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Conflict Resolution and Peace-buildingDemocracy and Political Participation
Human Rights
Humanitarian Assistance
Land rights, Environment & Climate Change
Peacekeeping
Post conflict
Sexual Violence in Conflict
Violence against women
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Media
We need more women in climate change decision-making The National Aug 4, 2022
Time to address the reproductive health of displaced Iraqi women Amwaj Media Jun 28, 2022
Art can play a role in post-conflict recovery Middle East Monitor May 20, 2022
Addressing the Challenges Facing Iraq’s Yazidi Community in 2022 Manara Magazine Mar 17, 2022
Zaha Hadid: The ‘Queen of the Curve’ and the Central Bank of Iraq The New Arab Jan 7, 2022
Resilience after Daesh: Making Mosul green again TRT World Magazine Dec 13, 2021
Can celebrity humanitarianism really help resolve the unmet needs of the Yazidi community? The New Arab Dec 3, 2021
Understanding the cause of Iraq’s ‘October Revolution’ during the Adil Abdul-Mahdi administration Oxford Middle East Review Aug 8, 2021
Failing flows: water management in Southern Iraq co-author LSE Middle East Centre series Jul 2, 2021
Zainab Mehdi (@zaiamehdi) is a researcher and freelance journalist specializing in governance, development, and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa region. Her work can be found here.
Zainab has previously worked at the London School of Economics’ Middle East Centre, British Red Cross in London, and Center for Arab-West Understanding in Cairo.
She holds a BSc in Modern History and International Relations from the University of Essex and an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).