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Saleena Saleem

Saleena Saleem is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She holds a MSc. in Political Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Saleena previously worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Her research interests include politics and religion in Southeast Asia and the Middle East; politics of multiculturalism & identity; and ethno-religious conflicts.

 

Items by Saleena Saleem

  • Morocco and the ‘third way’ process of change

    The largest protests in Morocco since 2011 erupted last week in several cities after the crushing to death of a fish vendor in a garbage truck. Some news reports drew parallels to Tunisia’s Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation after his wares were confiscated sparked off a wave of pro-democracy protests...