Anwar Mhajne

Biography

Dr. Anwar Mhajne, an Umm al Fahem Native, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Stonehill College. Her research focuses on feminist security studies, critical cybersecurity, disinformation, and Middle Eastern politics. Mhajne serves on the Academic Council of American Friends of Combatants for Peace. She is the coeditor of Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity (Oxford University Press 2024). Her writing has been featured in the Journal of Genocide Research, the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, The International Feminist Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Religion and Politics, World Politics Review, Culturico, The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Conversation, Times of Israel, Haaretz, Middle East Eye, +972 Magazine, Quartz, The Defense Post, The Jerusalem Post, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Albawaba, The New Arab, and The National, among others.

Education

• B.Med Lab Sc., Ben Gurion University
• M.A., Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Cincinnati

Research Interests

• Feminist international relations and security studies
• Democratization
• Governance and institutions
• Civil society and activism
• Political Islam
• Middle East
• Gender politics
• Social movements
• Regime change

Courses Taught

• Global Security Studies
• Political Science Research Methods
• U.S. Foreign Policy
• Politics of the Middle East
• Terror, State and Society
• Cyber Security
• Politics of "Fake News"
• International Politics