Ala’a Shehabi
Ala’a Shehabi is a British-born economics lecturer, activist and writer. She has a PhD from Imperial College London, is a former policy analyst at Rand Europe. She is the deputy director of the Institute for Global Prosperity at University College London.
Her husband is a political prisoner in Bahrain.
Talks and Screenings
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Film screening: Disaster Capitalism + Q&A
This years OXFAM scandal brought to light some serious questions for the international development community. At a time when aid agencies and charities are prone to seemingly widespread sexual abuse and impropriety, best-selling author and journalist Antony Loewenstein’s latest film Disaster Capitalism investigates whether the industry is exploiting development and aid funds to profiteer from growing inequality and poverty.
