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Previous meetings and conferences 

 

Since 2005 I have been actively participating in conferences, workshops, and meetings on the topics of human rights, disability rights, and peacebuilding all across the world. See below for a full list.

Title:              Abnorm: En Konferens Om Att Sta Ut

Place/date:    Malmö (Sweden), 24 October 2020

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     Inkluderingslabbe

Title:              One Constitution for all Syrians – Facilitating the Peace Process in Syria

Place/date:    Montreux (Switzerland), 26–31 August 2020

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     European Center for Kurdish Studies (EZKS)/Power Sharing a United Syria

 

Title:               Postpolio Conference

Place/date:    Gothenburg (Sweden), 5–6 March 2020

Role:               Delegate

Organizer:      RG Integration

Title:               Roundtable on Engendering the Constitution, Europe

Place/date:    Paris (France), 11–12 August 2020

Role:              Speaker

Organizer:      EuroMed Feminist Initiative IFE-EFI

 

Title:              Unity In Diversity – A Constitution of all Syrians

Place/date:    Loccum (Germany), 27 November–2 December 2019

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     European Center for Kurdish Studies (EZKS)/Power Sharing a United Syria

 

Title:               First Convening of the Syrian Constitutional Committee

Place/date:    Geneva (Switzerland), 29 October–2 November 2019

Role:              Committee member

Organizer:     UN Special Envoy for Syria

 

Title:              Strategies for socially and environmentally sustainable futures: urgent challenges and emerging vulnerabilities

Place/date:    Beirut (Lebanon), 25 October–26 October 2019

Role:              Co-organizer

Organizer:     Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University, Sweden

 

Title:              The Protection of Persons with Disabilities During Armed Conflicts

Place/date:    Lund (Sweden), 3–4 October 2019

Role:              Speaker

Organizer:     Science for Peace and Security Programme of NATO and Raoul Wallenberg Institute

 

Title:              RBU:s Framtidkongress

Place/date:    Stockholm (Sweden), 2019

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     Rörelsehindrade Barn & Ungdomar (RBU)

 

Title:              Annual Meeting of the Arab Forum for Rights of People with Disabilities

Place/date:    Beirut (Lebanon), 2019

Role:              Delegate (representing Syria)

Organizer:     Arab Forum for Rights of People with Disabilities

 

Title:              Musikhjälpen #mh18

Place/date:    Lund (Sweden), 10–16 December 2018

Role:             Speaker

Organizer:     SVT and Sveriges Radio

Title:              Unity in Diversity, shaping the future of Syria together
Place/date:    Berlin (Germany), 3–5 October 2018

Role:             Delegate

Organizer:     European Center for Kurdish Studies (EZKS)/Power Sharing a United Syria

 

Title:              RBU:s kongress RBU-forum!
Place/date:    Stockholm(Sweden), 21–23 September 2018

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     Rörelsehindrade Barn & Ungdomar (RBU)

 

Title:              Sommarskolan om funktionshinder och mänskliga rättigheter
Place/date:    Furuboda folkhögskola (Sweden), 21–24 August 2018

Role:             Delegate

Organizer:     Funktionsrätt Sverige/Funktionsrattskonventionen

 

Title:              Sommarskolan om funktionshinder och mänskliga rättigheter
Place/date:    Värmdö (Sweden), 23–25 August 2017

Role:             Delegate

Organizer:     Funktionsrätt Sverige/Funktionsrattskonventionen

 

Title:              RBU:s Framtidskongress
Place/date:    Stockholm(Sweden), 19–21 May 2017

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     Rörelsehindrade Barn & Ungdomar (RBU)

 

Title:              The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Relief and Emergency Programs
Place/date:    City of Tunis (Tunisia), 23–27 May 2016

Role:              Representative of Syria

Organizer:     DPI, The Arab Forum for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, IREX, LPHU

 

Title:              The Eighth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities “COSP8”
Place/date:    UN Headquarters (New York), 9–11 June 2015

Role:              Representative of Syria

Organizer:     UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

 

Title:               Civil Society Global Forum: Realising an Inclusive Post-2015 Development Agenda
Place/date:    UN Headquarters (New York), 8 June 2015

Role:              Representative of Syria

Organizer:     UN, Disability People International, International Disability Alliance

 

Title:              The fourth regional meeting of the Disabled People's International - Arab
Place/date:    Hammamet (Tunis), 20–23 May 2015

Role:              Representative of Syria

Organizer:     DPI, Article19, Organisation Tunisienne de Défense des Droits de Personnes Handicapées

 

Title:              Focus on Business support: Evolve and Grow
Place/date:    Hultsfred (Sweden), 8 May 2014

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     Hultsfred Municipality

 

Title:              Applying EU Anti-Discrimination Law /114DV43/
Place/date:    Trier (Germany), 10–11 February 2014

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:      ERA “Academy of European Law”

 

Title:               EU GENDER EQUALITY LAW /113DV107/cw
Place/date:    Trier (Germany), 16–17 September 2013

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     ERA “Academy of European Law”

 

Title:               Imkan training program for young cultural leaders from the Arab region                                             

Place/date:    Cairo (Egypt),11–17 March 2013

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:      Culture Resource Foundation

 

Title:               Young Leaders Visitors Program (YLVP) 2012

Place/date:     Stockholm (Sweden), 9–28 September 2012

Role:               Delegate

Organizer:      Swedish Institute

 

Title:               The Regional Conference of the Musawa Project

Place/date:    Cairo (Egypt), 25–26 February 2012

Role:               Representative of Syria

Organizer:      Arab League _HI_ ADOP _ EDF

 

Title:              deciBel Performing Arts Showcase

Place/date:    Manchester (UK), 13–16 September 2011

Role:              Delegate                                                                    

Organizer:      The British Council 

 

Title:              Creative Case Symposium

Place/date:    Manchester (UK), 12 September 2011

Role:              Delegate

Organizer:     The British Council 

 

Title:              The Youth Ability Summit  

Place/date:    Damascus (Syria), 26 July–4 August 2010

Role:              Produce the first cross-cultural implementing the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Organizer:     Open Hands Initiative

 

Title:              Regional Training II Governance, Disability and Public Policy

Place/date:    Amman (Jordan), 31 October–6 November 2009

Role:              Assistance

Organizer:     HI _ ISS _ ADOP _ European Disability Forum

 

Title:              Youth Café

Place/date:    Beirut (Lebanon), 1 December 2009

Role:             Talk about challenges of education for persons with disabilities in the Arab world                     

Organizer:     Arab thought foundation  

 

Title:              Regional Training on Governance, Disability and Public Policy

Place/date:    Amman (Jordan), 28 June–24 July 2009

Role:             Assistance

Organizer:     HI _ ISS _ ADOP _ European Disability Forum

 

Title:              Workshop about Arabic Women with Disability

Place/date:   Cairo (Egypt), 18–20 February 2009

Role:             Assistance

Organizer:     Rehabilitation International _ Arab League

 

Title:              I Conference about People with Special Needs

Place/date:    Damascus (Syria), 3–4 December 2008

Role:              Assistance

Organizer:     Ministry of Work in Syria

 

Title:              International Meeting of Women with Disability

Place/date:    Habana (Cuba), 18–21 November 2008

Role:             Talk about Disabled Women in Middle East

Organizer:     ACLIFIM

 

Title:              Training for Trainers. Arabic Leaders for Disable People.

Place/date:    Beirut (Lebanon), 24–26 October 2008

Role:              Assistance

Organizer:     ADOP

 

Title:              III Conference of the Arabic Organization of Disable People

Place/date:    Cairo (Egypt), 7–9 October 2008

Role:              Assistance

Organizer:     ADOP _ Arab League

 

Title:              Workshop about War and Disability

Place/date:    Beirut (Lebanon), 4–5 July 2008

Role:              Assistance

Organizer:     Special Reporter on Disability of the UN

 

Title:              Conference about Disability and Television

Place/date:    Sharja (UAE), 20–22 May 2008

Role:              Talk about Special Programs for People with Disability

Organizer:     Supreme Council for Family Affairs (UAE)

 

Title:              International Conference about Disability and Informatics

Place/date:    Amman (Jordan), 26–27 March 2008

Role:             Assistance

Organizer:     Special Reporter on Disability of the UN

 

Title:              Conference of the Organization “Small Flowers”

Place/date:    Aleppo (Syria), 2–4 December 2007

Role:             Assistance

Organizer:     Organization “Small Flowers”

 

Title:              Conference about the role of media announcing the rights of work for people with disability

Place/date:    Amman (Jordan), 27–29 November 2007

Role:             Assistance

Organizer:     ILO

 

Title:              I Arabic Conference about Women and Law

Place/date:   Tripoli (Libya), 15–17 April 2007

Role:             Talk about the role of media on educational rights of women

Organizer:     Libyan Organization about Women Rights

 

Title:              Training for Trainers. Arabic Leaders for People with Disability

Place/date:    Tripoli (Lebanon), 5–7 February 2007

Role:              Assistance

Organizer:      ADOP

Title:               Meeting of Technology and People with disability

Place/date:     Trujillo (Spain), 16 June 2006

Role:              Talk about the situation of people with disability in Middle East

Organiker:      Association “Plataforma sin Barreras”

Title:               I Arabic Conference about Women with Disability

Place/date:    Cairo (Egypt), 10–12 June 2006

Role:              Assistance

Organizer:      ADOP_ Arab League

Title:              II Parliament symposium of legislation about disability

Place/date:    Beirut (Lebanon), 1–2 December 2005

Role:             Talk about the school inclusion of people with disability

Organizer:     Special Reporter on Disability of the UN

 

Title:              Training Workshop for Arabic Leaders for Disabled People

Place/date:    Beirut (Lebanon), 24–27 September 2005

Role:             Assistance

Organizer:     ADOP

 

Title:              Regional Conference about Special Olympics Games in Middle East and North Africa

Place/date:    Damascus (Syria), 13–15 September 2005

Role:             Assistance

Organizer:     Commission of Special Olympics Games

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