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University of Warwick, United Kingdom.
Title:Beyond Boundaries: Unveiling the Intersectional Challenges of Arab Women in UK Academia
Arab women remain critically underrepresented in UK academia, where their identities intersect across gender, race, religion, and migration in ways often overlooked in mainstream feminist and postcolonial scholarship. Despite growing attention to diversity in higher education, limited research addresses the lived experiences of Arab women navigating these spaces. This study fills that gap by introducing a decolonial and feminist reinterpretation of Mestiza Consciousness to theorize the complexities of belonging, hypervisibility, and exclusion among Arab women scholars in the UK.
Drawing on qualitative narratives and intersectional analysis, the research demonstrates how Arab women face microaggressions, tokenism, and systemic bias while simultaneously resisting erasure by asserting their identities unapologetically. The study contributes an unprecedented lens for understanding Arab women’s academic trajectories, showing that their resilience and collective practices are not simply acts of survival but forms of resistance that reimagine inclusion beyond tokenistic diversity.
The findings highlight that belonging is not about assimilation but about reshaping academic structures to reflect the multiplicity of marginalized identities. By bridging feminist, decolonial, and Arab diasporic perspectives, this thesis offers both theoretical innovation and practical implications for higher education policy and leadership. It establishes a foundation for future research that amplifies Arab women’s voices and contributes to broader movements of decolonizing academia.
Noor Tazka recently completed her Master’s in Gender and International Development at the University of Warwick, where her dissertation received the highest mark in feminist and gender studies. A Syrian feminist researcher, she has extensive experience in teaching, social entrepreneurship, and women’s empowerment initiatives. Her work focuses on intersectionality, decolonial theory, and Arab women’s experiences in diaspora. She is now pursuing opportunities for PhD research and collaboration that challenge dominant narratives and build inclusive futures.