Kinda Hawasli

Kinda Hawasli is a fellow in Refugees International’s Refugee Fellows Program. She is also the Social Unit Manager at the Syrian Dialogue Centre, a leading political and social think tank based in Türkiye, and Co-Founder of the AlSalam Institute for Women’s Studies (SWS)—the first Syrian think tank established and led by female experts.

With a background in civil engineering and ongoing Master’s studies in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration at the University of London, she brings both technical and humanitarian insights to her work. She has published multiple strategic and prospective studies focused on the Syrian situation, emphasising issues of forced displacement, civil society development, and women’s empowerment.