Our Team
Belabbes Benkredda
Belabbes Benkredda
Belabbes Benkredda
Principal Investigator
Theory lead for the Public Spheres Initiative, Founding Director of the Munathara Initiative, and Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project.
belabbes@munathara.com
Doria Xiao
Belabbes Benkredda
Belabbes Benkredda
Lead Quantitative Researcher
Postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, specializing in Bayesian modeling, AI integration, and educational assessment. Ph.D. in Social Research Methodologies from UC Berkeley.
Wissal Zebda
Belabbes Benkredda
Wissal Zebda
Research Coordinator
Currently working at the Munathara Initiative. She previously held roles at a Tunisian think tank and an EdTech startup. She brings experience in media and project management.
Rabie Barakat
Dr. Boutheina Ben Ghozlen
Dr. Boutheina Ben Ghozlen
Field Researcher
Lecturer in Media Studies at the American University of Beirut with a PhD from Edinburgh University. Worked as editor, producer and news presenter in Arab media.
Dr. Boutheina Ben Ghozlen
Dr. Boutheina Ben Ghozlen
Dr. Boutheina Ben Ghozlen
Field Researcher
PhD in Theoretical & Applied Linguistics. Assistant Professor at the University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia. Major research interests: media studies, corpus linguistics, and critical discourse analysis.
Lama Kahhal
Nadine Nasrallah
Nadine Nasrallah
Field Researcher
Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Cincinnati, United States. Her research focuses on digital media, political communication, and the formation of public opinions.
Nadine Nasrallah
Nadine Nasrallah
Nadine Nasrallah
Field Researcher
Holds a Research Master degree in International Relations. Experienced in media monitoring and analysis with Lebanese organizations. Research interest: media and socio-political development.