Kacem El Ghazzali runs a communications, consulting and public affairs firm in Zurich. He advises members of the Swiss Parliament on policy and is accredited to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva through several international NGOs. He writes regularly for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, has a monthly column in Schweizer Monat, and has published in Le Monde, FAZ, and Berlingske, among others. He graduated in Middle Eastern Studies and History from the University of Bern.