Haian Dukhan
| Haian Dukhan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980s Palmyra, Syria |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Edinburgh, Scotland[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Haian Dukhan is a British Syrian scholar and researcher of Syria’s tribes.[2] Also the author of Routledge published book “State and Tribes in Syria: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns” in 2019.[3][4]
Personal Life and Education
He was born in Syria in the 1980s and used to live in Palmyra.[5] He has lived under an authoritarian regime almost all his life.[4] His family was forced to flee when the ISIS took over Palmyra.[6] His mother was the director of a school and a teacher for 30 years.[7]
Haian Dhukan left Syria in 2012 and came to Scotland, to pursue his academic career researching Syria’s tribal networks and the state,[8][5] to study his Ph.D. from the University of St Andrews, Scotland in International Relations.[7][9] Haian graduated with his Ph.D. in June 2017 following a thesis entitled: Syrian Regime and Arab Tribes: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns in Contemporary Syria.[2][6] He spent his eight years living and working in Scotland.[4]
Haian Dukhan obtained his BA in English Literature from Al-Ba'th University in Syria in 2003 and a master’s degree in International Development from the University of East Anglia.[10][11] In 2009, he got the prestigious Chevening Scholarship. Haian Dukhan is a Carnegie postdoctoral research fellow of the Central European University[12] and a fellow of the Centre for Syrian Studies at the University of St Andrews.[13]
Work
He worked for many years for governmental and non-governmental entities inside and outside Syria, on issues related to counterterrorism and peace agreements.[8] He taught Middle Eastern Politics at the University of Edinburgh[14] and taught at the University of St Andrews[4] and the University of Leicester[8][9] previously. His research focuses on the issue of identity and political violence, with a particular focus on the tribal community associated with the Syrian state.[10][12] He is a guest contributor of the Berkley Center[13] and MEI[12] and contributed to their events, publications, or projects.
He is also a disability rights activist who has led several campaigns to lobby for the rights of people with disabilities in the UK and in Syria.[15] Haian Dukhan has been in a wheelchair since childhood[1] due to a physical disability[6] and traveled to more than 30 countries.[1] Haian also used his stay in St Andrews to highlight the accessibility issues faced by people with disabilities. He established the St Andrews Access Group (SAAG), which worked with the University’s equality and diversity officer to create a website called ‘Reporting accessibility difficulties across Fife’. Work continues to ensure St Andrews and other learning institutes; Students with disabilities have access to accommodation and a library.[6][16] Haian raised funds for his parents and siblings who were displaced by the conflict, with the help of St Andrews university staff and students who supported his online campaign.[7] He parachuted out of a plane to raise funds for Children 1st, Scotland’s national children’s charity.[1][17]
Dukhan is the writer of State and Tribes in Syria: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns, published by Routledge, 2019. The main objective of the book is to explore the relationship between the state and the tribes in contemporary Syria. The book has received many good reviews from various distinguished academics and journalists interested in the Syrian Conflict. He has also published policy papers and editorials with leading research centers and think-tanks including Chatham House and Carnegie Middle East. He participated in numerous global conferences and gave lectures at different academic institutions along with LSE, Oxford University, Bergen University, Uppsala University and others.[14] He also shared his view on the crisis in Syria in Hansard - UK Parliament.[18] Some of his publications are:
| Year | Title | Publisher |
| 2021 | The Politics of Tribalization in Syria | International Journal of Middle East Studies |
| 2021 | Social change in Syria Family, Village and Political Party | Contemporary Levant |
| 2021 | Iran’s Growing Network of Influence among Eastern Syrian Tribes | Washington Institute[19] |
| 2021 | Syria is a warning of climate disaster that region cannot ignore | Middle East Eye[20] |
| 2021 | Oil and water: what the ‘war on terror’ missed | Asia Times[21] |
| 2020 | Trusted networks: How the Assad regime subverts clan ties in Daraa | Middle East Institute[22] |
| 2020 | The civil war is threatening an ancient way of life in Syria | Al Jazeera[23] |
| 2019 | Critical analysis of attempts to co-opt the tribes in Syria | Conflict Research Programme Blog |
| 2018 | State and tribes in Syria: Informal alliances and conflict patterns | Routledge[8] |
| 2017 | A Thematic Analysis of Vocal Hymns (Nasheeds) by the So-Called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Journal for Intelligence Propaganda and Security Studies |
| 2016 | Tribes of Syria: Pieces on a chessboard? | Hate speech International[24] |
| 2014 | Tribes and tribalism in the Syrian uprising | Syria Studies |
| 2014 | The Islamic State and the Arab Tribes in Eastern Syria | E-International Relations[25] |
| 2014 | 'They Talk to Us but Never Listen to Us': Development-Induced Displacement among Syria's Bedouin | Nomadic Peoples |
| 2013 | Tribes and tribalism in the Syrian revolution | Open Democracy |
| 2013 | Syria and the risk of Somalisation | Open Democracy[26] |
| 2012 | Tribes and tribalism in the Syrian revolution | Open Democracy[27] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Wheelchair-bound Syrian refugee to skydive for Scottish children's charity". baladi-news.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "In eastern Syria, fears of revenge killings, tribal clashes after defeat of Islamic State". Syria Direct. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ Dukhan, Haian; Ali, Hasan (2020-05-29). "A Trilogy of Tragedy: The Burning of Palmyra Oasis". The Aleppo Project. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "My Syrian past and the privilege of a vote in Scotland at next month's election". The National. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stephen, Phyllis (2016-04-28). "Edinburgh libraries not just so welcoming". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "From Syria to St Andrews | University of St Andrews news". news.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "State and Tribes in Syria: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Alex, Michael; er. "US-led air strikes on Syria were 'necessary and legitimate', says former St Andrews University Syrian exile". The Courier. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Home". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Haian Dukhan and Sinan Hawat". E-International Relations. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Haian Dukhan". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Affairs, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World. "Haian Dukhan". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Haian Dukhan". SEPAD. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Malta Island off Italy: Wheelchair Travel Tips". wheelchairtraveling.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Issue 183 by The Saint - Issuu". issuu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Edinburgh pals overcome disablity to support Scotland's children - The NEN - North Edinburgh News". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-04-30/debates/5343BB77-C012-428C-8032-4C7C050D50C1/Syria". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Iran's Growing Network of Influence among Eastern Syrian Tribes". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "COP26: Syria is a warning of climate disaster that region cannot ignore". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ Dukhan, Haian (2021-10-04). "Oil and water: what the 'war on terror' missed". Asia Times. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Trusted networks: How the Assad regime subverts clan ties in Daraa". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ Dukhan, Dawn Chatty,Haian. "The civil war is threatening an ancient way of life in Syria". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Tribes of Syria: Pieces on a chessboard? | Hate Speech International". www.hate-speech.org. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "The Islamic State and the Arab Tribes in Eastern Syria". E-International Relations. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Syria and the risk of Somalisation". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Tribes and tribalism in the Syrian revolution". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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