Articles

Football’s Coming Home: Saudi League and Fan Base Get a Big Boost,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, June 22, 2023. 

Saudi Earthquake Response to Emphasizes Aid to All Parties of Syria,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, February 16, 2023. 

Qatar’s World Cup Increases Gulf Cooperation Despite Recent Rift,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, November 10, 2022. 

Saudi Arabia’s National Day(s): An Evolving State Formation Narrative,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, September 23, 2022. 

Emirati and Saudi Women: Time for High Positions, Not Yet for Power,” Italian Institute for International Political Studies, June 3, 2022. 

Ramadan Series Tackle Women’s Issues and Religion,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, April 28, 2022. 

Saudi Arabia Walks the Line With Social Opening and Curbing Harassment,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, January 20, 2022. 

The Social Contract and Post-Oil Dilemma in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,” Sada Journal, August 5, 2021. (co-authored) 

Saudi Arabia Hedges Its Bets With Assertiveness and Diplomacy in Iran Policy,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, July 8, 2021.  

Keeping the Spirit Alive: Vision 2030 Five Years On,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, June 17, 2021. 

Saudi Ramadan Series Links Economic Development and Civic Duty,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, April 26, 2021. 

Filling the Religious Void: Yoga and Self-Awareness in Saudi Arabia,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, April 20, 2021. 

Fashla: The Politics of Image-Making in the Gulf,” LSE Middle East Centre Blog, April 1, 2021. (co-authored) 

Labor Reforms in Saudi Arabia: Ambitious Focus on Foreign Workers and Unemployment,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, March 17, 2021. 

Joining the Club: New Trends in Gulf Social Media,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, February 19, 2021. 

“Arab Youth View Religion as Important but Feel Alienated from its Current Form,” ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, October 6, 2020. 

One Year On, Saudi Public Decency Law Still Meeting Resistance,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, September 30, 2020. 

Vision 2030 in Saudi Peripheries: Modelling Local Identities,” ISPI, September 10, 2020. 

Saudi Arabia Hikes its VAT, but for How Long?,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington,  July 2, 2020. (co-authored)

Migrant Workers at the Epicenter of Public Health Crisis in the Gulf,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, April 24, 2020. 

The Coronavirus Redefines Responsibility in the Gulf,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, March 25, 2020. 

The Public Decency Law and the Shaping of the Saudi Identity,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, December 23, 2019. (co-authored)

New Saudi Textbooks Put Nation First,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, October 17, 2019. 

Weathering the Storm: Saudi Arabia One Year after Khashoggi,” European Council on Foreign Relations, October 2, 2019. 

Saudi Changes to Guardianship System Ease Restrictions on Women,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, August 7, 2019. 

Parallels between Feminist Movements in Saudi Arabia and China,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, July 30, 2019. (co-authored)

Saudi First: How Hyper-nationalism is Transforming Saudi Arabia,” European Council on Foreign Relations, June 19, 2019. 

Saudi Women: Legal strictures justified under the guise of ‘family values,” LSE Middle East Centre Blog, March 1, 2019. (co-authored)

The Gray Zone of Social Reforms in Saudi Arabia,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, September 24, 2018. (co-authored)

The Enlightened Sheikhs of the New Saudi Arabia,” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, June 27, 2018. 

“Change in Saudi Arabia is Coming…with Buy in from Across Society,” The National, August 26, 2017. 

A New Social, Economic and Political Climate Emerges in Saudi Arabia,” The National, May 4, 2017. 

In Saudi Arabia, Social Norms Begin to Change,” The National, March 14, 2017.