Hend Shaheen is a researcher, visual storyteller and international development practitioner. She is pursuing a master’s degree in interdisciplinary Middle East studies at the Free University of Berlin. With over a decade of experience across North Africa, the Levant, including Jordan and Egypt, and Germany, her work spans media, politics and economic policy, with an emphasis on narrative production, cultural analysis and human rights storytelling. She has held leadership roles in civil society initiatives, contributed to independent media and training programs in the Arab world, and is a member of the World Liberty Congress.