Staff at CIRS
Mehran Kamrava
Interim Dean
Director of CIRS
Phone: +974-457-8400
Room: A120
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Attiya Ahmad
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Key Responsibilities:
- Initiates CIRS research initiatives
- Maintains CIRS intellectual output
Phone: +974-457-8406
Room: A118
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Zahra Babar
Project Manager
Key Responsibilities:
- Manages CIRS research initiatives
- Manages CIRS research grants programs
Phone: +974-457-8337
Room A121
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Aphrodite Hammad
Administrative Assistant
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides reception
- Handles Director's schedule
- Manages contact list
Phone: +974-457-8316
Room: A120A
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Suzi Mirgani
Publications Coordinator
Key Responsibilities:
- Writes, edits, and organizes CIRS-related academic and publicity materials
- Organizes CIRS web content
- Assists with research initiatives
Phone: +974-457-8327
Room: A115
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Naila Sherman
Associate Director
Key Responsibilities:
- Manages Center's administrative operations
- Handles Visiting Scholars and Post-Doctoral Fellow program
- Primary contact for vendors
Phone: +974-457-8228
Room: A117
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Events
- Dec 6, 6pm-8pm: Monthly Dialogue: Kai-Henrik Barth
- Jan 11, 6pm-7:30pm: Monthly Dialogue: Robert Lieber
CIRS Highlights
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Panel on Water, Energy, and Climate Change in the Gulf
International Scholars Discuss Climate Change Effects on the Gulf
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Call for Occasional Papers
CIRS is inviting submissions to its Occasional Paper Series
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