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Ghassan Elkahlout

Ghassan Elkahlout

Director

Ghassan Elkahlout is the Director of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies and Head of the MA Program in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies...

Sansom Milton

Senior Research Fellow

Sansom Milton is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. Prior to joining the Center he worked as a Research Fellow at the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit...

Khalil Osman

Senior Research Fellow

Dr. Khalil Fadl Osman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies. He boasts a diverse career and a great wealth of experience spanning academia, diplomacy, and journalism in a range of geographic settings...

Mona Hedaya

Research Fellow

Mona Hedaya received her master's degree in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action, awarded with distinction, from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Prior to joining CHS, she worked at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), between 2011 and 2019.

Sana Tariq

Research Fellow

Sana Tariq is a research fellow at the Centre for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies. She previously worked for UNESCO to design community-based peacebuilding programming in Yemen..

Iyad Nasr

Visiting Research Fellow

Dr. Iyad Nasr is the Chief Executive Officer of The London House of Consultants. He has an experience in the field of International Humanitarian Law, Humanitarian work, protection, and Humanitarian Diplomacy...

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Moumena Alajrad

Director's Office Manager

Moumena Alajrad holds a Bachelor’s degree in English language and literature from Damascus University, a Higher Diploma in Tourist and Hotel management from the Syrian Ministry of Tourism, and an MSW in Social Work and Community Development...

Wadee Al-Arabeed

Assistant Researcher

Alarabeed is an Assistant Researcher at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS). He was a Project Coordinator & Legal Editor at the Law for Palestine Organization based in Manchester...

Amena El Ashkar

Research Assistant

Amena El Ashkar is a research assistant at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies. Before joining the team, Amena worked for the Institute of Palestine Studies in Beirut as an editor and in translating the daily Hebrew news section....

Samiha Tadjine

Samiha Tadjine

Coordinator of Social Media and Electronic Content

​Samiha Tadjine has a master's degree in Media and Cultural Studies at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar and a master’s degree in English Literature and Civilization at Mohammed Khider Biskra University in Algeria....

Rana Barout

Research Assistant Intern

Rana Barout holds a Master's (with Distinction) in Critical Security Studies from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies...

Saba Attallah

Saba Attallah

Research Assistant Intern

Saba Attallah holds a master's degree in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies...

Shatha Al-Banna

Research Assistant Intern

​Shatha Al-Banna is a Research Assistant Intern at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in Qatar where she majored in International Politics and minored in Philosophy.

Mohammad Alhamawi

Research Assistant Intern

He holds a Master of Science in Development Administration and Planning from University College London (UCL) and a Bachelor of Arts in International Development from the University of Leeds...

Mariam-AlMisnad

Mariam Al-Misnad

Minister of Social Development and Family

Mariam Al-Misnad is currently the Minister of Social Development and Family in Qatar. She has over 15 years of experience in institutional work, focusing on management and strategic planning in community, educational and development institutions at the local, regional and international levels...

Rogaia-Abusharaf

Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf

Professor of Anthropology at Georgetown University Qatar

Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf is a Professor of Anthropology and author of Transforming Displaced Women in Sudan: Politics and the Body in a Squatter Settlement (U. of Chicago Press 2009); Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives (Ed.)

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Peter de Clercq

Senior Advisor

Mr. Peter de Clercq, originally from the Netherlands, is currently a Senior Advisor to UNDP on Internal Displacement,

Hamid E. Ali

Dean of the School of Public Administration and Development Economics

Dr. Hamid E. Ali received, an M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000, and a PhD in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004.

Ali Al-Za'tari

Consultant

Mr. Ali Al-Za'tari worked for the UN for many years in various countries and assumed several levels of responsibility

Khaled-Diab

Khaled Diab

Consultant

Khaled Diab has extensive experience and knowledge working in the humanitarian field.

Ehsan Zia

Visiting Research Fellow

Mr. Zia completed his masters from the University of York in Post War Recovery Studies in 2000 and has 35 years of experience. His experience relates to peacebuilding, governance, rural development and post-conflict reconstruction....

Marwan Kabalan

Director of the Unit for Policy Studies at ACRPS

Dr. Marwan Kabalan is a Syrian academic and writer.

Musa Alaya Al-Afri

Assistant Professor

Dr. Musa Elayah is an Assistant Professor in Public Administration, specialized in International Development, Peacebuilding and Conflict Studies, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (Qatar), Managing Editor of Hakama Journal issued by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies...

Haider Saeed

Head of Research Department

Dr. Haider Saeed is Head of Research Department at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), and Editor-In-Chief of "Siyasat Arabia" (Arab Politics), an academic peer-reviewed journal that is published by ACRPS.

Ibrahim Fraihat

Associate Professor

Dr. Ibrahim Fraihat is an associate professor in international conflict resolution at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, and non-resident fellow at Deakin University's Middle East Studies Forum in Australia....

Abdulfatah Mohammed

Visiting Research Fellow

Dr. Abdulfatah S. Mohamed is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies and a visiting Assistant Professor at the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar...

Marwa Farag

Associate Professor

Dr. Marwa Farag is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Administration and Development Economics, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar.

Diala R. Hawi

Assistant Professor of Social Psychology

Dr. Diala R. Hawi earned her PhD in social psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Elia Zureik

Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Dr. Zureik is a Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario where he was awarded the Research Excellence Award.

Nour Allah Munawar

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr. Nour Allah Munawar is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He holds a PhD Degree in archaeology & heritage studies from the University of Amsterdam UvA (Netherlands)...

Hani El-Banna

Co-founder of Islamic Relief

Dr. Hany El-Banna OBE is the co-founder of Islamic Relief, the largest Western-based international Muslim relief and development NGO, established in 1984 in Birmingham, UK.

Tariq-Dana

Tariq Dana

Assistant Professor

Dr. Tariq Dana is an assistant professor of conflict and humanitarian studies at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University, Qatar.

Samir Qouta

Head of Psychology Dept. at the Doha institute

Dr. Samir Qouta, a clinical Psychologist, was born in January 1956 in Gaza, Palestine. He received his Psychology degree from Ein Shams University and his PhD from Amsterdam University.

Ibrahim Khatib

Assistant Professor, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

Dr. Khatib is an assistant professor in the Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action program at Doha Institute. He completed his PhD in political science in 2018 at Humboldt University of Berlin.

Tamer Qarmout

Tamer Qarmout

Assistant Professor

Dr. Tamer Qarmout is an Assistant Professor in the Public Policy and Public Administration program at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

Sarah Al Khayarin

Graduate

Sarah Al Khayarin's major is in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action, a field she is passionate about. Her research interests focus on conflict resolution, humanitarian diplomacy, small state mediation, education during conflict, post-war reconstruction, and humanitarian financing during crisis.

Sara Mubarak Al Hajri

Graduate

Sara Mubarak Al Hajri has a Master's degree in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action that she obtained in 2019 from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies where she submitted her thesis titled 'A Study of the Practices of Peacemaking in Afghanistan: Future Perspectives and Recommendations for Qatari Intervention'.

Mohammed Al Otbey

Graduate

Mohammed Al Oteby has more than eight years of experience in private institutions and NGOs.

Mohammed Kafoud

Graduate

Mohammed Kafoud obtained a Master's degree in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action .

Muneera Al Khayareen

Graduate

Muneera Al Khayareen has a Master's degree in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

Fatima Abdeen

Graduate

In 2017, Fatime Abdeen graduated from Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK with a bachelor's degree in Business and Marketing Management. She is currently a second-year student in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

Dana Al Thani

Graduate

Al-Thani received her BA in Administration and Economics from Qatar University with distinction in 2016, and she enrolled in the MSc in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies between 2019-2021.

Ali Al Henzab

Graduate

Ali Al Henzab is a researcher interested in conflict issues, humanitarian work, and human rights in the Middle East.

Nasser Al-Nabit

Nasser Mohammed Al-Nabit

Student

Nasser has seven years of practical experience in aviation, including flight education and training program management, aircraft maintenance and safety management.

Maryam Al Mahmoud

Graduate

Maryam Al-Mahmoud is a master's student of the Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action (CMHA) program, at Doha Institute,

Juan Cole

Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History - University of Michigan

​Dr Juan R. I. Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He is an expert on the relationship of the West and the Muslim world within the historical context...

Riccardo Bocco

Emeritus Professor of Political Sociology - IHEID

Dr Riccardo Bocco is an Emeritus Professor of Political Sociology at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the IHEID in Geneva. His experience has spanned over three and a half decades on the "Near East", with a particular focus on Jordan, Israel/Palestine, and Lebanon..