BA (Hons)
MA (Taught)
PhD in Comparative Politics
BISA – British International Studies Association
BRISMES – British Society for Middle Eastern Studies
B.I.G – British Institute of Graphologists
NHA – National Handwriting Association
Dr Hasan Hafidh is an academic and expert analyst specialising in Middle East Politics and International Relations. After completing his PhD in 2017, Dr Hafidh has served various roles as a Teaching and Visiting Fellow at King’s College London, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) and the University of Leeds. Dr Hafidh has vast experience as an expert witness and document examiner of all issues in his cited specialist areas of immigration, asylum and human rights cases for clients and appellants coming from the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.
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Dr Hafidh has experience of providing country of origin and document authentication reports in various legal proceedings for UK, European and US clients. He is most commonly instructed in the following types of cases:
– Health Facilities
– Internal Relocation
– Human Rights
– Conflict, Security and Terrorism
– Sectarianism and Inter-Communal Issues
– Ethnic and Religious Minorities
– Stateless and Internally Displaced Peoples
– Middle East Diaspora
– Arabic Document Authentication
– Social and Political Identities
– Tribal Dynamics
– LGBTQ Issues
– Women and Youth Rights
– Military and Governance
Coming soon …
Civic Space and Sectarianism in GCC States: Dynamics of ‘Informal’ Civil Society in Kuwait and Bahrain beyond State Institutions,” in Studies of Ethnicity and Nationalism (SEN) Vol 19, Issue 1 (April 2019)
Transnational Securitization of Identity: Distinctions between Securitization and ‘Othering’ of Shias in Bahrain and Pakistan,” in Global Discourse, Vol 9, No 4, November 2019
Dr Hafidh is responsive to all country expert and document authentication requests. He is regularly instructed to provide expert evidence and ensures good response times. He currently dedicates his working week to consultancy services. Dr Hafidh is able to review documents including preliminary assessments and reasons for refusal claims, as well conduct interviews with clients at various times during the working week meaning that he is able to provide an assessment quickly and efficiently.
If you want to instruct Dr Hafidh or if you want to discuss using Dr Hafidh for your case, please contact us