Guilène Marco

Guilène is a French-Lebanese feminist activist and campaigner. Read more.

Behnaz Fatherazi

A translator and interpreter, fluent in English, Farsi and Turkish, Behnaz also has experience working with displaced women from many different backgrounds. Read more

Rejna Alaaldin

Rejna is a British-Kurdish lawyer who works between London and Iraq. She fights for legal reform in Iraq and justice for the many women abused by ISIS. She also actively promotes female leadership and women's participation in politics.  Read more

Dina Elrayyes

An award-winning creative in corporate broadcasting and production, Dina is passionate about her Palestinian roots and elevating the voices of women. Read more

Cordelia Mayfield

A feminist, therapist, English teacher and growing up with a great respect for people from different countries and cultures, Cordelia says she was honoured to become Chair of MEWSo's trustees. Read more

Maria Sookias

An LGBTQ+ activist, trainer and consultant, Maria works to overcome workplace structural inequalities and create positive change. Read more

Rose Fatherazi

Operational & Projects Manager

Rose comes from a Middle Eastern background where women’s rights are an ongoing issue. Read more

Ellie Adams

Fundraising & Projects Manager

Passionate about gender equality and women empowerment, Ellie has worked in fundraising and programme management for a range of humanitarian and development organisations. Read more

Sodabeh Gashtasebi

Senior Welfare Advisor and Arts & Crafts Workshop Facilitator

Through her welfare work, Sodabeh discovered that many women find it difficult to express themselves. That led her to facilitate MEWSo's Arts & Crafts and LGBTQ+ workshops. Read more

Zahra Habri

Senior Advisor on Welfare and Domestic Abuse

Zahra has worked for MEWSo as an advisor for several years after being a very active volunteer. Read more

Saher Nadir

Senior Advisor on Welfare and Domestic Abuse

Saher has a background in the law and understands the sensitive issues and taboos that ethnic minority women and girls experience. Read more

Loris Konaizeh

Volunteers Engagement & Programme Manager

Loris has over 10 years experience working in grass-roots projects, predominantly working with migrant families from the Middle East. Read more

Fatos Usta

LGBTQ+ Project Coordinator

Fatos recently joined MEWSo to cater for our LGBTQ+ clients and create projects to improve understanding and acceptance within the community. Read more

Audrey Thompson

Communications Coordinator

In a 30+ year career, Audrey has worked as a journalist, writer, editor, press officer and web-content editor before joining MEWSo. Read more

Aman Zanoon

Campaigns Coordinator

Aman is the first Palestinian to obtain a postgraduate qualification in cyber crimes law. Read more