I am a PhD Candidate within the Department of Government at the University of Essex, focusing on violence against peacekeepers, rebel strategies, and gender dynamics in African conflicts. I am also a Research Assistant within the Peacekeeping Dividends and Post-conflict Development (Dividends) ERC project led by Professor Ismene Gizelis. I hold an MSc in Conflict Resolution (with Distinction) from Essex and a BSc in Political Science and a statistics minor (with High Honours) from Cairo University. 

My doctoral research is funded by a Faculty of Social Sciences Partnership Research PhD Scholarship, in partnership with Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), for whom I conduct research on the impact of arms trade on explosive violence, particularly against women, across different geographic contexts.

Prior to starting PhD studies in October 2023, I had been working at the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) for over two years, where I led the peacemaking and peacebuilding program. I was also seconded to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in South Sudan.