Elazar Barkan
Co-Director, Columbia University Center for the Study of Human Rights

Dr. Elazar Barkan is Professor of International and Public Affairs at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, and the Director of its Human Rights Concentration as well as the Director of the University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights. He was the founding Director of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation (IHJR).
Co-Director, Columbia University Center for the Study of Human Rights
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Minority Rights, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Palestine
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Fadi Elsalameen
CEO, Palestinenote.com

Fadi Elsalameen is the CEO of PalestineNote.com, an internet newspaper on The Middle East, Israel, and Palestine. Elsalameen served as the Director of Institutional Advancement at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) where he established the Development Department by securing the first foundation grant to the organization.
CEO, Palestinenote.com
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Media, Religion, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Palestine
Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Joel Beinin
Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University

Professor Joel Beinin is Director of Middle East Studies and Professor of History at the American University in Cairo. He is on extended leave from Stanford University.
Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Palestine
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Stanford
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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
Joshua N. Weiss
Global Negotiation Initiative Co-Founder

Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is the co-founder of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University. Dr. Weiss has spoken and published on negotiation, mediation, and systemic approaches to dealing with conflict. He is also Managing Director of the Abraham Path Initiative, dedicated to creating and supporting a walking route which follows the footsteps of Abraham [...]
Global Negotiation Initiative Co-Founder
Area of Expertise: War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Jordan, Palestine
Language: English
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
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