Dr. Hasna Al-Karbi is a Research Officer at the Emirati Identity Centre at Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities. She contributes to managing scholarly studies related to Emirati culture and identity and supports the documentation and analysis of data on national heritage preservation, thereby promoting community identity. She specializes in contemporary Sharia, family, and legal issues, and has three years of research experience in the fields of peace, coexistence, and tolerance. She previously worked as a researcher at the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace.