Proud to graduate from the King Hamad Leadership for Coexistence Program and its Train the Trainer Program. Nine months of learning, reflection, and growth, deepening my commitment to coexistence, ethical leadership, and my role as an educator and researcher.

Excited to have participated in @icsei.bsky.social 2026, contributing through collaborative research projects on school leadership, professional capital, and system improvement with colleagues from Bahrain, the Gulf, and beyond. A week of learning, and shared commitment to improving schools.

Kicking off #ICSEI2026 in Doha with the Pre-Conference Early Career Forum—rich discussions on career pathways, research agendas, mentorship, and global collaboration. Great to reconnect with colleagues, including Rania Sawalhi and Jenny Lewis.. @icsei.bsky.social

Excited to share a new research paper in the Economy of the Middle East journal, “Arab Public Libraries and Socioeconomic Development” by a Bahraini team led by Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli (Derasat) shows libraries as low-cost, high-impact drivers of education & growth. emideast.ru/issue-2025-2-1

Thrilled that 5 co-authored research projects with colleagues worldwide have been accepted for presentation at #ICSEI2026 in Doha 🇶🇦 next January. Topics span leadership development in the Gulf, school success factors, equity, & innovation.

The latest issue of “ Educational Prospects” (Volume 7, Issue 2) by GASERC focuses on “Authentic Assessment” — exploring its concepts, types, challenges, and implementation in Gulf education systems. A timely contribution to advancing assessment practices in the 21st century

Excited to share our new article published in the London Review of Education (Q2 | Scopus & Web of Science)! We examine school leadership development in Bahrain, Kuwait & Qatar. Grateful to my brilliant co-authors! journals.uclpress.co.uk/lre/article/...

Read our Kuwait Research Officer @edusociologist.bsky.social's new paper 'Examining Educational Leadership Preparation and Development Programmes in the #Gulf Region'. Co-authored with Amal Alsaleh, Faten AbdelHameed & @salmanzayed.bsky.social. journals.uclpress.co.uk/lre/article/...