Mehreen Farooq has co-authored several reports and has published in Foreign Policy, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Common Ground News Service, and the Christian Science Monitor. She has appeared on the Diane Rehm Show, and her work has been covered by NPR, C-SPAN, the National Academy of Sciences, and mentioned in national media outlets including Voice of America, The Nation, and ABC News.

Peer-Reviewed Academic Publications

• Sarah Lyons-Padilla, Michelle Gelfand, Hedieh Mirahmadi, Mehreen Farooq, and Mareike Van Egmond, “Belonging Nowhere: Marginalization and Radicalization: Risk among Muslim Immigrants.” Behavioral Science & Policy, March 2016.

• Hedieh Mirahmadi, Mehreen Farooq and Waleed Ziad, “Empowering Pakistan’s Civil Society to Counter Violent Extremism,” Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice, Volume 8, Number 1, pp. 188–214, 2015.

• Gus Diggs, Mehreen Farooq, Quentin Kidd, and Megan Murray, “Black Voters, Black Candidates, and Social Issues: Does Party Identification Matter?” Social Science Quarterly. March 2007.

Podcasts

• “Partners, not Proxies, in Hybrid Warfare Environments,” Smart Women, Smart Power (CSIS), May 21, 2020

• “Supporting Women, Peace, and Security in Niger,” The Counterpod, (Counterpart International), January 31, 2020

• “Countering Violent Extremism: An International Town Hall” The World, (The World, PRX and American Abroad Media), June 3, 2015, aired on NPR

Articles & Blog Posts

• “The Writing of the Walls of Afghanistan",” Medium, August 16, 2021.

• “A Case Study on Strengthening Women’s Leadership and Integrating Women, Peace, and Security Objectives into Global Fragility Programming,” Counterpart, January 14, 2021

• “Storming the Capitol — What Have we Learned & What Comes Next?” Medium, January 12, 2021

• “Fostering Inclusive Civil Society Networks in Afghanistan: The Key to Preserving Nascent Democratic Gains?” Counterpart International, December 29, 2020*

• “Adapting to New COVID-19 Realities: Emerging Lessons Learned from Thinking and Working Politically in Niger,” Counterpart International, July 21, 2020

• “Mobilizing from the Streets: Lessons Learned from Supporting Elections and Strengthening Governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” Counterpart International, April 8, 2020

• “Equipping Pakistan’s Civil Society against the Taliban,” The Hill, December 24, 2014*

• “Six Things about Afghanistan that May Surprise You.” Foreign Policy, Oct. 27, 2014.*

• “Afghans Get Busy Helping Themselves,” Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2014*

• “Civil Society May hold Key to Peace in Pakistan,” Common Ground News Service, November 13, 2012*

• “Pakistan’s Most Powerful Weapon,” Foreign Policy Magazine, Af Pak Channel, October 21, 2011*

• “The Battle for Pakistan’s Soul.” Foreign Policy, Sept. 1, 2011.*

• “Pakistan’s Most Powerful Weapon.” Foreign Policy, Oct. 21, 2011.*

• “Evicting the Taliban from Swat.” Foreign Policy, Nov. 2, 2011.*

• “Out-recruiting Pakistan’s Extremists.” Foreign Policy, Feb. 29, 2012.*

• “After Osama bin Laden’s Death, Time for a New Poster Child for Islam,” Christian Science Monitor, May 3, 2011

• “Five Myths about Islam and Muslims,” Perspectives, April 2011*

• “How to Fight Jihad in America,” Christian Science Monitor, December 16, 2010*

• “Defeating the Taliban in Pakistan,” The Hill, November 2, 2009*

Photo Essays

• “Untapped Potential: Afghanistan’s Traditional Civil Society. Foreign Policy, Apr. 16, 2015.*

• “Pakistan’s Bid for Tolerance.” Foreign Policy, Sept. 26, 2012.*

Monographs

• “The Steady March of Progress: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques to Engage Civil Society,” Counterpart, February 2019.*

• Empowering Egypt to Defeat Radical Islamism,” WORDE Report, October 2017*

• Developing a Community-Led Approach to Countering Violent Extremism (CVE); An Instructor’s Manual, WORDE Report, June 2016*

• “Empowering Pakistan’s Civil Society to Counter Global Violent Extremism,” Brookings, January 2015*

• “A Strategic Plan for Empowering Pakistan’s Civil Society to Counter Violent Extremism,” WORDE Report, January 2015*

• “Afghanistan 2014 and Beyond: The Role of Civil Society in Peacebuilding and Countering Violent Extremism,” WORDE Report, February 2014*

• “From Community Building to Countering Extremism: A Guide to Afghanistan’s Civil Society,” WORDE Directory of Civil Society Organizations, February 2014*

• “Pakistan’s Civil Society: Alternative Channels to Countering Violent Extremism,” WORDE Report, October 2012*

• “From Community Building to Countering Extremism: An A-to-Z Guide of Pakistan’s Civil Society,” WORDE Directory of Civil Society Organizations, October 2012*

• “A Community Based Approach to Countering Radicalization,” WORDE Report, January 2011*

• “Traditional Muslim Networks: Pakistan’s Untapped Resource in the Fight Against Terrorism,” WORDE Report, May 2010.*

• “Developing FATA: A White Paper for USAID” Presented at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for the US Government’s interagency Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force, December 4, 2009.*

  *co-authored