Musa al-Gharbi

Musa al-Gharbi is an accomplished academic and columnist currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Communication, Journalism, and (by courtesy) Sociology at Stony Brook University since July 2023. Al-Gharbi has been a columnist for The Guardian since January 2022 and holds the position of Senior Fellow in Criminal Justice at the Niskanen Center beginning in August 2021. Prior to these roles, al-Gharbi was a Paul F. Lazarsfeld Fellow in Sociology at Columbia University from April 2016 to July 2023, and served as the Director of Communications at Heterodox Academy from August 2016 to January 2020. Al-Gharbi was also the Managing Editor for the Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts from March 2012 to August 2016 and held academic positions as an Adjunct Instructor at University of Arizona South and a Teaching Assistant at The University of Arizona. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and multiple degrees in Sociology and Philosophy from Columbia University and the University of Arizona.