Nabiiha is a research assistant at PRIO with a background in Social Anthropology. She recently completed her master’s degree, during which her thesis explored disability in the war-to-peace transition in Mogadishu, Somalia. Her research focused on war-inflicted impairments among teenagers and young adults, examining the long-term effects on their ability to live self-sufficiently. Drawing on five months of ethnographic fieldwork in Mogadishu, she employed participant observation and semi-structured interviews as her primary methods. Nabiiha also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Anthropology with a minor in Psychology.

Education

• 2023 - 2025: MA in Social Anthropology, University of Oslo
• 2019 - 2022: BA in Social Anthropology, University of Oslo

Previous Experience

• 2025: Intern at PRIO
• 2025: MA Student at PRIO

Awards

• 2024: The Norwegian Red Cross Master's Stipend

Spoken Languages

• Somali (native), Norwegian (fluent) and English (fluent)