Noura Al Jizawi is the founder of the Istanbul-based NGO Start Point that works on building awareness around human rights and gender issues in the Syrian conflict. Noura first began working as an activist in human rights in 2008, organizing students at universities against the practice of honor killings. In 2012 whilst trying to obtain her masters degree she was imprisoned for her activities in the revolution. She fled to Turkey in 2013 where she joined the political opposition and was twice elected Vice-President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces. In 2014 she was a member of the Syrian negotiation team in Geneva before resigning in 2015.