Profile

Asiya Daud

Professorial Lecturer
School of International Service

  • I have recently returned from living in Cairo, Egypt for two years as a National Security Fellow researching social media and its role in democratizing the Middle East, which predicted the occurrence of the Arab Spring. I worked with the grassroots groups, youth activists and refugees behind the democratization movement in the region from Egypt, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, the Sudan, and even Saudi Arabia. I have lived and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East, not only meeting political activists, but also political dignitaries and religious leaders. My research focuses on a broad array of topics pertaining to International Relations and Middle East Politics: Democratization, social media and political dissent, political Islam, peace and conflict in the Middle East, and political economy. Most recently, my research focuses on Nation-Building in the Arab Spring Nations and the challenges of the new Islamist governments. I have taught a variety of courses on the region such as The Arab Spring, Egyptian Politics, Sudan and Darfur, Iranian Politics, Islam and the West, Peace and Conflict in the Middle East.

  • Degrees

    PhD, Claremont Graduate University, MA, Claremont Graduate University, BA, Scripps College

  • Favorite Spot on Campus:

    The SIS Building and Davenport Lounge

    Book Currently Reading:

    Islam and the Arab Awakening, by Tariq Ramadan.

    Languages Spoken:

    French, Arabic, Italian, and Japanese
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Teaching

  • Spring 2013

    • SIS-106 First Year Seminar: Arab Spring & Its Aftermath
    • Description

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Research Interests

Democratization, the Darfur conflict, Political Transitions and State building, with an emphasis on the phenomenon of Militarization of the State and Authoritarianism; economic inequality in Egypt, non-state actors, Political Islam and Islamist Movements, the role of religion and the state in the Islamic world, US foreign policy in the Middle East, ethnic/ religious conflict (i.e. sectarian division between Shia’s and Sunnis), the challenges to political development in the Arab Gulf Nations and the causes of terrorism.

Selected Publications

I am currently working on currently working on manuscript revisions for the publication of my dissertation. Forthcoming Publications, Jan. 2013: Edited Volume: Intercultural Communication with Arabs, Palgrave MacMillan.  Chapter:  “Social Media as a Stimulus for Democratization in the Middle East."  

Media Appearances

  • Al-Arabiyya: Interview, Documentary on Sufism in the Sudan, 2011.
  • Ariana TV: Afghanistan Satellite Television, Topic: “Women in Afghanistan and the Islamic World,” 2011.
  • Middle East Analysis; Fox News: “The Roots of Anti-American Protests in the Middle East,” Sept. 24, 2012.
  • CBS-WUSA: Middle East Analysis Protests in Cairo and the Investigation in Libya, Sept. 12, 2012.

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

  • National Security Fellow, 2010-2011

Professional Presentations

  • Keynote Speaker: University of California, Irvine, Rainbow Festival, “The Power of Words: The Role of Cyber-Dissent in Democratizing the Middle East.” Sponsors: UCI Cross Cultural Center, Center for Citizen Peace-building, Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, Center for the Study of Democracy, School of Social Sciences.
  • Oldenburg International Relations Lecture Series, Pomona College: Reflections on the “Arab Spring” and the Role of Cyber-Dissent in Democratizing the Middle East ”The Role of Cyber-Dissent in Democratizing the Middle East."  

Work In Progress

  • Political Islam and the Sufi Tradition in North Africa, forthcoming .anuscript.