Catherine Batruni

Dr. Catherine Batruni is a historian of modern Lebanon. Catherine Batruni received her PHD in Modern Middle Eastern History at the American University of Beirut. She wrote her thesis on the role of an American women’s college in Beirut in the advancement of Lebanese women in the 20th century. Batruni additionally conducts research on Lebanese women’s participation in public politics, and has presented papers on this subject at various international conferences.