Suzanne Ghadanfar is a research fellow for the MSc program in Islamic Art, Architecture, and Urbanism. She holds a BSc in Architectural Engineering and an MSc in Urban Planning from Aleppo’s Faculty of Architectural Engineering in 2014. Prior to joining HBKU, Suzanne was appointed as a teaching assistant at the University of Architectural Engineering in Syria, where she taught interior and architectural design, urban planning, and composition and modelling.
Bayan Khaled is a research fellow for the MA program in
Umar Farooq is a multifaceted finance professional with over a decade’s experience in academics and corporate world in India. Before joining CIS as a Research Fellow in the Research Division, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Rizvi Institute of Management Studies and Research, where he taught courses in the domain of finance. Prior to joining Rizvi, Umar Farooq worked with the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) as an Industry Analyst, where he tracked and prepared a monthly report of the petrochemicals industry.
Sarah Zahran is a research fellow at Al Qaradawi Center for Islamic Moderation and Renewal (QCIMR) at CIS. She has over a decade’s experience of working on research in social issues, social policy analysis and impact assessment, and international cooperation at national, regional and international levels. Prior to joining HBKU, she worked as a teaching assistant in Sociology at Qatar University; and for the Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers’ Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) as a researcher in the social issues program. Ms.