University

• Since 2007: Radboud University Nijmegen
• 2000-2003: Free University of Berlin – Diploma in Political Science
• 1997-1999: Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen – Undergraduate studies with intermediate exams (Zwischenprüfung) in Political Science, Islamic Studies and Public Law

Work Experience

• 2004-2007: Federal Foreign Office/ Berlin – Desk officer for Arab Media and long-term policy planning concerning Middle East and North Africa
• 2001-2003: Institute for Ecological Economy (IÖW)/ Berlin – Student assistant
• 1999-2001: Diverse internships and/or freelance activities with the “Delegate for German Industries and Trade in the Palestinian Territories”, with the “taz” (newspaper) and the radio “Deutsche Welle”

Stays Abroad

• January – June 2004: Traveling in Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso
• October – November 2002: Research in Syria
• May – September 2000: Language course in Damascus, Syria
• July – October 1999: Internship in Ramallah, Palestinian Territories

Secondary Education

• 1988-1997: Albertus-Magnus Gymnasium/ Bergisch Gladbach – High School
• 1994-1997: Charles P. Allen High School/ Halifax, Canada

Languages

• German (mother tongue)
• English
• Dutch
• Arabic
• French
• And recently started: Turkish

Publications

You can find a list of publications here.