Dr. Auhoud Albulushi, Non-Resident Fellow at Gulf International Forum. Dr. Albulushi is an Omani academic and researcher with a multi-disciplinary background in linguistics, sociology, education and law. She obtained her PhD from Warwick University in the United Kingdom in the area of Applied Linguistics. Dr. Albulushi worked for 20 years as an academic in the college of Education at Sultan Qaboos University, and was the head of Research and studies department at the Omani Studies Center at Sultan Qaboos University. Her work involved carrying out and encouraging research on issues pertaining to Oman as well as providing research consultations to researchers interested in the Omani society and culture.