My name is Yaser Mekki , co-founder and director of Moja, a nonprofit, non-governmental organisation based in Najaf, Iraq that works nationwide and focuses on democratisation, human rights, countering extremism, and youth and women empowerment and participation in decision-making.

A dentist by profession, I graduated from dental school at the University of Kufa and studied public policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.

I worked as a project manager for several civil society projects and initiatives in Iraq.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

removing barriers, extending bridges.

兴趣

Cinema, politics, philosophy, religions, cultures, diversity, liberalism, comedy, entrepreneurship, history, civil society activities, protests.

• wine
• beer
• cocktails
• politics
• movies
• geopolitics
• history
• political science
• public policy
• films
• cinema
• film
• public health
• rum
• middle east
• media
• dentistry
• shisha
• david bowie
• critical thinking
• coen brothers
• kubrick
• public relations
• secularism
• jornalism
• david lynch
• political philosophy
• iraq
• middle eastern food
• johnny cash
• jagermeister
• black mirror
• david fincher
• islamic history
• free speech
• scorsese

音乐、电影和书籍

Stanly Kubrick, David Fincher and Coen brothers movies.
Very open to all kind of music
Intellectual, political, philosophical and fictional books.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I don’t know, actually its a little bit a hard question but I think I have a good influence over many young people and I participated in helping them to try always to be a good human being, at least, not harmful, not cruel, not vicious in a very ill world.

教，学，和分享

Social media, dialogue facilitating, negotiations, insight provider.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I guess many things

我游览过的国家

Belgium, France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, Qatar, Turkey, United States