Hesham Moadamani is a Syrian activist living in Berlin, Germany. During his first year of law school
in Damascus, the Syrian revolution broke out. Hesham quickly got involved in the peaceful uprising
as a citizen journalist reporting news to local and international agencies. He later became a war
correspondent. In Jordan, he was actively helping other refugees, managing media outreach for civil
initiatives and represented the Shaam Relief Foundation in Jordan, where he managed the Shaam
orphan project supporting orphaned refugees. He completed a B.A in Ethics and
Politics at Bard College Berlin, where he also worked for the civic engagement office and co-manages
“Campus Conversations,” a place for students, locals, and refugees to discuss important issues and
practice languages. Hesham led many groups on the “Why We’re Here” walking tour for over a year. He currently works in the field of open-source investigation. He is interested in the areas of migration and movement as well as
international justice and international criminal law.