Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji
Madj Izzat al-Chourbaji was born in 1981 in the town of Darayya, Syria.  When she was six months old, her family went to France because of violence in Syria.  They returned to Syria in 1991. In Syria, Majd studied French literature.  She received a degree from Damascus University. After college, Majd worked on an anti-corruption program in the Damascus suburbs.