Carool Kersten
Lecturer in Islamic Studies, King's College London
Dr. Carool Kersten’s is a lecturer in Islamic Studies at King’s College London. His areas of expertise include contemporary Islam and current affairs in the Muslim world, Islam in Southeast Asia and modern Muslim thought. He has a particular interest in liberal Islam, alternative Islamic discourses and the work of progressive Muslim intellectuals.
Lecturer in Islamic Studies, King's College London
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Migration and Integration, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Thailand, Tunisia
Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Cindy Horst
Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo
Dr. Cindy Horst, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), is an anthropologist with a specialization in Forced Migration Studies. Her main work has focused on livelihoods in refugee camps, in particular exploring transnational dimensions such as remittance sending patterns and migration dreams amongst Somalis.
Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Think tank/Research center
City: Oslo
Country: Norway
Continent: Europe
Cynthia Schneider
Former US ambassador to the Netherlands
Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Senior Non-resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution leading the Arts and Culture Initiative within the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. She was the US Ambassador to the Netherlands from 1998-2001 and a professor of Art History at Georgetown University for many years.
Former US ambassador to the Netherlands
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Media
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Dutch, English, French
Field of Work: Academia, Government
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Simon Kuper
Journalist, The Financial Times
Simon Kuper is a journalist with The Financial Times, where he writes a weekly sports column for the paper.
Journalist, The Financial Times
Area of Expertise: Media, Migration and Integration
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator
City: Paris
Country: France
Continent: Europe
Yasmine Allas
Writer
Yasmine Allas has written three novels (Idil, a Girl, 1998; The General with the Six Fingers, 2001; and The Blue Room, 2004). Yasmine has also written for de Volkskrant, one of the leading newspapers in the Netherlands.
Writer
Area of Expertise: Media, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Dutch, English
Field of Work: Author/Novelist
City: Amsterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Continent: Europe
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