M4C-AHRC PhD student at the University of Birmingham. Sign language sociolinguistics is my passion, working hard to make it a full-time job! Palestinian from Nazareth living in the UK https://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3m5guvkyg2s2cPleased to announce that I passed my PhD viva today!12 Nov 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5guvkyg2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3m3povl6vbk2hAre there studies on research methods for investigating historically marginalised communities that emphasise the need to adapt every aspect (and I mean every aspect, if needed, including ethics, consent, etc) of the research to the community’s context and priorities?21 Oct 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3povl6vbk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lzq4khe3ec2kVery excited to announce that yesterday I submitted my PhD thesis: The Linguistic Life of the Kufr Qassem Deaf Community: Language Emergence, Variation, Change, and Persistence. I dedicate this thesis to my people: the resilient Palestinian people26 Sep 2025 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzq4khe3ec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lynwnghsak2tFinally! Super excited to share that our paper on morphological 'complexity' is out!! https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-linguistics/article/deconstructing-notions-of-morphological-complexity-lessons-from-creoles-and-sign-languages/DD56E0A4F6BDFEC4FE01D3BB14694216#article12 Sep 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynwnghsak2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lwgndvz55k2nAre there any studies that discuss the naming of languages? particularly in the sign language field. I noticed that there are some sign languages for which researchers have chosen names, but the community refers to their language differently.15 Aug 2025 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwgndvz55k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lfzrj7xbks22I love @fbisnath.bsky.social last slide of her #TISLR15 presentation! Congratulations, Felicia, on winning a student award for one of the best presentations at the conference!18 Jan 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzrj7xbks22https://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lfsinpzpqc23Top photo 2019: my first conference, UKLVC in London I was an MA student, supervised by Dr. Rose Stamp. We took a photo with her former PhD supervisor, Prof @adamcschembri.bsky.social Bottom photo 2025: at TISLR15 in Ethiopia, the first TISLR in Africa, Adam is now my PhD supervisor!15 Jan 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsinpzpqc23https://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lfq466qqjk2xVery much enjoyed presenting my poster at #TISLR15 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today! One important message in our poster is that factors like methodology, researcher's background, and language documentation may affect one's result. Happy to share/discuss more via DM or Email!14 Jan 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfq466qqjk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lfacr7ee7227I absloutely LOVE this thread by @cborstell.bsky.social who had a very similar experience to mine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfacr7ee7227https://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lf5nh7fxdc2g🎉 Big news! I'm submitting my PhD thesis this September! 📝✨ It's been a wild ride of research, resilience, and way too many snacks to fuel me, and now I’m officially on the hunt for my next adventure. 🚀07 Jan 2025 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5nh7fxdc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marahjaraisy.bsky.social/post/3lbheoo4qlc2fHi BlueSky! Check out our new paper on mouthing patterns in the bimodal multilingual deaf community of Kufr Qassem https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-in-society/article/word-of-mouth-mouthing-patterns-in-a-bimodal-multilingual-deaf-community/BCC27D751C08FA92082AB59E29B2BF1821 Nov 2024 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:7host7ngp4bw4t7hperblpyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbheoo4qlc2f