Her research interests include the history and developments of the Iranian Political System, bloggers in the Middle East as a force of social movements with a special emphasis on Egypt and Iran as well as social media and political change. Her most recent academic work includes “The armed forces and the deconstruction of the deep state: a case study of Egypt” (a paper presented to colloquium armees.revolutionsarabes.st-cur.terre-net.defense.gov.fr., 2013) and the article “Deep State and Strong State” (in: International politics, Al- Ahram, July 2012).