Dima Al Munajed

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator

Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies
Room 3.009
Niebuhrstraße 5
D-53113 Bonn
Phone: +49 228 73 62560
dmunajed@uni-bonn.de

Office hours: Mondays,Tuesdays and Fridays 9 am – 3 pm
Home office hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 am – 3 pm
Dima Al Munajed
© Barbara Frommann

Profile

  • Developing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies, procedures and strategies at the Cluster
  • Providing advice and support to cluster members on DEI-related issues or antidiscrimination complaints
  • Developing and implementing the Cluster’s Diversity Certificates
  • Conducting DEI Monitoring & Evaluation research at BCDSS

Dima is a social researcher and management professional with over 10 years of experience in the non-profit sector. In 2017, she moved to Germany to pursue a doctoral degree in development studies at the University of Bonn. Her doctoral research focuses on the impact of conflict, displacement, and host-country contexts on Syrian women’s participation in civic organizations in Turkey and Lebanon.

In her analysis, Dima employs intersectional frameworks to explore how key social markers—such as gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and urban or rural origins—exacerbate gender inequalities and hinder the inclusion and full participation of these women in civic organizations. She has shared her findings through academic publications, conferences, and participation in various sociology seminars at the University of Bonn. Additionally, she is a member of the ZEF Gender group and the Association for Middle East Women Studies (AMEWS).

2017 - 2025
PhD in Development Studies (ZEF), University of Bonn

2011
MSc in Sustainable Development, with merit, Imperial College London & School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London External Programme

2006
BA in Political Studies, with distinction, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon