Dr. Anwar Mhajne, Umm Al Fahem Native, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Stonehill College. She specializes in international relations and comparative politics. Her research focuses on feminist security studies, critical cybersecurity, disinformation, and Middle Eastern politics. She is the coeditor of Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity(Oxford University Press 2024). Her writing has been featured in the Journal of Human Rights,  International Affairs,  the Journal of Genocide Research,  the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, The International Feminist Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Religion and Politics, Culturico, The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Conversation, Times of Israel, Haaretz, Middle East Eye, +972 Magazine, Quartz, The Defense Post, The Jerusalem Post, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Albawaba, the New Arab, and the National, among others.