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."
