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Aitemad Muhanna-Matar is a prominent researcher with a focus on gender, agency, and radicalization, particularly in the context of the Middle East. She served as an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at LSE from 2016 to 2020, and has previous experience as a research fellow from 2013 to 2016. In recognition of her work, she was awarded the Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza New Scholar Award for her article on women's moral agency in Gaza. Muhanna-Matar has been deeply involved in research concerning displaced Syrian refugees and has acted as an academic mentor for a group of Syrian academics in Turkey through the Council At-Risk Academics (CARA). She has led various projects and regional research initiatives funded by the EU, particularly focusing on anti-radicalization programs across five Arab countries. Additionally, she conducted a study funded by Oxfam that explored women's political participation in the Arab region. As an international expert on gender, she has been advising the UNDP in Yemen from 2021 to 2024 on the implementation of the Women, Peace, Security National Action Plan. Her extensive background includes work with the World Bank and UNDP in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, specializing in development and gender issues.
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