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Mona Farag
Zayed University Abu Dhabi
Occupation
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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ABOUT
Mona Farag is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and History at Zayed University. Her main research interests are the foreign relations of the GCC and the foreign policy of the United States of America. Her research has been published in several internationally refereed journals such as Contemporary Arab Affairs and Journal for International Women’s Studies, and she is currently working towards publishing her first book. Mona holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the American University in Cairo, a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Windsor, Canada, and a doctorate from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK.
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Middle East/Near East Studies
Gulf Studies
Political Economy
Geographic Areas of Interest
Egypt
Arabian Peninsula
Palestine
Specialties
GCC, Border Security, Middle East Revolutions
Languages
English (native)
Arabic (native)
French (elementary)
Education
PhD | 2014 | Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies | University of Exeter
Abstracts
The Misconception of Communitarian Norms and the Khaleeji Identity: The Breakdown of the GCC in the midst of Ancient and Contemporary Threats