Atiaf Alwazir AUx Instructor & Advisor AA
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Atiaf (she/her/hers) is an educator and writer.
Before coming to AU, Atiaf was the Head of the Peace Program at the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) in Belgium where she worked on Peace Education, challenging militarism in the EU, and militarism's role in the climate crisis.
As an instructor/facilitator, Atiaf taught Political Dialogue at Université Catholique de Lille in France; and Research Methodology at the Mediterranean School of Business (MSB) in Tunisia. She also facilitated numerous workshops including: Creative Writing for Women Human Rights Defenders, and Art as an Expression of Resistance.
As a researcher, Atiaf’s primary geographic focus areas are: Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) and Europe. In particular, her practice-oriented research explored the role of the youth movement in Yemen, the intersection between art and politics, challenging media narratives, and militarism in the age of technology.
Some of this research was in collaboration with institutions and organizations such as Asfari Insitute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reprieve and the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo. She published various articles, papers, and chapters in books including by Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press.
In 2011, Atiaf actively participated in the Yemeni Revolution, documented the events on her blog and co-founded SupportYemen, a storytelling collective. She is the co-author of Change Square, a photo book on Yemen’s revolution.
In 2020, she gave a TEDx talk at Berkeley University, entitled "The Other Side of Yemen's War" which focused on the importance of humanizing victims and the necessity of owning our narratives.
Teaching
Spring 2024
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CORE-200 AU Experience II
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CORE-200 AU Experience II
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CORE-200 AU Experience II
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CORE-200 AU Experience II
Fall 2024
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CORE-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring: AU Experience I
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CORE-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring: AU Experience I
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CORE-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring: AU Experience I
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CORE-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring: AU Experience I