About our guest:
Sama’a Al-Hamdani is an independent analyst focusing on Yemeni political dynamics, focusing on the role of regional actors in Yemen’s war and the obstacles in the path of transitional justice post-conflict. Previously, she was a non-resident fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), a visiting fellow at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) at Georgetown University, and a fellow at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies (SCSS). She is also the director of the Yemen Cultural Institute for Heritage and the Arts (YCIHA), a non-profit in Washington, DC, dedicated to Yemeni arts and heritage. From 2011 to 2015, she wrote the blog Yemeniaty.com, with the slogan of “Yemen Simplified,” which helped explain Yemen’s socio-political developments during the Arab Spring and the subsequent civil and regional wars. She has been published both in Arab and Western think tanks. Al-Hamdani has spoken at many events and forums, including at Brown University, the Carnegie Middle East Center, the World Bank, the United Nations, and Chatham House. She has also made appearances on France24, BBC World Service, CNN, Aljazeera, Al-Araby Television, and C-SPAN, among other outlets. Sama’a holds a BA with a major in Religion and Peace Studies and a minor in Women’s studies from George Washington University.
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