Melody Moezzi
Writer, Speaker and Commentator

Melody Moezzi is a writer, commentator, speaker, activist, author and attorney. She is also the Executive Director of the interfaith non-profit organization, 100 People of Faith.
Writer, Speaker and Commentator
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media, Minority Rights, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iran
Languages: English, Farsi, Spanish
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: Atlanta
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Merva Faddoul
Soliya Senior Program Manager

Merva Faddoul is a Senior Program Manager at Soliya, an international nonprofit based in New York and an implementing partner of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. Merva has led capacity building efforts at Soliya to provide civil society leaders from around the world with traditional and social media skills. Soliya uses the latest in [...]
Soliya Senior Program Manager
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Media, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Michele Wucker
Executive Director, World Policy Institute

Michele Wucker is Executive Director of the World Policy Institute, a nonpartisan center for progressive global policy research and thought leadership which publishes the widely cited and highly respected quarterly magazine, World Policy Journal. She is a specialist on Latin American and Caribbean politics, particularly in Haiti, Argentina and the Dominican Republic.
Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Development, International Relations, Migration and Integration, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: English, Spanish
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental, Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Mohamed Elmenshawy
Editor-in-chief, Taqrir Washington and Arab Insight

Mohamed Elmenshawy is the editor in chief of Taqrir Washington, and Arab Insight, both are project of Washington based World Security Institute.
Editor-in-chief, Taqrir Washington and Arab Insight
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Media, Religion, Terrorism
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Chairman and CEO, the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies

Dr. Mohammad Hashim Kamali is the Founding Chairman and CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia. He was a member of the Constitution Review Commission of Afghanistan (2003), UN Senior Advisor on constitutional reform in the Maldives (2004), advisor for the constitution of Iraq (2005) and currently is working on the new Constitution of Somalia.
Chairman and CEO, the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media, Religion, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iraq, Somalia
Languages: Arabic, English, Malay
Field of Work: Government, Think tank/Research center
City: Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Continent: Asia
Mona Parsa
Immigration Attorney and International Relations Specialist

Served as a researcher for the U.S. Commission on International Freedom (USCIRF) in Washington, DC, where she assisted in monitoring human rights and religious freedom developments in various middle eastern and african countries
Immigration Attorney and International Relations Specialist
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, Farsi
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator, Law
City: Laguna Niguel
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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