Mireille Rebeiz, PhD

Mireille Rebeiz is an Associate Professor of Middle East Studies, and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Dickinson College in the United States of America.

Dr. Rebeiz earned two doctoral degrees: SJD in International Law from Penn State Dickinson Law and PhD in Francophone Studies from Florida State University.  She also holds a Master’s degree in International Law and Human Rights from Université de Rouen in France, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Université Saint-Joseph in Lebanon.

She has various publications in English and in French. Her first book Gendering Civil War. Francophone Women’s Writing in Lebanon, for which she earned the AAUW American Fellowship, was published with Edinburgh University Press (March 2022) and was nominated for the John Leonard Prize.

Her second book Hezbollah in International Law , which appeared with Edinburgh University Press in January 2026, examines Hezbollah’s legal status as a State or non-State actor in Lebanon and in the context of armed conflict (Israel and Syria). It also studies Hezbollah’s unlawful activities in Lebanon since 1982 and State responsibility.

Her most recent research project focuses on the Beirut barracks bombing of 1983 that killed 241 American servicemembers and 58 French parachutists. In this project, Dr. Rebeiz explores gaps in memory laws, oral history, and veterans’ stories.

Dr. Rebeiz gave numerous public talks and podcast interviews, and she is a media commentator with frequent appearances on NPR, Voice of America, Business Insider, France 24, TRT World, BBC Arabic, ABC Australia, and Newzroom Afrika. She is a regular contributor to several news outlets including The Conversation, which is an independent news organization.

She speaks three languages: Arabic/Levantine Dialect, French, and English. She is available on LinkedIn and Instagram.