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Livia Bergmeijer @LiviaBergmeijer

Currently based in Beirut, Livia Bergmeijer works as researcher and Director of Communications for Visualizing Impact, an independent, interdisciplinary collective that employs research, data, technology and design to transform complex information into compelling visual stories for social justice. While at university, Livia was chair of the Oxford Students’ Palestine Society for two years and helped engage the Oxford student community on issues pertaining to the Israel/Palestine conflict. She has also written several articles for student and independent publications on Palestinian solidarity activism. Her academic interests include the modern politics of Iran, modern Islamic reform movements, Arab women’s literature, and contemporary political and cultural movements in the Middle East, particularly women’s movements. Livia holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic and Persian from Oxford University.

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