Rasha AlAhdab

Rasha AlAhdab graduated from the University of Law in Damascus, Syria. She is a trained lawyer and a Founding Member of the opposition National Change Party in-exile.

She organised many political dialogues between officers of the Free Syrian Army and various politicians covered by the Syria Files. Rasha has been defending women’s rights, primarily those of Arab women, by protecting them through guardianship over their bodies and personal freedom and by developing legal regulations to protect their rights. She contributed to the liberation of some detainees from the prisons of Jabhat al-Nusra ( Al Nosra Front) and other terrorist militias in Syria.

Rasha has contributed to securing asylum for Syrian activists fleeing the criminal Assad regime. She has advocated the need to protect LGBTQ rights and moderated several discussions on the importance of peaceful coexistence between atheists and non-religious people, including Christians, Jews, Muslims, Arabs and Kurds, regardless of their gender or religion. More recently, Rasha has been pursuing her international master’s degree in international law.