Profile
A multilingual researcher and editor with a Master’s degree in Sociology and humble experience in academic research and grassroots publishing. Combines an analytical background with a passion for geopolitical and literary discourse across print and digital media.
Professional Experience
01/2021 –01/2023
Co-Founder & Editor, 602 sQuare
Bielefeld
- Co-founded and managed a bilingual zine, initially to defend immigrant communities from racist local reporting.
- Oversaw all editorial duties, from commissioning pieces to final print production for two issues.
- View the final issue here.
02/2020 –04/2022
Research Assistant
Bielefeld University
- Co-wrote a DFG grant proposal that secured €700,000.
- Managed web, verbal and visual communication for the Shaping Asia Network, incl. approaching researchers to submit work for workshops.
01/2021 - 07/2021
Freelancer
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Design of the website/public relations for the DFG-funded research project “Pathways to Professionalization of Muslim Women in Asia.”
03/2017 –08/2017
Student Assistant
Bielefeld University
- Conducted a targeted literature review on higher education in India, focusing on Dalit students.
Education
02/2020 –04/2023
Doctoral Research in Sociology
Bielefeld University
- Conducted independent research on the sociology of learning and space.
10/2014 –05/2018
Master of Arts in Sociology
Bielefeld University
- Thesis: Water-Body Encounters: International Students with(in) a University’s Swimming Pool. (Grade: 1.3)
10/2010 –07/2013
Bachelor of Arts in English & Cultural Studies
Mohammed V University
- Thesis: Civilisation, Totalitarianism, and Nature in Zamyatin’s We. (Grade: 16/20)
Projects & Selected Writing
Essay: “Abolish Men” (2023), EN & GE
Presented the essay in two public readings, each followed by a Q&A session, in Bielefeld at Potemkin (bar) and Bunker Ulmenwall (music venue).
Link to the essay: 602 sQuare.
Workshops: “Decolonize OWL” (2024 – early 2025)
Conceptualised and facilitated at Jetztzeit e.V bilingual workshops (EN & GE) for teenagers on German colonialism in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. We have a website archiving the beautiful content created by the teenagers.
Link to the website: decolonize-owl.de.
Reporting piece: “Hirak. Stick Approach…” (2018), EN, AR, & FR
Link to the essay: Orient XXI.
Review (2015)
A review of The Glass Fortress, a concept album based on the classic novel We by Yevgeny Zamyatin that also served as the original soundtrack for an eponymous short film. Published on Academia.edu, March 2015.
Link to the review: Academia.edu.
Web Dev: Custom WordPress Theme (2025)
Currently designing and coding a custom theme with built-in systems like events, courses, registration, email marketing. My client is a pro-immigration NGO, IBZ Bielefeld.
Link to work-in-progress: staging.ibz-bielefeld.de.
Web Dev: Own Online Portfolio (2025)
Link to work-in-progress: https://ann.ist.