Noha Siraj O Labani

Noha is a Ph.D. student in the English department (writing, rhetorics and literacies) and she works with SoalrSPELL initiative at ASU. She is a Global Human Rights Hub Fellow for 2022-2023 academic year. Her research interests revolve around the issues of education access and social justice, especially the case of the Syrian refugees. She enjoys exploring creative and technological means like appropriate technology, drama, and digital storytelling. Currently, she focuses on the rhetoric of aid and how the rhetoric of grassroots organizations can be theorized in the counterpublic sphere. She argues that there are limitations inherent in traditional/mainstream humanitarianism practices. Part of her research agenda is developing research-based frameworks for humanitarian aid agencies to better serve their users/beneficiaries to address these limitations.