Dalia Ziada

Director in Washington, DC, The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy - ISGAP

Dalia Ziada is ISGAP’s Director in Washington, D.C., and an award-winning author and scholar whose research focuses on Middle East geopolitics, Islamism, and antisemitism. She studied international relations at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, with a concentration in international security studies. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Antisemitism Studies at Gratz College.

Before joining ISGAP, Ziada held senior positions at regional and international think tanks and civil society organizations in her native Egypt, Israel, and the United States. Ziada has received several awards recognizing the impact of her writing and advocacy. She gained international recognition for her role as a leading pro-democracy activist during the Arab Spring uprisings of 2010–2011 and, more recently, for her uncommon public opposition to Hamas and support for Israel following the October 7, 2023 attacks. For two decades, Ziada has been actively engaged in Muslim-Jewish and Arab-Israeli dialogue.