Engy Moussa

Early Career Researcher

e.m@cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk
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Academic Bio

Dr Engy Moussa is Early Career Researcher at Cambridge Muslim College. She is also James Buchanan Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a Bye-Fellow at Hughes Hall College at the University of Cambridge. She received her PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge, and earned the Alimiyyah Degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies with distinction from Cambridge Islamic College. She is also a graduate of the Diploma in Contextual Islamic Studies and Leadership from Cambridge Muslim College. Her research interests include Islamic governance and politics, social and political movements, authoritarian rule, and critical security studies. Prior to joining Cambridge Muslim College, she was senior teaching associate at the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Education

  • PhD, Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge

Research Interest

  • Islamic Governance and Politics
  • Social and Political Movements
  • Authoritarian Rule
  • Critical Security Studies

Select Publications

“Privatizing security and authoritarian adaptation in the Arab region since the 2010-2011 uprisings,” Contemporary Security Policy. (2023). Access here

‘Activists’ Journey Under Authoritarian Rule: Lessons from The Arab Uprisings’, in Activism In Authoritarian Contexts. Madrid: Editorial Traveler, pp. 103–129. (2023).