Author Bios

Jo Kelcey is an assistant professor of education at the Lebanese America University who has written extensively on UNRWA’s education program.

Fida J. Adely is an associate professor at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is the author of Gendered …

Thea Renda Abu El-Haj is professor of education at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of Unsettled Belonging: Educating Palestinian American Youth after 9/11 and Elusive Justice: …

Verner Viisainen holds a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Cambridge and a MEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Bristol. He previously worked for two years …

Simon Evans is deputy editor and policy editor at Carbon Brief. Simon covers climate and energy policy. He holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Bristol University and previously studied …

Justin Pearson is a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Virginia.

Eman Ghanayem is a postdoctoral fellow in Indigenous studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Her work examines narratives of displacement, settlement and belonging in Palestine and Indigenous North …

Laura Crossett is a freelance writer and former public librarian from flyover country. Find her online at lauracrossett.com.

Marianne Dhenin is an award-winning journalist and historian. Find their portfolio or contact them at mariannedhenin.com.

Angelina de los Santos is openDemocracy’s South America reporter. A feminist journalist based in Uruguay, with a broad background in human rights reporting, she has a bachelor’s degree in …