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Annelle Sheline

Nonresident Fellow

Biography

Annelle Sheline, Ph.D., is a nonresident fellow with the Baker Institute Center for the Middle East, as well as a research fellow for the Middle East at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Her research focuses on religious authority in the Middle East, specifically the intersection of religious and national identities in the Arab monarchies. She analyzes the implications of combating violent extremism and encouraging religious tolerance in Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Saudi Arabia. In addition to academic writing, her public commentary has appeared in The Washington Post, The Global Post and Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs. Sheline received her doctorate from George Washington University’s department of political science and her bachelor’s degree from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

Contact at media@quincyinst.org or 202-279-0005.