Université Libre de Bruxelles | Belgium
Dr. Caroline Azad is an interdisciplinary scholar specializing in resistance studies, gender and sport, and Middle East politics, with a particular focus on women’s football in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Her research examines how sport functions as a socio-political space for protest, identity construction, and everyday resistance under authoritarian and religious regimes. She integrates qualitative sociology, political theory, and media studies to analyze censorship, gender norms, and symbolic activism in football stadiums and digital platforms. Dr. Azad has contributed influential scholarship to international journals and edited volumes, and her work bridges academic research with policy-relevant debates on gender, sport diplomacy, and cultural politics in the Middle East.
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