

Riad has over 250 items of published research in basic geography and anthropology, including 17 books in Arabic, 31 papers in Arabic, 21 papers in English (in Egyptian and foreign academic bulletins and periodicals), and approximately 180 articles in Al-Ahram^[7] and Al-Masry Al-Youm (pages of opinion on Egyptian socio-economic & political questions), Al-Hilal monthly, and Al-Siyasa Al-Dawlia quarterly.^{[8] [6]}

Viewpoints and thoughts

• African economy, resources, development and politics.
• Middle East politics and geopolitics.^[7]
• Arab Gulf studies in urban, socio-cultural and political developments.^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
• Egyptian field: Bedouin and Nubian acculturation and political processes,^{[14] [15]} and Egyptian agrarian problems, the overwhelming dominance of the capital city of Cairo in the web of Egyptian affairs,^[16] industry and tourism.^[7]

Riad produces criticism of major agriculture projects considering the threat of scarcity of water due to climate change, advocating for strong local governments and the creation of an industrial hub within the Suez Canal region.^{[7] [3]}

Books

In Arabic

• Economic geography and biogeographic production.^[17]
• Africa: A study of the continent's components.^[18]
• Cairo: the fabric of people in place and time and problems in the present and future.^[19]
• Journey in the time of Nubia: a study of the old Nuba and indicators of future development.^[2]
• The old Nubia in photos: The environment of the Nubian society and the life before displacement.
• Introduction of the book of Garf Hussein between the past and the present.^[20]
• Human: a study of race and civilization.^[21]
• General assets in geopolitics and geopolitics: with an applied study on the Middle East.^[22]
• Transport geography.
• Egypt: the texture of people, place and time.^[23]
• Polar and Nordic World: A Geographical Study.^[24]
• Translation of the book «Racial Myths» by Juan Comas.^[25]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=AYlIAAAAMAAJ Journey in the time of Nubia, google books
2. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/19507271.pdf Journey in the time of Nubia. hindawi
3. Web site: Books of Mohamed Riad . 2017-08-31 . 2017-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170901025355/https://www.geo-house.com/personalities . dead .
4. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/18/271196/Books/Egypt-announces-winners-of-statesponsored-culture-.aspx Egypt announces winners of state-sponsored culture awards for 2016
5. http://www.dostor.org/1439713 Egypt's State Appreciation Award of 2017
6. http://www.hindawi.org/contributors/19152686/ Biography of Mohamed Riad, Hindawi Organization
7. http://www.ahram.org.eg/WriterArticles/196/2001/10.aspx Articles in Al-Ahram
8. http://www.siyassa.org.eg/Writer/860/0.aspx Articles in Al-Siyasa Al-Dawlia
9. Geopolitics and politics in the Arab Gulf States (GCC) . 10.1007/BF00704811 . 1986 . Riad . Mohamed . GeoJournal . 13 . 3 . 201–210 .
10. http://quspace.qu.edu.qa/bitstream/handle/10576/9056/029215-0010-fulltext.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y Macro-geography and micro-geography of Arab gulf
11. https://qspace.qu.edu.qa/bitstream/handle/10576/8977/028002-0004-fulltext.pdf?sequence=10&isAllowed=y Arab Gulf cities
12. http://qspace.qu.edu.qa/bitstream/handle/10576/8420/The%20arab%20gulf%20countries.pdf?sequence=8 The Arab gulf countries, a geographic appraisal of a region
13. http://qspace.qu.edu.qa/bitstream/handle/10576/8049/Some%20aspects%20of%20petro-urbanism%20in%20the%20arab%20gulf%20states.pdf?sequence=8 Some aspects of petro-urbanism in the Arab gulf states
14. https://books.google.com/books?id=R14nDAAAQBAJ&dq=mohamed+riad+geographer&pg=PA45 Nubian Encounters: The Story of the Nubian Ethnological Survey, 1961-1964
15. http://www1.aucegypt.edu/src/nubia.htm The Social Research Center in Old and New Nubia, 1961-1975
16. https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/37980537/Light_Rail_Transport_in_Greater_Cairo_A_study_in_The_Geography_of_Urban_Transport_Using_GIS.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1504239655&Signature=OEptCL0oFcy2JE4yshjt7FuzPRw%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DLight_Rail_Transport_in_Greater_Cairo_A.pdf Light rail transport in Greater Cairo
17. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/71741496.pdf Economic geography and biogeographic production
18. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/39490260.pdf Africa, A study of the continent's components
19. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/68184917.pdf Cairo: the fabric of people in place and time and problems in the present and future
20. http://dar.bibalex.org/webpages/mainpage.jsf?PID=DAF-Job:72602&q= Jarf Hussein between the past and present by Abdulrahman Awad, presented by Mohamed Riad
21. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/17517262.pdf Human: a study of race and civilization
22. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/81426250.pdf General assets in geopolitics and geopolitics
23. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/17061374.pdf Egypt: the texture of people, place and time
24. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/40615182.pdf Polar and Nordic World: A Geographical Study
25. http://downloads.hindawi.org/books/41402580.pdf Racial Myths