Bahaa has 2 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and completed his Master’s Degree in Political Science and American Studies from the Heidelberg Center of American Studies, Germany. He received his bachelor’s degrees from Westminster College in the United States where he double majored in Business Administration and International Relations & Diplomacy. Bahaa is very passionate about international politics and human rights, and he has been part of many projects that promoted youth capacity building, global leadership, peace, and tolerance among people, societies and nations. Before Atlas Corps, Bahaa worked as a Researcher and Project Coordinator at Pal-Think for Strategic Studies: a Palestinian think tank focused on promoting peace, freedom, and democracy through organizing debates on public issues, and producing policy recommendations to the decision makers in Palestine and Middle East. Previously, Bahaa worked for Humanity for Children in the U.S.A, and he is member of Amnesty International. In 2013, Bahaa attended the International Youth Leadership Conferences in Prague, Czech Republic where he encouraged innovative development solutions that challenge mainstream thinking in politics, economics and social issues. In addition he conducted research and published papers on U.S. foreign Policy in the Middle East, U.S. Think Tanks, and on the Arab Spring. Bahaa believes his education and work background made him a global citizen, and allowed him to appreciate new perspectives and national differences.
Host Organization: Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
Role at Host Organization: Bahaa will increase the capacity of the Host’s Civil Society Partnerships Program to better serve its nine partnered think tank and advocacy organizations in the Middle East. He will develop projects in training, mentoring, and providing operational guidance for the growing partner organizations.