She writes on topics including family and gender relations, refugee and human rights issues in the Horn African region as well as the role of the war on terror on Muslims around the globe. She has a number of articles in national and international journals and is now completing a book on Somali migration experiences in different regions of the world. She has a BA from the University of Ottawa and an MA from the University of Guelph (Canada), and a PhD from the University of Sussex, UK.