Peter Shirlow
Senior Lecturer at Queen's University

Dr Peter Shirlow is a Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast. He is an expert on political violence in Northern Ireland, who has also studied Iraq, Cyprus, the former Yugoslavia and Palestine/Israel.
Senior Lecturer at Queen's University
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Geographical Expertise - Country: Northern Ireland
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: Belfast
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Rafael Palomino
Professor of Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Rafael Palomino is Professor of Law at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, as well as Research Professor at the Human Rights Institute of Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Professor of Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: English, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Law, Think tank/Research center
City: Madrid
Country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Rashid Khalidi
Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University

Rashid Khalidi has been the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University since 2003. He taught at the University of Chicago from 1987 until 2003. Previously, he taught at the Lebanese University and the American University of Beirut from 1974 to 1983, and at Georgetown and Columbia universities from 1983 until 1987. He received a B.A. in History from Yale University in 1970 and a D. Phil. in Modern History from Oxford University in 1974.
Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University
Area of Expertise: Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Palestine
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Rene Guitton
Author

Rene Guitton is an author of books, theater and television scripts. Along with his day job, this relentless traveler with a degree in journalism, who studied theology and exegesis, is currently doing research on today’s major monotheistic religions, on philosophy and various schools of thought.
Author
Area of Expertise: Media, Migration and Integration, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Author/Novelist
City: Paris
Country: France
Continent: Europe
Reza Aslan
Middle East Analyst, CBS News

Reza Aslan is a Middle East analyst for CBS News, and a fellow at the University of Southern California’s Center on Public Diplomacy.
Middle East Analyst, CBS News
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iran
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator
City: Los Angeles
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Robert Brigham
Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, Vasser College

Dr. Robert. K. Brigham, Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, has taught at Vassar since 1994. He teaches courses on the history of American foreign relations, modern America, and international history.
Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, Vasser College
Area of Expertise: International Relations, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iraq
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: Poughkeepsie
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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