Hind Kabawat

Journeys

Biography

Hind Kabawat is a Syrian-American Christian lawyer, peace negotiator, and conflict resolution specialist who has worked for decades to bridge sectarian divides in Syria and the Arab world. Based in the United States, she co-founded the Center for World Religion, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University and has participated in multiple Syrian peace initiatives. She represents the tradition of Syrian civil society figures who engaged with both the government and the opposition in search of dialogue, and who tried to keep open a space for a negotiated settlement even as the war made that increasingly impossible.