Dr. Rawia Azzahrawi
Title: Contract Instructor
Email: r.azzahrawi@uwinnipeg.ca
Biography:
Dr. Rawia Azzahrawi earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning from the University of Manitoba (2024), specializing in translanguaging, language maintenance, and identity among multilingual learners. Her doctoral research, "Translanguaging and Language Maintenance Among Arab Students: Immigrants and Refugees," examined how multilingual practices shape belonging, cultural continuity, and educational success. Her scholarly work appears in journals such as the "Journal of Advanced Research in Education" and "SN Social Sciences," and addresses themes of multiculturalism, anti-racist pedagogy, and inclusive education. With extensive postsecondary teaching experience, Dr. Azzahrawi is committed to advancing equity, decoloniality, and multilingualism in education.
Teaching Areas:
- Arabic Language
- Religion and Islamic Studies
- Second Language Education
- Critical Applied Linguistics
- Academic Writing
Courses:
- Introduction to Modern Arabic I (REL-2011)
Research Interests:
Her research focuses on translanguaging, language maintenance, identity, and refugee narratives, with an emphasis on inclusive, decolonial, and multilingual approaches to teaching and learning.
Publications:
Azzahrawi, R. (2023). A look at the approaches to multicultural and anti-racist education through the lenses of critical race theory: The reported benefits and failures. Journal of Advanced Research in Education, 2(1), 1-9.
Azzahrawi, R. (2021). Engaging in narrative inquiry ethically and honorably. SN Social Sciences 1(84), 1-19.
Azzahrawi, R. (2020). Emphasizing multicultural and anti-racist pedagogies as one aspect of decolonizing education. Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 11(1), 36-43.
Ellis, T., Kouritzin, S., Lam, M., Azzahrawi, R., Kolomic, E., Osiname, A., Saleheen, S. (2019, May 7). Revisiting radical diversality: a philosophy of inclusion premised on the selective rejection of origins. Globalization, Societies and Education, 18(2), 221-231.
Azzahrawi, R. (2010). Sindibad children’s magazine. Everest Teaching and Publishing Services. Winnipeg, MB.
Azzahrawi, R., & Aljada, I. (2007). Islamic studies for the little hearts. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Al Attique Publisher.