Basel Al-Madhoun
Basel is a Palestinian who holds a master's degree in international studies and diplomacy from SOAS, University of London. In 2016 he received the Emerging Young Leaders Award from the US Department of State in recognition of his passionate work organising debates in Gaza. As a speaker and co-found…
|Name|
Basel al-Madhoun
| Studies & specialisation |
Master of Arts in international studies and diplomacy
|Current residence & work|
United Kingdom — business partner
Brief profile|
Basel is a Palestinian who holds a master's degree in international studies and diplomacy from SOAS, University of London. In 2016 he received the Emerging Young Leaders Award from the US Department of State in recognition of his passionate work organising debates in Gaza. As a speaker and co-founder of the debate club, Basel ran the first English-language debate programme in Gaza and helped organise Gaza's first TED talk, under the name "TEDx Shujaiya", where he supervised the event, spoke for the trainers, and coordinated social media. Basel recently became a Global Village alumnus of Lehigh University and an AMENDS fellow of Stanford University. Basel now lives in London, is a co-founder of WASIL ltd, and a fellow of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers community.
|A word you want to say to Pal-Think|
Despite the short time I spent at Pal-Think, it was an inspiring learning journey. I look forward to seeing more achievements from this organisation!