Dr. Ghufran KhirAllah is a professor of sociolinguistics in Nebrija University of Madrid. She is also a post-doctoral researcher at Complutense University of Madrid. Her research focuses on European political and public discourse around hijab-wearing women in the public sphere. Dr. KhirAllah has developed a strong academic and empirical background on how group minorities or majorities identify their belonging, and how they go through integration and multi-identity challenges.