South West Asian/North African, Middle East Caucus
Caucuses
overview
The SWANA Caucus at NCA is a dedicated space for promoting an engaged scholarship on the Southwest Asia and North Africa region. It takes a de-colonial and indigenous-centered approach to provide a unique and critical intervention to SWANA-related inquiry within the Communication discipline. The Caucus brings together scholars working on issues facing the SWANA region and its diaspora.
2026 NCA Positions
- NCA Legislative Assembly Representative
- NCA Nominating Committee Representative
- Fariba Pajooh, Wayne State University
2026 Interest Group Leadership
- Chair: Mehri Yavari, College of Wooster
- Vice-Chair: Nagwan Zahry, University of Tennessee Chattanooga
- Vice-Chair Elect: Fariba Pajooh, Wayne State University
- Immediate Past Chair: Amnee Elkhalid, University of Arkansas
- Secretaries: Leela Mogadam, University of Missouri
- Outreach Coordinator and Secretary: Hafsa Maqsood, University of Calgary
- IDEA Council: Aya Diab, University of South Florida
- Outreach Coordinator and Secretary: Leela Mogadam, University of Missouri