Bio
Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen
Maysaa Shuja al-Deen is a senior researcher at Sana’a Center. 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
Maysaa's participated in these
Publications
Perspectives and Analyses
September 8, 2022
05:21 MIN
Avoiding the Fate of a Powerless President
Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen
The Yemen Review
September 8, 2022
6 Sections
Showdown in Shabwa Shakes Government – The Yemen Review, August 2022
Perspectives and Analyses
July 11, 2022
13:57 MIN
Entrenched Power: The Houthi System of Governance
Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen
The Yemen Review
July 11, 2022
6 Sections
Taiz Siege Continues as Talks Face Roadblocks – The Yemen Review, June 2022
The Yemen Review
June 9, 2022
5 Sections
Despite Headwinds, Truce Flies On – The Yemen Review, May 2022
Perspectives and Analyses
May 3, 2022
04:42 MIN
Taiz in Power
Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen
The Yemen Review
May 3, 2022
8 Sections
Changing of the Guard – The Yemen Review, April 2022
Perspectives and Analyses
April 8, 2022
07:34 MIN
Hadi Out, Presidential Council Takes Over
Maged Al-Madhaji, Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, and Abdulghani Al-Iryani
Perspectives and Analyses
March 16, 2022
08:21 MIN
The Pitfall of Choosing a President Who is Not Meant to Lead
Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen
The Yemen Review
March 15, 2022
8 Sections
When Giants Strike – The Yemen Review, January & February 2022
Press Releases
October 14, 2021
07:57 MIN
Sana’a Center Briefs the UN Security Council
Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen
Policy Research
June 18, 2021
46:30 MIN
The Baha’is in Yemen: From Obscurity to Persecution and Exile
Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, Casey Coombs, and Abdullah Olofi