SENIOR RESEARCHERS
Profª Drª Monique Sochaczewski
Co-founder and Senior Researcher at GEPOM.
PhD in History, Politics and Cultural Heritage by CPDOC-FGV, with studies and research done in Turkey under the auspices of Bilkent University, in Ankara. Monique is also a Fellow of the Summer Institute for Israel Studies at Brandeis University (USA), 2017 cohort. Author of "Eastern Tropics / Tropical Easts: Reflections on Brazil and the Middle East" (RJ: Talu Cultural, 2019) and "From Rio de Janeiro to Istanbul: Contrasts and Connections between Brazil and the Ottoman Empire (1850-1919) " (Brasília: FUNAG, 2017). She is a professor of International History. She collaborates with economic analysis and opinion texts for vehicles such as O Globo, Folha de São Paulo, Zero Hora, Globonews, TV Brasil and CBN.
Profª Drª Muna Omran
Co-founder of GEPOM and Senior Researcher at GEPOM.
Postdoc in Literary Studies, PhD in History and Literary Theory from Unicamp. She is a permanent member of Editora Parthenon's editorial board. She is the author of the books "The story that Sherazade did not tell - tales" (Parthenon-2018), "Press, Cinema and History - New Methodologies" (UEMA-2015 publisher) and the play "Act of Love" (2019). She is the winner of the dramatic texts competition promoted by the international Pen Club 2020, with the text "Memories of the Mother-of-pearl". She is a professor of Literary Theory and Cultural History and participates of the contemporary history research group at the State University of Maranhão (UEMA). She has published articles and essays in specialized journals and participated in the mainstream media vehicles, such as Globo News, CBN and TV Saúde.
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Economist Najad Khouri
GEPOM co-founder and Senior Researcher.
MBA in International Relations from FGV, a specialist in Energy and Oil. Publishes articles and essays in specialized journals and mainstream media.
ASSOCIATED RESEARCHERS
Prof. Dr. Andrew Patrick Traumann
Doctor in History, Culture and Power by the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Author of "The Military and the Ayatollahs: Brazil-Iran Relations (1979-1985)" (2016, Paco Editorial), "The Colombians" (2017, Editora Contexto) and "Islamic Republic of Iran 40 Years: from Khomeini to Soleimani" (2020, Editora Autografia). He is a professor of International Relations. He publishes articles and essays in specialized journals and mainstream media.
Prof. Dr. Heitor Loureiro
PhD in History from UNESP, with internship (PDSE-CAPES) at the Matenadaran Scientific Research Institute, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia. Co-organizer of the book "Armenian Genocide: Negationism, Silence and Human Rights" (Editora Humanitas-2015). He is a professor of International Relations. He publishes articles and essays in specialized journals and mainstream media.
JUNIOR RESEARCHER
Luis Felipe Herdy
Bachelor in International Relations at PUC-Rio and Junior Researcher at the Study and Research Group on the Middle East (GEPOM). He is interested in Strategic Studies and the Middle East.