Basheer’s interest in physics started during his secondary school years in his hometown of Gaza, Palestine.

Basheer completed an MSc in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces at Imperial College London with a Bseisu-Imperial Scholarship. Having previously graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Physics at Lund University, Sweden, Basheer is passionate about theoretical physics, particularly the fundamental aspects, and has a special affinity for mathematics. 

Basheer enrolled in the Engineering Bachelor’s programme at the Islamic University of Gaza upon graduating secondary school in 2013. He enjoyed the first year of a five-year engineering degree but decided to end his studies prematurely as he saw a widening gap between what he was doing at the time and what he aspires to do; focusing more specifically on Physics.

In 2015, Basheer was admitted to the Physics Bachelor’s programme at Lund University in Sweden, winning the “selective, competitive and merit-based” Lund University Global Scholarship. 

Basheer hopes to continue on completing a PhD degree in theoretical physics. The scholarship he received from the Bseisu Foundation offered him a stepping stone towards achieving his goal as it allowed him to enrol in one of the world's top MSc programmes in theoretical physics.