{"id":3587,"date":"2021-03-25T01:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T05:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=3587"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:56","slug":"lama-mourad","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/lama-mourad\/","title":{"rendered":"Lama Mourad"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button left\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=YVGSNo8AAAAJ&#038;hl=en%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Lama&nbsp;Mourad<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Her research interests are focused on the intersection of forced migration, local governance, and the politics of borders, with a regional focus on the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" 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