Oliver McTernan
Director of Forward Thinking

Oliver McTernan is the director and co-founder of Forward Thinking, a UK based organization that works to prevent and resolve conflict at a national and global level and to promote understanding between cultures.
Director of Forward Thinking
Area of Expertise: Religion, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Russia
Language: English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Omid Safi
Chair for the Study of Islam, American Academy of Religion

Professor Omid Safi is one of the leading intellectuals in contemporary Islam. Having witnessed the Iranian revolution and the horrors of the Iran-Iraq war personally, he is deeply committed to exploring the possibilities of justice and nonviolent struggle within the Islamic tradition.
Chair for the Study of Islam, American Academy of Religion
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media, Religion, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iran
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Academia, Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist
City: Chapel Hill
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Patrice Brodeur
Canada Research Chair on Islam, Pluralism, and Globalization, University of Montreal, Canada

Patrice Brodeur is the holder of a Canada Research Chair on Islam, Pluralism, and Globalisation at the Faculty of Theology and the Sciences of Religions at the University of Montreal since 2005. Brodeur investigates the dynamics of power and multiple identities within intercultural, interreligious, intercivilizational, and interworldview dialogues, especially between Muslims and a variety of others.
Canada Research Chair on Islam, Pluralism, and Globalization, University of Montreal, Canada
Area of Expertise: Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Global
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia, Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist
City: Montreal
Country: Canada
Continent: North America
Pauline Muchina
Senior Partnership Advisor, UNAIDS

Dr. Pauline Muchina is the Senior Partnership Advisor for UNAIDS in Washington, DC.
Senior Partnership Advisor, UNAIDS
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Development, Religion, Women's Rights, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Language: English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, United Nations
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Peter Little
Director of the Development Studies Program, Emory University

Dr. Peter Little is director of the Development Studies Program at Emory University, Atlanta. He is an expert on international development issues, and the Horn of Africa.
Director of the Development Studies Program, Emory University
Area of Expertise: Development
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist
City: Atlanta
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Riem Spielhaus
Lecturer, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin

Riem Spielhaus is a German researcher in the field of Islamic studies, and teaches at the South Asian department of the Institute for Asian and African studies at Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin.
Lecturer, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, Religion, Women's Rights, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Activist/Humanitarian
City: Copenhagan
Country: Denmark
Continent: Europe
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