As an expert in Middle Eastern politics, I regularly engage in various public-facing activities, including delivering lectures, participating in panel discussions, and contributing to broader conversations on conflict, identity, and governance in the Middle East. These engagements allow me to share my research and expertise with both academic and general audiences.
Selected Talks and Presentations:
European Centre for Populism Studies, Brussels – "Memory, Fear, and Sectarianism in Syria", 2025
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan – "Syria: Roots and Mechanisms of December 2024 Critical Juncture", 2025
University of St Andrews, UK – "Book Launch: Sectarianism and the Civil War in Syria", 2025
Tubingen University, Germany – "The Fall of the Syrian Regime: Challenges and Opportunities", 2024
Harmoon Centre for Contemporary Studies, Istanbul, Turkey – "Syria’s Changing Landscape: Political and Social Shifts", 2024
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Lebanon Office, Amman, Jordan – "Inside Syria: After War, Before Peace?", 2024
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris – "Between Plurality and Unity, Words to (Re)say and (Re)connect", 2024
Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue, Vienna – "Solidarity in Crisis – Perspectives from the Middle East", 2021
Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, UK – "Syrian Identities in Times of Conflict and Displacement", 2019
London School of Economics, UK – "The Struggle for Syria: Tribes at War", 2018
Uppsala University, Sweden – "Tribal Identities and Political Mobilization in Syria", 2019
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – "From Reform to Revolt: Bashar al-Assad and the Arab Tribes in Syria", 2017
University of Bergen, Norway – "Modern Life Among the Ruins of Palmyra", 2017
University of St Andrews, UK – "Syrian Uprising: Sect and Tribe", 2013
Wilton Park, UK – "Families of ISIS Fighters in Syrian Camps", 2019