Zeidon Alkinani

Zeidon Alkinani is Head of Programs at Qatar Foundation’s CEO Office. Also a final year Ph.D. student and Teaching Assistant in Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. Adjunct Professor in International Politics at Georgetown University in Qatar. Non Resident Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC. His primary research interest is on geopolitics, identity politics, democratization, power sharing agreements, state building, civil societies, and other policy issues in the Middle East, where he has published extensively in articles, reports, policy analyses and briefs, and a book chapter. Formerly was Non Resident Fellow at the Center for Iranian Studies in Ankara. Zeidon is a regular political commentator and contributor to Aljazeera English, Open Democracy, Middle East Monitor, The New Arab, Al Araby TV, and other media outlets.

Identity politics