Daniel Gerlach is a German author, journalist, television host and expert on North Africa, the Middle East, and the wider Muslim world. He is the editor-in-chief of the German Middle East magazine zenith, director general of the Candid Foundation in Berlin, and co-founder of the research and expert group ZENITH COUNCIL. As a specialist on political affairs and historical developments in the MENA region he also works on peace and dialogue initiatives in the Arab world, with a current focus on Syria and Iraq.