great teacher, interesting lectures

this guy needs subtitles

extremely interesting lectures, always on time,overall good teacher

No Comments

Boring lectures, read the text you'll get a B. Go to class you'll get a B+ to A

Really knows his stuff. Good guy overall.

VERY Smart guy. Course is interesting, too bad he is boring. Nice guy too. As for help, he is always willing to help out!

He's a great prof who knows a lot about history and politics! I strongly recommend to go to lectures and take good notes 'cause he's tests are right from them!

A little soft spoken, he was a perfect professor for a liberal. He knew his stuff, and his lectures were far from boring. Most Liberals you bring a pillow along, his class was actually intreasting. Now if I could kick the one kid beside me out this class.

very nice prof, not a difficult course if you have old exams!

Very informative professor. Full of knowledge. However be prepared to do a lot of work to get a good mark. Be prepare to read a lot. Marks essays pretty hard. Lectures are not well structured.

Very knowlegdeable. Has very informative and interesting lectures. However, they may be confusing at times. You'll enjoy the class, just have to do a fair amount of work to do well.

I love this man!!!! Very kind and friendly, loves to chat with you. Actually teaches you abt the world in every lesson. Get ready to read for the test/exam. Would love to have him again in the future!

Awesome prof!! Highly recommended

Abbas Gnamo was an incredible prof. He was inspiring and had a great deal of wisdom to share. His readings were far from boring and his lectures were unlike any others. If you appreciate "thinking outside the box" - take this class!

His Spoken language is no good. Although his class is a little no fun, he is really teaching somthing. I saw other Pro only waste my time to have fun in class, then kill you in exam but not him. If you can accept his old fashion style, just write all he said, these knowladge can use for life time

Very nice man! Just take notes in class, no need to buy the textbook! He'll help you in anyway that he can, and I highly recommend him

I learned a lot from this guy. Takes his time in teaching students. He's respectful of students. He might have an accent but he doesn't think with an accent.

Cou day ta,waarald,burucraacee,moodall these were just some of da words dat sounded funny while coming from his unique accent but after a couple of classes,u'll get da hang of it.A very intelligent proff who knows his stuff.takes interest in wat he does. test & exam r wat u learn in class & easy.

I finally can attend his class again. What a nice day.... Well, only thing I can share is "Neve absent." Someone like skipping class or never taking notes, please do not try this course. He uses old fashion teaching style, not creative but 100% reliable. You will have 1000 words to write. worth it.

i believe gnamos to be a brilliant scholar, and avid educator. He does indeed have an accent, but it does not get in the way of his talent. He has a brilliant domain of the english language however, publishes actively, teaches at u oft as well, and his lectures are highly theoretical and insightful.

Very well educated and well experince mad.1 semester is not enough to extract information from the gold mine that is his head. He does have an accent but really trys his hardest to reach all his students. Copy exactly whats off the board then use your text as a "dictionary" and you'll be fine.

He is such a sweet man and very informed on politics. If you talk to Abbas in person, it is well worth your time. Teaches the material reliably. Heavy accent though, takes a while to get adjusted to it.

Very intelligent and interesting person. His accent is heavy, but easy to understand, albeit bad pronounciation (unique<>eunich). Very reasonable test questions, but course outline is confusing and obviously not checked. Also able to handle obnoxious questions from students with grace.

Excellent professor. Go to class, read ahead and stay focused during the classes and you'll do well! My best liberal studies professor since coming to Ryerson an A++ Professor!

He ranks right up there amongst the best professors at Ryerson. A true scholar and an even better human being. His class is an experience of a life time. If you attend lectures and take good notes, he will personally ensure that you pass. Oh yeah, speak up in class! he loves students who do that.

I can honestly say that he's one of the best professors I ever had. It was truly an honour to have attended his lectures, because he's quite brilliant and very fair. U learn a lot from this guy, and not to mention he's very respectful and humble unlike many of the profs at Ryerson who are arrogant.

Great prof, he is very helpfull and teachs well. Only problem is his accent.

Very intelligent, pofessional, humble professor. Knowledgeable in his field and passionate about his work, one of the best prof. I have had at Ryerson, attend classes, talk, read, pay attention write a lot on the exam

He is my best professor ever. As we want to learn, he can bring us to a all-new dimension to look at the world. I saw no one fail in his class, but he marks very fairly. The only issue is a lack of time - he is too busy to stay in campus, because he is actually graduate school teacher in U of T and York U. >> hard work & 100% attendece are must<<

The BEST prof at Ryerson! I want to take more of his classes. Soft-spoken, kind, intelligent man. Speak up in class, and let him know you are interested. Excellent prof!!!

just go to class, and write the notes, amazing guy

hes a really good prof he helps and hes not out to make ur life hell.just go to class and participate aND ON THE ESSAY REFERENCE EVERYTHING b/c he checks

A truly humble, kind, and intelligent professor. Obe of the best professors I've ever had. He is able to make the subject matter simple and understandable.

One of the best profs I've ever seen. Very knowledgeable, respectful. He likes what he does and if he feels you are enjoying and learning he'll appreciate it. If all profs were like him, I would be a life time student. He is not out there to get you, he is there to teach..

"..and it's simply an important one..."Very nice prof, appreciates participation in class. Take notes and the booklet will be useless.. Very inteligent man and knows his stuff well.

I think that this is an intelligent and Helpful professor. I would be more then happy to complete other courses under his teachings. He is truly a teacher, and loves to teach. I am in my last year at ryerson, and have completed a degree via U of T, and from both schools he has been the best prof i have ever had.

great prof, accent is hard to get by, knows his stuff well

Knowledgeable of world affairs and the history related to poverty in developing nations. A life lesson I will never forget. Thank you

Great Professor, a little emotional.... but you cannot ask more.. be sure you have all notes

By far the best prof at ryerson. He tries his best to help his students in class time. Note taking is a MUST. The tests are based on the notes, u dont even have to read the book. Overall he did an excellent job of teaching the course and I hope to attend other classes he teaches in the future. Tends to say "Basically" a lot lol.

ONE OF THE GREATEST PROFS AT RYE! Always wears a smile on his face, such a sweet person overall... Very helpful, very knowledgeable, just an amazing prof on the whole... Try to get a class with him, you won't regret it!

One of the best professor at UofT.PERIOD!

Very Very good prof. The best i've ever had at ryerson or any other school. Very passionate and knows SOOO much stuff. Take his class for sure, you will learn, and be treated to an academic dream. Tip: on the essays, use books too, not just web, or journals. He is old school. And you dont have to read, just review your notes.

Amazing man, very passionate about teaching and the subject. Be sure not to miss a single class, and write down every words he writes. He goes out of his way to make sure you have good notes. But DO NOT TALK in class! He hates it, and everybody else hates it, because his lectures r just too darn good to be interrupted by inconsiderate chatters.

One of the best prof. at Ryerson. Listen to him and make good notes and you will be fine in this course.

"Sir did you mark our tests?". "I mark-ed it". Simple and straightorward and doesn't try to topple you over with too much information. If you follow current news and have a little bit of history about conflicts then he's the man to make sure you get an A+. I got A+ not because I was a good student, but because he's a VERY good teacher.

Easy prof..but hard marker for the essays..requires a lot of refrences..but midterm/final are straight from his lectures...no point buying the textbook

The best teacher ever; I am not into social science courses but I had to take his course for my degree. He is amazing and I am glad I took his course. Highly recommend him.

Very good teacher. Very knowledgeable. Kept the topics interesting adn up to date. Flexible and understanding.

This is an easy class and an easy prof. PLEASE DONT BUY THE BOOK FOR THIS CLASS. Its a total waste of money, just take notes in class and study off them. Once again: dont buy the book for this class.

You can sum up this professor into one word "Awesome". Sometimes it’s hard understanding his accent, however I do recommend him. I got A- in his class, what u have to do is attend the class, take notes, and participate and ask questions. Over all excellent teacher!!!!

The best professor I've ever had in Liberal courses,makes the topic interesting

Great teacher and an even greater person. Thorough and informative, I would strongly recommend taking any courses he teaches. Has a passion for teaching and is a very fair marker as well. Only downfall is that he's too considerate to less informed students who want to share their oh so importand and unique opinions with the entire class.

amazing professor.. its a bit difficult to grab his accent at first but ull get accustomed to it... no need to buy the textbook, his notes r sufficient!

What a wonderful professor! I have nothing bad to say about him. He's very considerate, helpful, explains from scratch and helps you understand perfectly. A little hard to grasp the accent at first but by the 2nd/3rd class, u'll get used to it. He is aMaZiNg, I DEFINITELY recommend him, very brilliant Professor indeed! :)

Awesome Prof with awesome classes, I've had him three times already and loved him every time... Ive got one liberal left and guess what... IVE GOT HIM AGAIN! I love the pictures he draws, hes not the greatest artist but he tries... some of them are halarious!!! overall amazing prof

Great prof learned alot. If you like to learn take this prof. Tests, Essays, Final all fair and quite easy.

this class is easy BUT it is hard to understand him at first due to his acccent.sitting in front of the class might help.it is VERY important to get good notes from him to prepare for the M/T and final, just study off the notes and you'll be fine.MOST IMPORTANTLY, DO NOT and i mean DO NOT buy the text, ITS USELESS!!NOT WORTH $80 at ALL!!!!

A nice guy and a generous marker.

good prof , made the course very interesting, some ppl say not to buy the text but i disagree, i dont think his notes are good enuf and you need to read the text to do well on the midterm and final since you have to talk a lot about a certain topic, people who did not buy the text still did well though.

Very nice, easy-going prof! Can be a bit difficult to understand him at times, due to his accent but apart from that, he is a fair marker. Tests are relatively manageable and so is essay.

I wanted to drop the class due to his heavy accent - but his sincerity and clarity in teaching detered me from doing that. Delivers content very well - definitely boosted my interested in politics. Amazing person to speak with, and accepts students' suggestions with grace. I'd take more courses from him if my schedule allowed.

Certain topics are interesting but his accent gets in the way. People constantly ask him to repeat himself because of it. DO NOT BUY THE BOOK!!! Got an A without purchasing the book. His lecture notes are your bread and butter tho. If you can make good notes youre set.

A tad soft-spoken but certainly makes topics interesting. The text will give context to his lectures but generally not needed--be sure to take notes. Fair marker, and understanding and nice person.

EASY COURSE. DONT BUY TEXTBOOK. JUST STUDY HIS POWERPOINT SLIDES. His essay questions are so general, like you could anwer it without knowing studying the slides. His short questions comes direct from the power point slides.

Take this course! This professor makes classes very interesting. I would recommed buying the book, mid-term is easy, final you need to read the book.

He is passionate about what he is teaching and unbiased.

I leaned a lot with this professor he is a good marker and knows his stuff

He is a very good teacher and good marker. His midterm is easy. for final his text book is very helpful. overall good experience.

A great teacher, very knowledgable and funny. I have had him twice and enjoyed both classes

Took a Human Rights and Equity course with him. He is EXTREMELYYY helpful, as long as you show initiative and show up in his lectures. He's very knowledgeable, and knows is stuff very well. If your ever having trouble with any of his courses... TALK to him, hes awesome!!!!!

Absolutely amazing prof (had him for POL540 at Ryerson). He's passionate, knowledgeable and genuinely wants students to learn and do well. Wish I could have taken another course with him during my time at Ryerson! He tells you exactly what to read, his lectures prep you well and he's a fair marker. Attendance is the best guarantee to do well!

Good prof and course. Boring for those with no prior interest. Essay is 40% and if you do well on that ur GOOD! USE BOOKS FOR SOURCES IN THE ESSAY and you will get a bttr mark. midterm was okay but you need to be upto date with ur stuff. Final was same but a tadbit easier but still you write alot. Attend classes for marks and test will be easy.

Very intelligent prof. You learn A LOT in this class, very interesting topics are covered. His testing is fair but isn't easy. you must study, but if you do you will be rewarded

Very smart prof with a lot of experience. So long as you are studious, you will do well

Taken in the summer, I found the lectures to be boring but on the plus side you dont really need the textbook, just focus on the lecture slides and you should do good. Another note, he is a fair marker on essays

Best Professor Ever! took him for 3 courses A's in all! He knows EVERYTHING! No Joke!

Interesting class. Attendance is mandatory. However, I found myself tuned out during lecture. He's really helpful if you come to him for help. Readings are heavily used for midterm/final.

An amazing Prof! Abbas is a very intelligent man and makes learning a lot of fun and has a great sense of humour. Issues in third world politics was by far my favourite class in all of University! If you have the chance take it!

This prof is very knowledgeable and the class is really interesting trust me you will learn a lot about the world we live in. The con is that he's a hard marker

An amazing, personable, and highly intelligent prof. I graduated from Ryerson 6 years ago, and he's the only prof I really remember.

Good Prof, but lot of reading and long term paper

Abbas is the best prof I've had at Ryerson. The courses he teaches are quite difficult concepts for some to understand but he clarifies them well. Does't make you do too many readings and is not a hard marker

encourages discussion

He is a very nice person. Lots of reading. But A is possible.

Awesome prof, enjoyed his class. Focuses on the lecture slides more than the readings. Only down side is the paper, 10+ pages. Other than that, very enjoyable class. His accent is adorable.

Overall Professor Gnamo is a Wonderful Prof. He definitely brings very interesting topics to the class to teach, but make good notes, because they will be covered on the midterm and final. I will have to say, keep up with the readings! His midterm and final are fair and easy if you've done and kept with the readings and lectures.

Abbas is one of the best professors that I've had at Ryerson, he's such a nice guy and his lectures are really interesting. he knows what he's talking about and he's always there to talk to after class if you don't understand something that he talked about, is in the readings, and he will point you in the right direction. 100% would recommend

he's such a cute prof, he's really easy to talk to and he's a really fair marker, this class is easy. i would take his class again with no problem

Read the lecture notes, they explain all the readings in a more comprehensible manner. Sit at the front of the class if you have trouble with listening to accents. DO NOT COME LATE he will call you out. 15% attendance grade. VERY FAIR MARKER. Encourages discussion. DONT EXPECT EMAIL REPLIES, VISIT IN PERSON, VERY HELPFUL!

this teacher honestly he is understanding and people who so well are the ones who come to his lectures. He intentionally prioritize those that come to his lectures and he make his test in a way that if you don't come to lectures you won't do well. I did well because i came to his lectures and followed his reviews for test and asked for help.

Overall, solid professor and is very caring. If you treat him with respect, he will do the same to you. Be sure to attend all lectures, each one is worth a lot.

Prof. Ganmo is one of the best professors I've met. I've taken two of his courses and both were excellent! He is very knowledgeable and respectful. He was totally engaged during lectures and shared very interesting stories. I'm not a Political major, but he made me very interested in the field. I highly recommend his classes, he's just amazing!

He was a pretty good prof. I never read the textbook and barely went to the class but I still did pretty good in this course. I did the exams based on the slides he posted and I did well on the exams. The slides were pretty well detailed so I didn't have to read the textbook.

Dr. Gnamo truly cares about the topics he teaches about. He's kind and passionate. Yes he has a thick accent but he's really knowledgeable and goes deep into his subject. I would take his class again. He's also a fair marker and his test are straight forward. The Mc is very textbook reliant

Very interesting lectures, if you just attend them (which you will for additional 5%) and take notes, you can easily get 70% on tests. Tho, there is the textbook which is very text heavy, so you might read it for better grade. The prof seems to care, tho I dont understand his grading criteria

Overall he is very knowledgeable and passionate and his lectures are pretty engaging (personally). Just beware that he is by far the most difficult grader I've had at TMU. This course also has a pretty heavy 3500 word paper which for some (especially those choosing as an elective) might find heavy. His tests are very textbook reliant so read.