This session will bring together Palestinian sports initiatives from across a range of Palestinian communities to discuss the power of sports as a tool for organizing on social and political issues, and as a tool for public diplomacy. The aim of the session will be to identify key points of alignment, share practical learnings, and start the process of building a unified and radical vision for the future of the sports sector.

Malak Hasan is a journalist currently working at the German foundation Konrad Adenauer.

She served as general secretary of the Palestinian Boxing Federation and co-founded Cycling Palestine in 2016. In March 2017, Malak cycled for 500 kilometers from Qalandiya Refugee Camp, in Palestine, to Aqaba, in Jordan, to promote cycling as a sport among women and girls.

In 2020, Malak founded Ahlan Palestine to combine her passion for sports, travel and storytelling.