Reem Assil is the Co-Founder of Makani Cambridge and Managing Director of Reem Assil LTD. She previously served as Chair of the Syrian Platform for Peace, an open platform aiming to promote and build peace among Syrians. She is a member of several Syrian opposition bodies and has worked on the coverage of and communication with Syrian activists on the ground.  Since early 2016, Reem has been a PhD candidate at the Centre of Religions for Reconciliation and Peacebuilding at the University of Winchester, UK, studying peace education and religious reconciliation. Previously, she obtained a Master’s in biotechnology from the University of Damascus, Syria, and was a PhD candidate in immune-parasitology at the University of Montpellier, France – a study, which was interrupted due to the conflict in Syria. Further, Reem is working as a translator and is co-founder and manager of Free Syrian Translators.

Participant in: November 2016 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes