Farah is a Research Associate with over 10 years’ experience working in Africa and the Middle East as an international development professional and a policy-oriented researcher. She has held positions with international organizations including the World Bank, ILO, and UNRWA, and worked for think tanks such as ODI and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Farah’s work focuses on fragile states, forced displacement, and social justice. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University and a BSc in International Relations and History from the London School of Economics and Political Science.