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Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
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Fatima Alsmadi
Senior Researcher,Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Bio
Fatima Alsmadi is a senior researcher at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, where she supervises research on Iran, Türkiye, and Central Asia. Alsmadi holds a PhD in Social Sciences from Allameh Tabatabai University in Iran and has served as an assistant professor at several Jordanian universities. She has also written and edited a number of books and research papers including “Opinion Poll: Arab Elites’ Attitudes toward Arab-Iranian Relations and Iran’s Role in the Region,” Political Trends in Iran, Women in Politics, Iranian-American Rapprochement and the Future of the Iranian Role, and The Controversy of Hijab in Iran: From Religious to Political.
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