Former State Secretary for Civic Engagement and International Relations I Foreign policy expert I Creator of the annual #Farbenbekennen award I Social media influencer
Sawsan is a longtime and experienced foreign policy expert, having worked as the spokesperson to former German Foreign Minister and now president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and foreign policy adviser in the parliament to the Social Democratic Party, which she is a member of. Sawsan further is a member of and actively participates in many high-profile think tanks; she was a member of Koerber Foundation’s Foreign Policy Network and a Young Leader of the Munich Security Conference. Showing specific interest in promoting young people’s engagement in foreign policy, Sawsan co-founded the Young Professional Chapter at the German Council on Foreign Relations. Apart from that, Sawsan is also a member of the Global Citizen Europe Board of Directors and a member of the Apolitical Foundation Global Advisor Network. Sawsan’s wide range of expertise spans from identity politics, majority-minority relations, Islam and muslims in Western countries to racism, anti-semitism, and discrimination against minorities as well as international relations and security issues. As a social media influencer herself, Sawsan has experienced sexism, hate speech and digital violence against women, which is why she is so keen on being a strong voice for women’s rights. In her role as CFFP Advisory Council member she will thus be particularly focusing on antifeminism in right-wing circles.
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