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Dunya Habash is a Postdoctoral Research Associate working on Dr. Farah Ahmed's project "Reorienting Education in Muslim Contexts: Awe, Wonder, Dialogue, Science, and Art," funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Her interdisciplinary research explores the intersection of aesthetics, arts, forced migration, and integration within educational settings in post-conflict circumstances. Dunya completed her PhD in Ethnomusicology at the University of Cambridge in 2023, where she conducted ethnographic research on Syrian musicians and artists in Turkey, focusing on the effects of integration on performance practices and cultural education within Syrian communities post-displacement. During her PhD studies, she served as the Public Engagement Coordinator and Outreach Officer at the Woolf Institute, where she developed interfaith workshop programs and a series of teacher resources for educators. Dunya also teaches as a Fellow at CRASSH’s Global History Lab and is an affiliated researcher at the Woolf Institute. Her research has received support from notable organizations including the British Forum for Ethnomusicology, the Royal Musical Association, and the Cambridge Trust.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge
Works on interdisciplinary research project focused on education in Muslim contexts.
Woolf Institute • Cambridge
Developed interfaith workshop programs and educational resources.
CRASSH’s Global History Lab • Cambridge
Teaches and conducts research in global history.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.