Dr. Riham Kafagy
Abu Dhabi Faculty
Riham Khafagy PhD in political science from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University, Egypt, in 2012 and an MA in political science from the same University in 2006. She holds an MA in Islamic studies with political science concentration from the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences, VA, USA, in 2000, and BS in political science from Cairo University, Egypt, in 1996.
Office
Dubai Academic City, D Wing-L1-013
Phone:
+9714 402 1506
Email:
Riham.Khafagy@zu.ac.aeResearch and Professional Activities
Dr. Khafagy's research interests include values and norms of Western Civil Society; political and academic roles of nongovernmental organizations; gulf philanthropy and foundations; women’s contributions in the Arab and Muslim civilization; and the modern history of Arab North Africa.
She published two books, many book chapters and journal articles in Arabic and English and participated in various conferences related to her research interests in Egypt, the United States, Turkey, Kuwait, U.A.E, and Jordan. Due to her intensive research and wide consultation work, Khafagy received an acknowledgement from the Kuwaiti Awqaf Public Foundation in recognition of her contributions to waqf studies in 2009.