Dr. Huda Al-Tamimi has a PhD from ANU. Her research project was an investigation of ‘The Changing State for Iraqi Women: Political and Social Mobilisation for Iraqi Women Members of Parliament Post-2003. She also has an MPhil and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from Massey University, NZ, a BA in English Literature from Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching from Trinity College, Dublin.
At CAIS, she has used her specialist skills to teach courses in Arabic linguistics and literature. Huda has recently published a book entitled Arabic Literature through History, Dar Al Saqi Publishers, Beirut, 2015, pp 400. Her research includes the teaching of Arabic as a second language and a study of the changing role of women in Iraqi politics. Dr. Al-Tamimi Has also published is a book on Iraqi women parliamentarian in May 201