Profiles

I am currently working on three issues. The first is about the failure of transitional peacebuilding in Sudan. I am precisely concerned with decolonizing agendas of the Eastern Track Peace that was reserved for Eastern Sudan, the strategically geopolitical regi..

My current research examines the intersections of gender, power, and cultural identity in Middle Eastern contexts, with a focus on Yemen. This work builds on my foundation in post-colonial literature by extending the theoretical concepts of identity, representa..

The main focus of my current research revolves around the intersection of authoritarianism, human rights, and freedom of expression, particularly in Turkey. Specifically, I am investigating how legal frameworks, such as Turkey’s infamous Article 299—which crimi..

My current research focuses on women’s same-sex relationships, particularly exploring how gender, love, and spirituality intersect within religious frameworks.

My current research delves deeply into the definitions and perceptions of violence and terrorism, particularly in the Middle East, scrutinizing how these concepts are often framed through a colonial lens. 

My current research project focuses on tribes and other societal groups—such as youth, women, and marginalized communities—in achieving transitional justice and national reconciliation in post-war Yemen.

On 26 March 2011, the first day of his twenty-sixth year in captivity, Walid Daqqa penned a letter that was smuggled from his prison. “I write to a child, yet unborn” was for Milad, his (then) unborn child. He..

Currently, my main focus is on some newly discovered Manaqibs (anecdotal accounts of the life of a Sufi saint, some quite incredible) that offer new information pertinent to better understanding the literary tradition of eighteenth-century..