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Mira Al-Hussein

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Mira Al-Hussein is an Emirati sociologist specializing in the Arabian Peninsula. Her interdisciplinary research explores contemporary Gulf histories, state-society dynamics in the region, and women's agency. Currently, her work examines the migration of Gulf citizens and their diasporic activism.

She holds a PhD in the Sociology of Education from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in International Relations from the University of Bristol.

She is also the founder and organizer of a budding webinar series, Ta'shirat Dukhool, which hosts young academics and social activists from the Gulf region to discuss topics relevant to the "Gulf street."

"Democracy remains the most effective way to tackle terror, stop bloodshed and political violence in Arab countries."

- JAMAL KHASHOGGI, Al-Arabiya, June 12, 2016

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