Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Helsinki

Dr. Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Helsinki. He is a specialist on Arabic culture, Islam and Iran.
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Helsinki
Area of Expertise: Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iran, Iraq
Languages: English, Finnish
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Continent: Europe
John Marks
President, Search for Common Ground

John Marks is the president and founder of Search for Common Ground, a non-profit conflict resolution NGO with offices in 18 countries. He also founded and heads Common Ground Productions.
President, Search for Common Ground
Area of Expertise: International Relations, Media, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Balkans, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Oceania, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Korea, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Somalia
Language: English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Non-Governmental
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Katherine Marshall
Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs,

Katherine Marshall is a Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and Visiting Professor in the Government Department and the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs,
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Development, International Relations, Religion, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Balkans, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Oceania, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Korea, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Somalia
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Mark Fowler
Former CIA officer and expert on Iran and Iraq

Mark A. Fowler is an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton and is a former senior officer of 21 years with the Central Intelligence Agency. He is a Middle East specialist and served numerous tours overseas and in Washington D.C. He has particular expertise on Iran and Iraq, and speaks Farsi.
Former CIA officer and expert on Iran and Iraq
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Defense and Security, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iran, Iraq
Languages: English, Farsi
Field of Work: Government, Think tank/Research center
City: McLean
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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
Metsa Rahimi

Metsa Rahimi is a security intelligence analyst at Janusian Security Risk Management. Her role involves political and security intelligence gathering and analysis, both in support of Janusian security operations and directly for clients around the world. This includes a daily intelligence alerting service, responding to security events in the Middle East and North Africa as they happen. She also regularly contributes to Janusian’s intelligence products and publications.
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, Media, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iran
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
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