Elizabeth Iskander is a Research Fellow in Modern Middle East Studies at the University of Cambridge. She has previously held fellowships at the London School of Economics, the German Institute for Global and Area Studies, and the University of Warwick. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. She researches the modern history, politics and culture of the Arabic-speaking world, with a focus on collective identities, sectarianism, the nation and Arab political thought.