Mariam ben Slama is a Tunisian student currently pursuing her Masters at Sciences Po Paris in International Security with a focus on Human Rights and the Middle East. She is interested in topics of migration, international law, and human rights, especially through a critical postcolonial lens. Ben Slama interned with Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and is involved in organizations aimed at facilitating integration for asylum seekers and refugees in the city of Paris. She is a contributor to Fikra Forum.