Mervat Shehadeh is from Damascus, Syria. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism, Damascus University, currently residing in Germany – Cologne city. Mervat is also a member of the Massar Alliance concerned with the forcibly disappeared in Syria (Media Office), a member of the Syrian Feminist Lobby, and a member of the Syrian Women’s Network. She worked at Sindbad magazine for four years, which was published in Germany (editor of the Arabic section in the magazine,
and currently working with the media team of Ibdaa platform.
In addition to producing video journalistic reports to cover various activities in Germany, she is a member of the documentary film selection committee for the Kobani International Film Festival for 2023 and 2024.