I studied Psychology (B.Sc.) at the University of Potsdam and Intercultural Psychology (M.Sc.) at the University of Osnabrueck. I was born in Tunisia and brought up in Berlin where I soon recognized that being visibly religious in my everyday life was different and therefore irritating for the majority of German society. This impression as well as the slow rise of right-wing forces all over Europe affected my identity immensely. It inspired me to get involved in intercultural social projects at an early age.

I co-founded several social youth groups and joined several international social entrepreneurship and leadership networks like the AICGS’ New Transatlantic Exchange Program in Washington and the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship at Cambridge University and Cornell University.