Grace Elias holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Lebanese University, where she als o lectures and conducts research on Lebanese politics, minority rights, and identity politics. She is the author of The Role of Sunnis in Lebanon after the Taif Agreement and has published extensively on the political challenges facing Lebanon’s diverse communities. Dr. Elias is a Senior Fellow of the United Nations OHCHR Minorities Fellowship Programme, a training initiative focused on the United Nations system, international human rights mechanisms, and minority issues. In 2025, she participated in the 13th Annual Global Minority Rights Summer School, co-organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, the University of Public Service Ludovika, and the Human Rights Consortium of the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Her presentation, delivered at Ludovika University in Budapest, examined the challenges facing Christians in Lebanon. Through her research, lectures, and public engagement, Dr. Elias sheds light on the existential threats confronting Lebanon’s Christian community, including declining political influence, cultural erosion, and mass migration. Amid the country’s ongoing instability, compounded by the Syrian refugee crisis and the rise of radical militias, she continues to advocate for the protection of Lebanon’s cultural heritage and the politi cal rights of its minority groups.