
Mohamed Abubakr
President at The AMEL Project
TED Attendee
Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesAbout Mohamed
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Bio
Mohamed Abubakr is a Sudanese human rights activist and peacemaker with a decade and a half of civil society experience. Since high school, he has founded and led organizations and initiatives focused on humanitarian, human rights, youth empowerment and peace programs across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) including in South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and beyond. Mohamed has also documented, reported and mobilized against human rights abuses across MEA, and since arriving in the United States has become a sought after voice at the State Department and in Congress concerning policy and human rights issues in the region.
I'm passionate about
Human Rights and Democracy
Areas of expertise
Activism, Africa, Democracy, Global Security, Holocaust Education, Human Rights, Interfaith, Muslim-Jewish relations, Peacebuilding, Policy, Youth Empowerment
Things you might not know
Dancing