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Atiaf Alwazir AUx Instructor & Advisor Office of Undergraduate Education and Academic Student Services

Degrees
M.A. International Affairs from American University.
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: CLEG & International Relations

Bio
Atiaf (she/her/hers) is an educator, researcher, and writer.

Before coming to her current position at AU, Atiaf held numerous jobs in four countries. She was the Head of the Peace Program at the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) in Belgium where she worked on Peace Education and promoting nonviolent alternatives and non-military approaches to conflict resolution. She also taught Political Dialogue and Debates at Université Catholique de Lille in France; and Research Methodology at the Mediterranean School of Business (MSB) in Tunisia.

Atiaf worked in research institutions including the Asfari Insitute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut, and the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, Civic Engagement and Responsible Business at the American University in Cairo.

As a researcher, Atiaf’s primary geographic focus areas are: Europe and Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). Her practice-oriented research explored the intersection between art and politics, gender, media and conflict, and the decolonization of knowledge.

In 2011, Atiaf actively participated in the Yemeni Revolution, documented the events on her blog and co-founded SupportYemen, a storytelling collective. She is the co-author of Change Square, a photo book on Yemen’s revolution.

In 2020, she gave a TEDx talk at Berkeley University, entitled "The Other Side of Yemen's War" which focuses on the importance of owning our narratives.

Teaching

Spring 2024

  • CORE-200 AU Experience II

  • CORE-200 AU Experience II

  • CORE-200 AU Experience II

  • CORE-200 AU Experience II

Fall 2024

  • CORE-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring: AU Experience I

  • CORE-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring: AU Experience I

  • CORE-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring: AU Experience I

  • CORE-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring: AU Experience I