Dr Ayah Abubasheer
Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences
Bio:
Ayah Abubasheer is an Associate Lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University. She earned her PhD from the Australian Catholic University in 2022, where she joined the Institute for Social Justice. Ayah completed her Master of Global Politics (Global Civil Society) at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2012. From 2012 to 2017, she collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and various international and non-governmental organizations on advocacy and community development projects in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Since 2018, Ayah has held research positions at Australian universities, including Western Sydney University and the University of Technology Sydney. Her teaching areas span sociology, politics, social work, policy and advocacy, and communication programs. Additionally, she has contributed to research with Australian civil society organizations, notably the Edmund Rice Centre. Ayah is currently focused on publishing her book, which explores Islam, Politics, and Women in the Gaza Strip.
Research interests include:
Sociology of Islam; Middle Eastern Politics; Politics of Knowledge and Representation of the Arab and Muslim Worlds; Dynamics of Gender, Culture, and the Question of Human and Women’s Rights; Migration, Identity, and Border Studies; Policy and Advocacy; and Decolonial Thought.
Qualifications
- PhD Australian Catholic University
- MSc London School of Economics and Political Science
Selected publications
Chapters in Books
- Abubasheer, A. and Rappaport, E. (2015), 'Under siege: remembering Leningrad, surviving Gaza', Gaza Unsilenced, Just World Books 9781935982555.
Conference Papers
- Abubasheer, A. (2018), 'Tracking epistemic violence in Hamas gender ideology: Islamist women's movement and its discontents in Gaza', Arab Graduate Students Conference, Doha, Qatar.
Other Publications
- 2023, 'Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Women in Prison: Pre-Prison Experiences and Post-Release Reintegration', Report
- 2022, 'Settlement Cities: A Place-Based Study of Australia's Major Refugee Settlement Destinations', Report
- 2018, 'Focus On: Gaza', Report
- 2015, 'Factsheet: Devastated Agriculture in the Access Restricted Area of the Gaza Strip', Report
- 2014, 'Under Siege: Remembering Leningrad, Surviving Gaza', Report
Contact:
Email: a.abubasheer@westernsydney.edu.au
Staff Profile: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/staff_profiles/WSU/doctor_ayah_abubasheer