Experience

The Century Foundation

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Associate

  • Feb 2016 - Present



American University of Beirut

• Lebanon
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Part-time Instructor - PSPA - Contemporary Politics Part-time Instructor - PSPA - Contemporary Politics



MOSAIC MENA Organization for Services, Advocacy, Integration and Capacity building

• Beirut

• Social Worker

  • Nov 2015 - Feb 2016



Issam Fares Institute for Policy Studies and International Affairs

• American University of Beirut

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2014

  - Managing a research project as part of a collaboration between IFI and UN-HABITAT on "Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Camp Refugees v/s Urban Refugees" and conducting interviews with key stakeholders, beneficiaries, state officials, and international organisation managers - Writing literature reviews, collecting documents and media reports related to the study - Editing and assessing prospective research publications (both in English and in Arabic) - Assisting lead investigator and project coordinator in other relevant logistical tasks Show less



Human Rights Watch

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern for Syria/Lebanon Office

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

  − Preparing weekly memos on ground developments in the Syrian/Lebanese-related disputes and conflicts; conducting daily media monitoring on Syrian crisis and Lebanon, editing reports and press releases; − Conducting interviews with activists (arabic and english) − Updating and monitoring database on bombings, shellings, massacres and other related incidents etc. − Preparing weekly memos on ground developments in the Syrian/Lebanese-related disputes and conflicts; conducting daily media monitoring on Syrian crisis and Lebanon, editing reports and press releases; − Conducting interviews with activists (arabic and english) − Updating and monitoring database on bombings, shellings, massacres and other related incidents etc.



to be or not to be

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Assistant for UN and the Arab World Program

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013



American University of Beirut

• Lebanon
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Writer

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Submitted weekly investigative journalistic pieces, viewpoints or reports for the AUB weekly newspaper. Submitted weekly investigative journalistic pieces, viewpoints or reports for the AUB weekly newspaper.



I.F.I for Public Policy & International Affairs Beirut, Lebanon

• Field Researcher

  • Dec 2011 - Feb 2012

  Aided in Research on Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and conducted interviews with a concerned study sample. Aided in Research on Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and conducted interviews with a concerned study sample.



Model United Nations

• United States

• Model United Nations (MUN)

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

  Attended Columbia University Model United Nations New York(CMUNNY) and University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference(UPMUNC) and held Weekly General Assembly Conferences at American University of Washington DC(AU).; Attended an International Model United Nations in Singapore (IMUN) Attended Columbia University Model United Nations New York(CMUNNY) and University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference(UPMUNC) and held Weekly General Assembly Conferences at American University of Washington DC(AU).; Attended an International Model United Nations in Singapore (IMUN)



LAU Model United Nations Training

• Beirut, Lebanon

• Model United Nations (MUN)

  • Jan 2008 - Mar 2008

  Attended 6 weeks training sessions on the role, rules of procedure, and rules of debate of the major bodies of the United Nations Attended two moc-simulations of UN conferences and received position paper award Attended a General Assembly MUN conference at AUB and received an Honorable mention Attended 6 weeks training sessions on the role, rules of procedure, and rules of debate of the major bodies of the United Nations Attended two moc-simulations of UN conferences and received position paper award Attended a General Assembly MUN conference at AUB and received an Honorable mention