• Obtained his Lebanese Baccalaureate in 1975 (good-14th grade in the general ranking) • Began, in 1975, studies in Letters (at the School of Letters) and Political Science (at the USJ) • Interrupted his studies of Letters due to the closure of the School of Letters (due to the war) • Obtained from USJ a Bachelor's degree in political science (with honors, first in class), in 1977, then a Master's degree, in 1979 • Began, in 1977, teaching French and history-geography in schools (l'Athénée de Beirut and Saint-Joseph de l'Apparition which lasted 6 years) • Passed the Foreign Affairs exam and was appointed diplomat 12 years later • Began studying philosophy at USJ in 1985 and obtained a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and a DEA in this discipline • Presented her resignation from Foreign Affairs to devote herself to her teaching of philosophy at the USJ where she was placed in 1993; Since then, she has been head of the Philosophy Department several times. • In 1996, she married the philosopher Jad Hatem