Previous Undergraduate Fellows - Northwestern University in Qatar

2024 Cohort

Aidana Bauyrzhanova

Beyond Kelin: Unveiling Daughter-In-Lawhood in Kazakhstan

Annastazia Ng'ambi

News Consumption in Rural Zambia: The Role of Traditional Media in a Digital Age

Anudit Basnet

Citizen Journalism: An Alternative to Mainstream Media for Political Discourse in Nepal

Augusta Shimwa

Lost in Translation: Subverting Linguistic Barriers to Education Equity in Rwanda

Eiman Nasir

Remembering 1971: An Oral History Project

Esther Umutoni Kamanzi

Tales from Elder's Sitting Rooms: Recollections of Rwanda's History

Farhan Saleh Rafid

Unlocking Financial Empowerment: Analyzing the Gendered Impact of Digital Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh

Iraj Shahzad

Gold: The Unspoken Feminism of Rural Women in Pakistan

Mahnoor Ahmer Ansari

Morality Politics and Class: A Documentation through TikTok Use in Pakistan

Mahnoor Naveed

Polio, Prejudice, and Persistence: The Tale of Tribal Pakistan

Maiara Anieli Lohmann

Rhythms of Resistance: The Samba Schools' Impact on Rio de Janeiro's Afro-Brazilian Communities

Maria Clara Lisboa-Ward

Twerking on Twitter: Class, Emotion and the Brazilian Digital Space

Mehul Bhattacharya

Fragments and Remnants: Kolkata's Fading Armenian Connection

Rizwanul Islam

Reconciling Al-Ghazali's Qalb and Ibn Taymiyyah's Fitrat: Islamic Epistemology in the Critique of Modernity

Shrijan Pandey

Dolpo's Indigenous Community-led Initiative to Assimilate into Modernity through Education

Yasmin Dianni Porto Barbosa

Raízes da Fé: A Journey into Candomblé and Umbanda Beliefs in Afro-Brazilian Religions

2023 Cohort

Arham Khalid

Institutional Hijab Ban in India: Uniformity or Islamophobia?

Christopher Fwalanga

Facebook, Success, and the Contemporary Music industry in Zambia

Dushime Uwonkunda Sylvie

Ururimi Rwacu Rukaduhuza (Kinyarwanda as a Site to Imagine, Create, and Commune)

Fariha Ahmed

Warriors on Scooters: Women’s Mobility and Independence in Pakistan

Fatima Rizwan

Aurat ki Kahani: Feminism Redefined through Three Generations of Pakistani Women

Haleema A. Khan

Floods in Pakistan and their Gendered Impact on Women from the Handicraft Industry

Haya Al Kuwari

Money Talks: Consumption, Identity, and Visibility in the State of Qatar

In’utu Imbuwa

Clothing, Music, and Social Media as Vehicles for Political Messages in Zambia

Mishaal Hasan Shirazi

Social Media, Activism, and Changing Discourses of Domestic Violence Reporting in Pakistan

Neige Tresor Ikuzo

Voices of the Post-Genocide Generation: A Guide to Understanding Rwandan History

Perizat Nigymadilova

Freedom of Expression and Peaceful Assembly in Kazakhstan

Samson Mbogo

Local Knowledge on Chinese Investment in Kenya

Sashreek Garg

Little Lhasa: A Site of Cultural Preservation by Tibetans in Exile

Sebastián Mármol Gaviria

African Legacy in Colombia: The Untold Story of Being Palenquero in Colombia

Sonia Uwase

Faith as a Source of Agency: Muslim Women as Rescuers in the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi

Sudesh Baniya

After the Hippies Were Gone: Remnants of Countercultural Interactions in Nepal

2022 Cohort

Abdulkarim Anisetty

Stereotypes and Representations of South Asian Groups in GCC Media

Abenezer Bekele

Awareness and Challenges for Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Industry within Qatar

Haris Malik

Media Oligarchy and Predicament of Journalists in Pakistan

Jessy Milena Kaligirw

The Mind Mouth Connection: Language and Mental Health Among Rwandan International Students

Karam Sleiman

Circassia and Circassian Identity: Past, Present, and Future

Khadija Ahmad

Life After Prison: Hostility Against Formerly Incarcerated Ahmadi Muslims

Mila Zhanat

Bride Kidnapping (Alyp Qashu) in Kazakhstan

Raghdan Alhennawi

Syrian Refugee Camps and Shelters: Temporary Structures for a Forever Home?

Safae Daoudi

Use of Religion as Soft Power for Hegemonic Influence in West Africa by Algeria and Morocco

Théthé Ngalula Gwiza

A Nation Reborn: Women Empowerment in Contemporary Rwanda

Xingyu Qin

Momo’s (Re)collection as a Way of (Re)connecting with a Dislocated Past