Yunana Ahmed

Yunana Ahmed is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Linguistics, at Gombe State University, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture from Michigan Technological University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation from Makerere University, Uganda. He is a recipient of the 2025 SSRC’s APDD Individual Research Fellowship award. His research focuses on political rhetoric, crisis communication, and peace linguistics. He has also initiated and implemented various community projects aimed at peacebuilding supported by various reputable organizations such as USAID, US Mission in Nigeria, AmplifyChange.

Essays

From Displacement to Peacebuilding: How IDP Narratives Challenge State-Led Deradicalization in Nigeria

Yunana Ahmed | February 5, 2026

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Yunana Ahmed

From Displacement to Peacebuilding: How IDP Narratives Challenge State-Led Deradicalization in Nigeria

Mobilizing social science for the public good.

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