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Arhama Siddiqa


Research Fellow

Areas of Research:

Middle East and North Africa

Ms. Arhama Siddiqa is currently working as a Research Fellow at Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and is currently pursuing her PhD in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University. She graduated from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in 2013 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Political Science and Economics and went on to complete an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick in 2014. In 2017 she was awarded the Commonwealth Professional Fellowship, during which she was based at Conciliation Resources in the United Kingdom. She has also written for various publications including The Express Tribune, South Asian Voices, Middle East Monitor, Middle East Eye and Al Jazeera Centre for Studies. She has also published in a number of Higher Education Commission verified journals and in 2024, she was also a paper presenter in the Gulf Research Meeting in Cambridge University, UK.

Mail arhama.siddiqa@issi.org.pk

Issue Brief on “Aiming for the Stars: Saudi Arabia’s The Line Project”

Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the crown prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recently unveiled plans for 'The Line', a linear city part...

Issue Brief on “President Biden’s Recalibration Towards the Gulf”

Introduction  In July, 2022, President Biden attended the GCC+3 Summit in Jeddah. GCC+ 3 is made up of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - an...

Report – Webinar “48th OIC CFM : An Assessment”

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI) organized a webinar on “48th OIC CFM :...

Report – Public Talk “Darakht-e- Dosti, Epitomizing Pak-Iran Relationship: Celebrating Linguistic Linkages”

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) held a Roundtable and Exhibition in collaboration...

Report – In-House Meeting with “Dr Barnett R. Rubin”

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) had an In-House meeting with Dr Barnett R. Rubin,  Senior...

Report – Public Talk by “His Excellency, Amir Khan Muttaqi, Interim Foreign Minister of...

On November 12, 2021 the Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a Public Talk by...

Report – Panel Discussion on “Conversations on the Evolving Situation in Afghanistan: Middle East’s...

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI) in collaboration with the Middle East Monitor (MEMO), UK held a...

Issue Brief on “Saudi Vision 2030: Opportunities for Pakistan”

As the world adapts itself to the pandemic, countries are adjusting their respective development projects in the epoch of the ‘new-normal.’ One such country is Saudi...

Report – Book Launch “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward”

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Pakistan organised a Book Launch on ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward,’ authored by Dr Huma...

Report – Web-Talk “Pakistan- Tazania Ties”

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a Web Talk on “Pak-Tanzania Ties’ under ISSI’s...