Rafael Forse

German Team Co-Lead

Rafael joined Respond in 2022 as a volunteer translator for Arabic, English and German before growing into his role as the German Team Co-Lead. He holds a BA in History and Culture of the SWANA region and  Islamic Studies. Currently, Rafael is pursuing a MA in Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East at Freie Universität Berlin. His research, in which he tries to challenge Western and Eurocentric narratives, focuses on human rights developments in the SWANA region and its interrelations with contemporary political antecedents in Europe.