Researcher Mustafa Naji receives a doctorate from the University of Rouen, France.

Yemeni researcher Mustafa Naji obtained a PhD from the Department of Sociology at the University of Rouen in France for his dissertation titled "Upbringing and Generational Influence in Political Islam Movements: The Islah Party in Yemen as a Case Study."

Mustafa Naji said, "The thesis primarily addressed the methods of upbringing and education provided by the Islah Party to its members, highlighting their characteristics and the changes they have undergone over the generations."

He added, on the X platform, that his thesis was based on "field research I conducted among Yemenis residing in Istanbul." He noted that he continued working on it for four and a half years, writing it in French.

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I am pleased to inform you of some personal news and I ask your permission to share my joy at completing my doctoral thesis defense in the Department of Sociology yesterday afternoon.

I discussed my thesis entitled "Nurture and Generational Influence in Political Islam Movements: The Islah Party in Yemen as a Case Study."

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— Mustafa Naji Mustafa Naji (@mustafaAljabzi1) March 19, 2025

While noting the difficulty of obtaining the study in Arabic in the near future, researcher Mustafa Naji promised to publish an introduction and summary of the thesis in an attempt to clarify its content.

Naji said, "After clarifying the context of the socio-political transformations in Yemen since 1948 and the emergence of political Islam, the thesis examines the stages of formation, its intellectual and ideological tributaries, and its development within a turbulent and dynamic geopolitical context."

The study also devotes space to the topic of migration and exile and their role in shaping individual identity, according to the researcher.

The thesis was supervised by Professor Jean-Luc Nahil, and the jury consisted of five prominent French researchers: Mr. Frank Merimee, Mr. Jean-Luc Nahil, Mr. Bayram Belchier, Ms. Elise Palomares, and Ms. Penelope Larzelier, according to researcher Mustafa Naji.