Hassan Al-Mustafa

Writer, Researcher and Political Analyst

Hassan Al-Mustafa is a Saudi writer, researcher and political analyst, born in Qatif in 1972. His research and writing centre on political Shiism, sectarianism, political sociology and the evolution of contemporary religious discourse, alongside readings of the transformations underway in the Kingdom under Vision 2030. He has worked as a field journalist across the Middle East and North Africa; his analysis appears across Arab newspapers and websites and he is a regular commentator on television. His approach combines close reading of intellectual texts with observation of conditions on the ground, with a particular interest in coexistence and diversity within society.