Dr Mariam Farida

Dr Farida is a lecturer, educator, researcher, and cultural consultant. She is currently a Lecturer in Terrorism Studies in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie university. She has also served as researcher and consultant for Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) programs in CSNSW. Dr Farida has been awarded her PhD in Security Studies and Criminology in 2019. Her research interest includes Middle East politics, non-state groups, terrorism, religious mobilisation, and political violence. Her research has been published in journals such as Journal for Deradicalization, International Review for Social Research, Journal for Policing, Intelligence, and Counter Terrorism, and Handbook of Terrorist and Insurgent Groups: A Global Survey of Threats, Tactics, and Characteristics.  She also authored the book Religion and Hezbollah: Political Ideology and Legitimacy (Routledge 2020). In addition to being Middle East expert, Dr Farida also became a point of reference for several journalists and News channels in matters pertaining the Middle East in general and terrorist networks in particular such as SBS, ABC, and other media channels.