Dr. Elena Qleibo-Kogan

An anthropologist, diplomat, and writer who has lived in the Middle East since 1987. She holds a PhD from Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté and is the author of S’en sortir sans sortir: Ethnographie de la vie quotidienne sous le blocus, an ethnography of everyday life under blockade in Gaza. Her ongoing research is on Gaza social transformations virtually. She has worked in Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Venezuela as humanitarian professional and negotiator.