Activist/Humanitarian - Global Experts

Aiman Mazyek

Secretary-General, Central Council of Muslims in Germany

February 12th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Arabic, Cologne, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, Germany, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental, North Africa and Middle East, Religion

Aiman A. Mazyek is a German journalist, media consultant and Secretary of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany.

Secretary-General, Central Council of Muslims in Germany

Area of Expertise: Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: Cologne
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe

Email: aiman.mazyek@theglobalexperts.org

Alastair Crooke

Director, Conflicts Forum

February 5th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Afghanistan, English, Europe, International Relations, Israel, North Africa and Middle East, North America, North America, Palestine, Subsaharan Africa, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center, USA, War and Conflict, Washington DC

Alastair Crooke is the director of Conflicts Forum, a non-profit organisation that works to end the isolation of mainstream Islamists and aims to change Western policy towards Islamists.

Director, Conflicts Forum

Area of Expertise: International Relations, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine
Language: English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Think tank/Research center
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: alastair.crooke@theglobalexperts.org

Bent Nørby Bonde

Director, Media Progress

February 12th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Africa, Business and Globalization, Carthage, Civil Society, Copenhagan, Danish, Denmark, Development, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, French, Journalist/Commentator, Law and Human Rights, Media, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Terrorism, Tunisia, War and Conflict

Dr. Bent Nørby Bonde is an experienced manager and strategic developer of conflict prevention and peacebuilding programs. Since 2003 he has been the director of Media Progress, a European consultancy firm dedicated to integrating media and ICT strategies into projects seeking to promote development, democracy and good governance.

Director, Media Progress

Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Development, Law and Human Rights, Media, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Danish, English, French
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Journalist/Commentator
City: Carthage, Copenhagan
Country: Denmark, Tunisia
Continent: Africa, Europe

Email: bent.norby.bonde@theglobalexperts.org

Bill Ury

Chairman, the Abraham Path Initiative

February 8th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist, Boston, Civil Society, English, Europe, French, Indonesia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Law and Human Rights, Media, Non-Governmental, North Africa and Middle East, North America, North America, Subsaharan Africa, USA, War and Conflict

Bill Ury is chairman of the Abraham Path Initiative, a project which seeks to create unity between faiths through creating a permanent path of tourism and pilgrimage in the Middle East that retraces the footsteps of Abraham, the unifying figure in the three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He is also the co-founder of Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, where he currently directs the Global Negotiation Project.

Chairman, the Abraham Path Initiative

Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Indonesia
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: Boston
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: bill.ury@theglobalexperts.org

Charu Hogg

Asia Program Manager, Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

April 29th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Business and Globalization, Civil Society, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Hindi, Journalist/Commentator, Law and Human Rights, London, Media, Non-Governmental, UK

Charu Hogg is Asia Program Manager at the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, and Fellow of the Asia Programme at Chatham House. She is former South Asia Researcher at Human Rights Watch. She develops research and advocacy campaigns on protection of children in armed conflicts in ten Asian countries.

Asia Program Manager, Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media
Languages: English, Hindi
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe

Email: charu.hogg@theglobalexperts.org

Cindy Horst

Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo

April 22nd, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Dutch, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, German, Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, North America, Norway, Oslo, Somalia, Subsaharan Africa, Think tank/Research center, War and Conflict

Dr. Cindy Horst, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), is an anthropologist with a specialization in Forced Migration Studies. Her main work has focused on livelihoods in refugee camps, in particular exploring transnational dimensions such as remittance sending patterns and migration dreams amongst Somalis.