Zaina Konbaz
Zaina Konbaz is currently a research assistant at the Middle East Institute (MEI). She has a master’s degree in political science from George Mason University. Her research interests focus on authoritarian regime emergence and resilience, human rights and terrorism in the Middle East.
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Articles by Zaina Konbaz
After Fatal Attack on Shi’as, Saudi Arabia Gets Tough on Terrorism
On November 3, five people were shot dead and nine others wounded when three masked gunmen attacked a group of Shi’as who were leaving a mosque at the village of...
Saudi Security Forces Crack Down on al-Qaeda and Islamic State
A U.S. citizen working for Vinnel Arabia, an American defense contractor, was shot dead and another wounded at a gasoline station in eastern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 14 (Bloomberg...