I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, focusing on violence against peacekeepers, rebel strategies, and local dynamics, particularly in African conflicts. I was selected as an Emerging Scholar by the Conflict Research Society in 2026. I am also a Research Assistant on the Peacekeeping Dividends and Post-conflict Development (Dividends) ERC project led by Professor Ismene Gizelis, and a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant in research methods at UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity. I hold an MSc in Conflict Resolution (with Distinction) from Essex and a BSc in Political Science with a minor in Statistics (with High Honours) from Cairo University. 

My doctoral research is funded by a Faculty of Social Sciences Partnership 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 my PhD in October 2023, I worked at the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) for over two years, where I led the peacemaking and peacebuilding programme. I was also seconded to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in South Sudan.