Elham Manea is a Yemeni and Swiss writer and activist. She works as an associate professor, specialized on the Middle East, a writer, and a human rights activist. She has been a vocal advocate for the separation of state and religion in Islamic countries, freedoms of expression and belief, and the defence for civil, human, women's, and minorities rights in the Arab MENA region. She is also known as a harsh critic of the ideologies and policies of Islamist movements in its two forms, Societal Islamism and political Islamism Manea has published academic and non fiction books in English, German, and Arabic in addition to two novels in Arabic Manea is a Fulbright scholar who holds a Venia Legendi (Habilitation) and a PhD degree in political sciencElham Manea is a Yemeni and Swiss writer and activist. She works as an associate professor, specialized on the Middle East, a writer, and a human rights activist. She has been a vocal advocate for the separation of state and religion in Islamic countries, freedoms of expression and belief, and the defence for civil, human, women's, and minorities rights in the Arab MENA region. She is also known as a harsh critic of the ideologies and policies of Islamist movements in its two forms, Societal Islamism and political Islamism Manea has published academic and non fiction books in English, German, and Arabic in addition to two novels in Arabic Manea is a Fulbright scholar who holds a Venia Legendi (Habilitation) and a PhD degree in political science from the University of Zurich, Master's degree in comparative politics from the American University in Washington D.C, and a bachelor's degree in political science from Kuwait University....more