Terrorism - Global Experts

Abdallah Schleifer

Professor Emeritus, the American University in Cairo

February 8th, 2010, Academia, Africa, Cairo, Egypt, English, Euro-Med, Israel, Journalist/Commentator, Media, North Africa and Middle East, Palestine, Religion, Terrorism

Professor Abdallah Schleifer is a veteran journalist who has covered the Middle East for American and Arab media for more than thirty years.

Professor Emeritus, the American University in Cairo

Area of Expertise: Media, Religion, Terrorism
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Palestine
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Journalist/Commentator
City: Cairo
Country: Egypt
Continent: Africa

Email: abdallah.schleifer@theglobalexperts.org

Abdeslam Maghraoui

Associate Professor of Political Science, Duke University

February 10th, 2010, Academia, Arabic, Durham, English, Europe, French, Migration and Integration, North Africa and Middle East, North America, North America, Religion, Terrorism, USA, Women's Rights, Youth Issues

Professor Maghraoui is Associate Professor of the Practice of Political Science at Duke University and a core faculty member at the Duke Islamic Studies Center.

Associate Professor of Political Science, Duke University

Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism, Women's Rights, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Field of Work: Academia
City: Durham
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: abdeslam.maghraoui@theglobalexperts.org

Afyare A. Elmi

March 8th, 2011, Academia, Asia, Defense and Security, Doha, English, International Relations, North Africa and Middle East, Qatar, Somali, Subsaharan Africa, Terrorism, War and Conflict

Dr. Afyare A. Elmi, a Somali-Canadian political scientist, teaches international politics at the Qatar University’s International Affairs Department. He is specialized in international security, conflict and peacebuilding, political Islam and African security and development.

Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, International Relations, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, Somali
Field of Work: Academia
City: Doha
Country: Qatar
Continent: Asia

Email: a.abdielmi@globalexpertfinder.org

Akbar Ahmed

Former Pakistani High Commissioner to the UK

December 7th, 2010, Academia, Asia, Author/Novelist, English, French, Government, Migration and Integration, North Africa and Middle East, North America, North America, Pashto, Religion, Terrorism, Urdu, USA, War and Conflict, Washington DC, Women's Rights

Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington DC, is the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Great Britain. He has advised Prince Charles and been consulted on the subject of Islam by numerous leaders including President George W. Bush, General David Petraeus and Secretary Michael Chertoff. He is described as “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam” by the BBC.

Former Pakistani High Commissioner to the UK

Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: English, French, Pashto, Urdu
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Government
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: akbar.ahmed@theglobalexperts.org

Alan Doss

Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

April 23rd, 2010, Africa, Civil Society, Defense and Security, Democratic Republic of Congo, English, French, International Relations, Kinshasa, Law and Human Rights, Media, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, North America, Subsaharan Africa, Terrorism, United Nations, War and Conflict, Women's Rights

Alan Doss is currently the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the UN peace keeping mission (MONUC) with the rank of Under Secretary General. MONUC is the UN’s largest peace operation.

Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Defense and Security, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Media, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, Terrorism, War and Conflict, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: United Nations
City: Kinshasa
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Continent: Africa

Email: alan.doss@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.