Zarqa Parvez

Zarqa Parvez

Zarqa is a lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad bin Khalifa University.

She is also PhD student at Durham University and her research focus includes: Nationalism, National Identity, Women, State and Society in the Gulf Region.

August 8, 2019 | Zarqa Parvez
Are changes to Saudi Arabia’s guardianship laws really about women?
Saudi women are amongst the strongest, most intelligent and inspirational women in the Middle East. Female Saudi academics and activists have lobbied for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia for...
Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia
June 13, 2019 | Zarqa Parvez
The power of storytelling and narrative-building for Middle Eastern women
Lila Abu-Lughod describes the work of contemporary scholars on women and gender studies in the Middle East as that of “storytelling”. She explains that these scholars are narrating stories...
Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Qatar
March 25, 2019 | Zarqa Parvez
The ‘othering’ of humanity, a divided world and the global rise in terrorism
Among the most pressing issues of the 21st century, “othering” and “belonging” have become common themes. These are part of the broader issues of nations and nationalism, and homogeneous...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Kuwait, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Opinion, US
February 6, 2019 | Zarqa Parvez
Qatar’s victory in the Asian Cup illustrates the strength of soft power
The Asian Cup 2019 occupied centre stage in the Gulf over the past few weeks. The football matches between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and Qatar and the UAE in...
Published in: Middle East, Opinion, Qatar, UAE
January 31, 2019 | Zarqa Parvez
Is ‘feminism’ really helping women’s rights in the Middle East?
“Feminism” was perhaps one of the most commonly used terms in 2018. In the past two years, global awareness on women’s issues has grown as a result of the...
Published in: Article, International Organisations, Middle East, Opinion, UN