Usahma Felix Darrah

Dr. Usahma Felix Darrah studied political economy, public law, and Islamic studies in Damascus, Heidelberg, and Toronto. He completed his PhD, “History of Syria in the 20th Century,” at Heidelberg University. He worked as a lecturer for politics at German and Syrian universities. Usahma was the speech writer for the Mayor of Heidelberg for several years before relocating to Berlin as a consultant in 2014. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Friends of the Syrian People e.V., a Berlin-based NGO with a rights- and education-based approach to the cause of Syrian rights and freedoms.

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Dr. Usahma Felix Darrah
Political Science
u.darrah[at]berlin.bard.edu