Hatim Rachdi

Hatim Rchdi is a PhD student in Anthropology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. He earned an MA in Women, Society, and Development from Hamad Bin Khalifa University, where his research focused on queer migrants from South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) in Athens, Greece. His MA thesis investigated how queer migrants navigate housing precarity through mutual aid and queer rituals, examining the role of material objects, creative agency, and governance in creating spaces of safety and tranquility.

As a PhD student, Hatim is invested in exploring Amazigh indigeneity in Morocco, focusing on the intersections of gender, sexuality, affect, and state repression. He is committed to feminist, ethnographically informed scholarship and activism, particularly concerning indigenous and queer communities in SWANA. His academic work appears in the journal of Communication, Culture, and Critique, Global LGBTQ Activism, and the International Journal of Sports Communication.

Department: Anthropology and WGSS