Communications Intern
Carnegie Middle East Center
Total years of experience :0 years, 8 Months
-Tasked with writing a daily news brief on the MENA region, and with writing in depth reports to update the staff on important political events in the region
-Assisting the staff on their ongoing research projects
-Helping with internal documents
-Aiding with basic administrative tasks
-Contributed to “The Upsurge of Islamist Militancy in Lebanon: the case of Tripoli since 2011” a soon to be published research paper on the challenges posed by radicalization in North Lebanon
-Contributing to the planning and organization of several conferences
-Assisting with basic administrative work in the Institute, and occasionally covering for absent staff
-Courses in Civil War Studies, History of the Arab/Israeli conflict and Conflict and Development Studies -Master’s thesis titled “We are the Ummah of Hezbollah: The Party of God’s mobilization efforts and the construction of a new Shia Lebanese identity based on Hezbollah” grade 72/100 (A)
-Courses in Comparative Politics, Security Studies, Development Studies, History of the Arab Spring, Theories of the State, Political Theory (among others)
Exchange program for the Spring 2016 semester, courses in International Relations and History -Courses in Iranian History, Strategic Studies, Islam in South East Asia, History of the Cold War and the Rwandan Genocide -Awarded a Certificate in Social Studies and Humanities for having successfully completed 30 ECTS credits during my exchange semester.