Fadi Zatari is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in Istanbul, Turkey. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islamic and Global Affairs (CIGA). He holds a PhD in Civilization Studies from the Institute for the Alliance of Civilizations at Ibn Haldun University. He also holds an MA in international studies from Birzeit University and an MA in political theory from the University of Frankfurt. He holds a BA in political science from Al-Quds University. He is fluent in Arabic, German, English, and Turkish.