[1] She studied at Al Bayan Bilingual School and would have graduated in 1992 but could not due to the invasion of Kuwait.
[3] She earned her bachelor's degree in 1996, before moving to SOAS University of London[4] to study applied linguistics.
[2] When women lost their fight for full political rights in 1999, she returned at SOAS for her doctorate, focusing on comparative feminism and Middle Eastern studies.
Alsharekh is an Associate Fellow at Chatham House, where she leads a program called "Empowering Kuwaiti Women in Politics".
[14] Alsharekh is the founding director of the "Abolish 153" campaign, that looks to end honour killings[15] in Kuwait.