Khansaa Alshiha (

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: "خنساء عبدالصمد الشيحة", born 1971) is a Saudi Arabian academic, researcher, and civil rights activist. Alshiha has Ph.D in Applied Sociology.

Biography

Khansaa Alshiha was born in

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's promi ...

(July 3, 1971) to Saudi Arabian father Abdulsamad Khalid Shiha from

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the ...

and to a Saudi Arabian mother of Lebanese origin Feryal Hakami. Married to a Saudi businessman and has a daughter and two sons: Luna, Rami and Karam. In her late childhood, she moved with her parents to the United States, where her father was studying his Master's and then PhD. After her parents divorced, Khansaa accompanied her mother to live in

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. But her mother returned to Jeddah after the death of her father, a Saudi businessman of Lebanese origin Rajab Hakami to take care of her mother Bahia Gattas. Khansaa attained her bachelor's degree in sociology from the

King Abdulaziz University King Abdulaziz University (KAU) ( ar, جامعة الملك عبد العزيز) is a public university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With over 117,096 students in 2022, it is the largest university in the country. Located in south Jeddah, the univ ...

in Jeddah. After graduation, she went to Paris to stay at her aunt Samira Hakami, a French journalist and a women's rights activist. Khansaa worked as a journalist assistant in Paris for three years. After a pressure from her father, Khansaa returned to Jeddah, then attained her Masters of Arts in Sociology from the King Abdulaziz University. After her marriage, Khansaa moved to live with her husband in Massachusetts, United States a period of time. Later, Khansaa attained her Ph.D from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...

in Applied Sociology. She speaks fluent Arabic, English and French.

Research Interests

Khansaa AlShiha has many research and social studies published in the academic press in

in the U.S. Her interests in field work helped to create database configuration and

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used in many of the social studies and statistical analysis of social groups. Field tours comprising the United States, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and France.

Career

Khansaa Alshiha worked as a Journalist assistant in a Paris-based newspaper. After receiving her Ph.D, Khansaa has been a Research-based occupations in civil, strategic, social، cultural and economic planning organizations across the Middle East and the U.S. Khansaa worked for one semester as a graduate-assistant in the American University of Beirut in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

. She has held several occupations varied between academic, co-researcher, visiting fellow, fellow and consultant analyst since then.

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alshiha, Khansaa 1971 births Living people King Abdulaziz University alumni Boston University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences alumni People from Jeddah Civil rights activists