Associate Professor @Rutgers_Newark|Fellow @CarnegieEndow| Author of Women and the Egyptian Uprising(CUP) | Researching gender politics, Egypt, MENA, social movementshttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3lhpdkivqrs2jWeird to be posting about anything other than Trump’s madness, but as always, turning to women for hope! My piece @carnegieendowment.org explores lived experiences of women in Saudi study abroad programs & their role in the monarchy’s shifting gender landscape! https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/02/gender-politics-and-saudi-arabias-king-abdullah-scholarship-program?lang=en09 Feb 2025 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhpdkivqrs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kr2iimbxa32oOur APSA MENA Spring 2024 newsletter is out! Most of the issue is dedicated to Gaza! Our hearts are heavy with the weight of the war's horrendous toll, so grateful to the amazing contributors who shared their insight, knowledge, and wisdom @apsamena.bsky.social https://zenodo.org/records/1106764726 Apr 2024 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kr2iimbxa32ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kqmaqc6d2s2oAPSA MENA Call for early-career MENA scholars! Attend the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA (Sept 4-8) as part of our Research Development Group on Political Behavior. Apply by April 30! https://web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/04/MENA-RDG-2024-CFA_Final.pdf21 Apr 2024 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqmaqc6d2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kpzwyncezm2eOur editorial term for APSA MENA newsletter is wrapping up! Send us ur application to become our next editor/s. The editor's new term kicks off with the Spring 2025 issue! Big shoutout to my wonderful coeditors, Gamze Cavdar and @seanyom.bsky.social–bittersweet to conclude this chapter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2024 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpzwyncezm2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kgrscvkssb2nThe Two Gustavs 🤍🖤🤍18 Dec 2023 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgrscvkssb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kgmj7fvlc62aCan't think of a better reason to wake up at 5am😆Thank you to the brilliant minds who participated in our @arabpsn.bsky.social book manuscript workshop! Special thanks to our fantastic discussants for @lalehkhalili.bsky.social & @AdhamSaouli for their fantastic constructive feedback!15 Dec 2023 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgmj7fvlc62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kf44lhplsn25Knocked them down seconds after the pic.. he knows Bukowski’s novel is mediocre at best26 Nov 2023 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kf44lhplsn25https://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3ke434hacmk2d"Less intrusive" ماشى يا خويا [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2023 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ke434hacmk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kdweunsojf2oThe roundtable, edited by@rbkhoury.bsky.social and @seanyom.bsky.social, offers a dynamic discussion on the principles of conflict research in MENA. Featuring five outstanding scholars Anne Irfan, Kevin Mazur, @separkinson.bsky.social, @philbrickyadav.bsky.social, and Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl https://apsamena.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/APSA_MENA_Fall-2023-6-2.pdfhttps://apsamena.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/APSA_MENA_Fall-2023-6-2.pdf11 Nov 2023 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdweunsojf2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kdwdd6tkna2fThe second symposium features eight articles, that are as enlightening as they are engaging, on left-wing politics! Kudos to editors Francesco Cavatora & Gamze Çavdar & authors Idriss Jebari, Sune Haugbolle, @wazirelkif.bsky.social, Siavush Randjbar, Sevgi Adak, Avraham Shilon, Khalil Dahbi! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2023 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdwdd6tkna2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kdwcwomgju25Our first symposium digs in state engineering of judicial politics. It features a stellar lineup of contributions by Mona El-Ghobashy, Alon Yaktar, Lina Khatib, Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, and @rola-husseini.bsky.social. Special thanks to the editors Lihi Ben Shitrit and Gamze Çavdar! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2023 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdwcwomgju25https://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kdwch5jj2g2fLisa Anderson's stand-alone essay provides practical guidance for conducting relevant and meaningful research in the region. For further guidance on ethical fieldwork, be sure to check the valuable resources from REMENA @Middle East Institute at Columbia University [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2023 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdwch5jj2g2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerminallam.bsky.social/post/3kdwbwpgfg425Our latest issue of APSA-MENA Politics is out! Check out stand-alone article on conducting ethical fieldwork, thought-provoking symposiums on judicial politics, state control, and left-wing politics in the region, and engaging new roundtable discussion! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2023 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:l7aw76dphjgsoiysf2bh4d2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdwbwpgfg425