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Biography
Dr. Hira Amin is an Assistant Professor at the College of Public Policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. After completing her PhD in History at the University of Cambridge, she has been involved in various interdisciplinary projects. Her research interests broadly fall into two categories: the first is social, cultural, and religious transformations and foresight in the modern Muslim world; the second is social inclusion, accessibility, and disability.
She has undergone training in systems thinking, LEGO Serious Play, participatory co-design, and strategic foresight at the Institute for the Future. She is currently working on multiple research grants that utilize these various tools and methods, such as education for sustainability and global citizenship, strategic foresight in culture, identity, and education, and systems mapping the disability diagnostics landscape in Qatar.
Education/Academic qualification
History, PhD, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jun 2017
International Relations, Master, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Award Date: 1 Sept 2012
Mathematics with Philosophy of Mathematics, Bachelor, King's College London
Award Date: 1 Aug 2008
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Projects
- 2 Active
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HBKU-OVPR-SRG-01-1: Managing Social Transformation in Qatar: Trends, Risks and Future Trajectories
Tok, E. (Principal Investigator), Yahiaoui, R. (Principal Investigator), Brik, A. B. (Lead Principal Investigator), Solaiman, B. (Principal Investigator), Polymenopoulou, E. (Principal Investigator), Amin, H. F. (Post Doctoral Fellow), Alattar, H. M. J. (Research Assistant), Shirazi, N. S. (Principal Investigator) & Jimenez Andres, M. (Principal Investigator)
15/08/22 → 14/08/25
Project: Basic Research
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EX-QNRF-NPRPC-6: SDG Education and Global Citizenship in Qatar: Enhancing Qatar’s Nested Power in the Global Arena
Tok, E. (Lead Principal Investigator), Ali, S. N. (Principal Investigator), Olawuyi, D. S. (Principal Investigator), Pal, L. A. (Principal Investigator), Abdelsalam, O. H. (Principal Investigator), Cochrane, L. J. R. (Principal Investigator), Amin, H. F. (Post Doctoral Fellow), Zaidan, E. (Principal Investigator), Al-Thani, M. (Graduate Student), Assistant-3, R. (Research Assistant), Assistant-4, R. (Research Assistant), Sellami, D. A. (Principal Investigator), Romanowski, P. M. (Lead Principal Investigator), Salih, R. (Graduate Student), Assistant-14, R. (Research Assistant), Assistant-15, R. (Research Assistant), Associate-3, R. (Research Associate), Bruder, D. J. (Principal Investigator), Inayat Ullah Faizi, B. F. (Post Doctoral Fellow), Ibrahim, S. A. (Research Assistant), Okorie, C. E. (Graduate Student) & Taamouti, D. A. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/21 → 1/04/26
Project: Applied Research
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Digital, localised and human-centred design makerspaces: nurturing skills, values and global citizenship for sustainability
Sellami, I., Amin, H., Ozturk, O., Zaman, A., Sever, S. D. & Tok, E., Dec 2025, In: Discover Education. 4, 1, 28.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Social Sustainability, Inclusive Cities and the Legacy of FIFA in Qatar: The Case of Education City
Al-Wadaani, S., DuPlessis, J., Amin, H., Chemnad, K. & Tok, E., 12 Mar 2025, In: Social Sciences. 14, 3, 20 p., 171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Evolution and Future of Education for Sustainable Development in Qatar
Sever, S. D., Amin, H. & Tok, E., 2025, Gulf Studies. Springer, p. 345-365 21 p. (Gulf Studies; vol. 21).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The role of the family in re-imagining Islam, cultural traditions and society in the Arabian Gulf
Amin, H., Cochrane, L. & Al-Kaabi, N., 17 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Childhood disabilities and the cost of developmental therapies: the service provider perspective
Shaban, S. & Amin, H., 24 Apr 2024, In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 19, 1, 2345816.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)