Fatima Umar joined Platform for Peace and Humanity in April 2021 as Peace and Security Researcher in the Mediterranean Programme and has authored various research articles and brief situation reports.

Fatima has graduated Summa Cum Laude with BS in Peace and Conflict Studies from National Defence University, Islamabad. She works as Editor-in-Chief at Student Think Tank for Europe Asia Relations, where she formerly served as Associate Editor. She is also a Research Member at the IAPSS Crisis Observatory Cohort.

She has completed several prestigious courses, namely: Harvard University’s Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster, USIP’s Introduction to Peacebuilding, Conflict Management and Transformation, Conflict Analysis, DCAF’s Introduction to Conflict Analysis and NUST’s 7th International Peace and Stability Course.

Formerly, she worked as a Research Assistant for PolicyEast, as an Intern at the National Archives of Pakistan and Pakistan Correspondent and Editor-in-Chief at Pandemic Periods. She often writes for national and international media platforms. Apart from her research and editorial skills, she has vast experience organising and hosting conferences and seminars.

• Attacks on Al Aqsa Mosque and Violations of the Status Quo Arrangement under International Law in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (July 2023)

• Jennin Raids of June and July 2023 in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (July 2023)

• Rights of Children in Israel – Occupied Palestinian Territories Under International Humanitarian Law: Gaza Assault 2022 in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (October 2022)

• Killing of the Most Wanted Doctor by the United States of America: Implication for Al-Qaeda & Affiliated Regions in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (October 2022)

• Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Voice Of Palestine, by Occupying Israeli Forces: Under the Realm of International Law in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (July 2022)

• The Saga of Constitutional Turmoil in Tunisia in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (July 2022)

• From Arab Spring To Humanitarian Crisis: A Tale of Syria in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (March 2022)

• ‘Suicide’ Death of ISIS Leader – The Man Who Led the Yazidi Genocide in Peace and Security Monitor:Challenges in Mediterranean Region (March 2022)

• Tunisia – Continuing Turmoil: A Tale Reoccurring Since Arab Spring Till 2022 in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (January 2022)

• The Dots of Discord from Past till Present: An Overview of Algeria and Morocco’s Relations in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (September 2021)

• Israel-Palestine Conflict through Conflict Wheel Tool in Peace and Security Monitor: Challenges in Mediterranean Region (July 2021)

• Human Rights
• Conflict and Development
• International Humanitarian Law
• Human Security
• Peacebuilding
• Contemporary Global Conflicts
• Conflict Analysis
• Terrorism
• Conflict Resolution and Management
• Theories of Peace and Conflict Studies

• Middle East/ Mediterranean
• Central Asia
• Syria
• Israel-Palestine
• Afghanistan

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