Warisha Siddiqui

About Warisha

Warisha Siddiqui is the research data analyst at the Arab Barometer, where she disseminates vital findings from high-quality and reliable public opinion surveys in the Middle East and North Africa. She contributes to survey programming, data management, and data visualization creation in Arabic and English. Prior to the Arab Barometer, Warisha graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tufts University in 2023. At Tufts, she studied the regional geopolitics and economy of the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, as well as the Arabic language. She believes in the power of civic action and is deeply passionate about advancing gender equity worldwide. Aside from academics, as a student worker for the University Chaplaincy, she promoted interfaith dialogue and events on campus. Furthermore, she organized around social and political issues facing the South Asia region and its diaspora through the Tufts South Asian Political Action Community (SAPAC). Warisha was the SAPAC treasurer, planning community events such as the annual academic symposium, speaker series, and teach-in workshops. She was also a member of Sigma Iota Rho, an honor society for International Studies. Previously, she held several positions at various U.S. Department of State offices, including the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, and the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Warisha is a proud Pakistani American born and raised in New York City. She is a budding calligrapher and has enjoyed practicing Arabic, English, and Urdu scripts.