Bio

Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen

Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen

Senior Researcher

Maysaa Shuja al-Deen is a senior researcher at Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies. Her writing and analyses have been featured in many media outlets such as Jadaliyya, Assafir al Araby, al Araby al Jadeed, and Al-Monitor.

Shuja Al-deen holds a master’s degree in Islamic Studies from the American University in Cairo. The focus of her thesis was the Radicalization of Zaydism.


Area of expertise
  • Conflict Analysis & Security
  • Transitional Justice
  • Ideology & Armed Movements
  • The Houthi Movement
  • Political History of Yemen
  • Information Warfare & Propaganda
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Publications

Perspectives and Analyses September 18, 2023 14:38 MIN Houthis Make Official Visit to Riyadh for Talks with Saudi Arabia Maged Al-Madhaji, Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, Hussam Radman, Abdulghani Al-Iryani, and Thomas Juneau The Yemen Review September 14, 2023 6 Sections Saudi-Houthi Talks Resume – The Yemen Review, August 2023 Perspectives and Analyses September 14, 2023 20:46 MIN What Remains of the Hashid’s Power? The Rise and Fall of Yemen’s Most Powerful Tribe Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen Perspectives and Analyses July 11, 2023 09:18 MIN The Presidential Council’s Year of Failure Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen The Yemen Review June 22, 2023 7 Sections A Southern Reshuffle – The Yemen Review, May 2023 The Yemen Review May 15, 2023 6 Sections Saudis Visit Sana’a as Warring Parties Conduct Prisoner Exchange – The Yemen Review, April 2023 The Yemen Review April 14, 2023 6 Sections Saudi-Houthi Talks Move Toward Ceasefire – The Yemen Review, March 2023 The Yemen Review March 10, 2023 8 Sections Saudi-Houthi Talks Sow Cracks in Coalition – The Yemen Review, January and February 2023 The Yemen Review November 14, 2022 8 Sections Houthis Target Southern Ports – The Yemen Review, October 2022 Perspectives and Analyses November 14, 2022 04:35 MIN The Mandatory Celebration of Hardship Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen Policy Research October 18, 2022 01:51 MIN The Ismaili Minority: Between Oppression and Integration Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, Salah Ali Salah, Huda Jafar, and Ahmed Abu Thar Perspectives and Analyses September 8, 2022 05:21 MIN Avoiding the Fate of a Powerless President Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen
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