Mira Al Hussein
Contributor
Mira Al Hussein is a sociologist of culture, politics, and higher education in the Arab states of the Gulf. She is a fellow with the Columbia University Global Centre’s program on Exiting Violence, researching issues on individual agency, collective capacity building, and migration.
Analysis
UAE’s Lurking Unemployment Issue Raises Questions
With increasing unemployment and the introduction of taxes, Gulf citizens are beginning to ask questions about their economic future.
“Civil Nomadism”: Itinerant Social Engagement as a Precursor to Civil Society
A fixed definition of civil society can cloud a deeper understanding of how civil society can function in different contexts, like that of the UAE.
