Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies

Academic career

• 08/2021-present: PhD student at the Chair for Islamic and Gender Studies, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich, supervised by Prof. Bettina Dennerlein
• 07/2021: Graduate of the summer program „Gender in Muslim Contexts“ at the Aga Khan University London
• 2017-2020: Master’s program in Middle Eastern Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
• 2013-2017: 2-subject Bachelor studies in Political Science and Oriental Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Professional career

• 08/2021-present: Research and teaching assistant at the Chair for Islamic Studies and Gender Studies, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich
• 2017-2021: Working student at Centerscape GmbH & Co KG with a focus on data processing and database management
• 08/2016-10/2016: Intern at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy Hamburg (IFSH)
• 2015-2017: Student assistant at the Institute for Oriental Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Theories of representation (focus on the political representation of women)
• Political transitional processes, democratization, and gender
• Transnational Feminism(s)

• "The Making of Women's Political Representation - Processes and Determinants of Shifting Power Dynamics in Tunisia and Morocco", Occuper l'espace public, INLAC Center for Arabic and Islamic Studies Fez, 03.06.2022
• „Der tunesische Demokratisierungsprozess unter besonderer Berücksichtigung weiblicher Repräsentation – Quo Vadis Tunesien?“, 10-years so-called Arab Spring – a critical reflection, University of Leipzig, online, 27.01.2021
• "Women and Transition in Tunisia – Measuring the impact of representation“, Workshop „Feminist Perspectives in Peace and Conflict Studies“, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, online, 16.06.2020