I'm Alaa (Lulu) Badr

Alaa Badr is Visiting Researcher at the Robert Schuman Center at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. She obtained her PhD in Political Theory from  the political and social sciences department at the EUI.  She holds a Master in Political theory from SciencesPo Paris where she researched Self-Criticism in Arab Political thought and received her B.A. in Political Science with a regional focus on the Middle East from SciencesPo Paris, Menton Campus. She spent a year at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) studying Islamic philosophy and Qur’anic translation. Throughout her studies, she has carried out different research projects including immigration in Berlin, Post-Communist space in Prague & Theatre scene in Athens.