North Africa And Middle East

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

Abdullah Khan

Imam and social adviser

April 28th, 2010, Asia, Author/Novelist, Copenhagan, Denmark, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Media, Migration and Integration, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Pakistan, Panjabi, Pashto, Religion, Urdu

Abdullah Khan is currently working in Copenhagen, Denmark at Islamic association in Denmark. He has worked for Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Pakistan as a consultant and trainer in the madaris (Islamic traditional schools) project. Abdullah Khan worked to train or to make the teachers of madaris to change or review their perception about the different topics and issues domestically and globally. Abdullah Khan arranged around 20 one day such training programs in different parts of Pakistan and 6 programs of ten days in Islamabad.

Imam and social adviser

Area of Expertise: Media, Migration and Integration, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Pakistan
Languages: English, Panjabi, Pashto, Urdu
Field of Work: Author/Novelist
City: Copenhagan
Country: Denmark
Continent: Europe

Email: abdullah.khan@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

Aiman Mazyek

Secretary-General, Central Council of Muslims in Germany

February 12th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Arabic, Cologne, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, Germany, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental, North Africa and Middle East, Religion

Aiman A. Mazyek is a German journalist, media consultant and Secretary of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany.

Secretary-General, Central Council of Muslims in Germany

Area of Expertise: Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: Cologne
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe

Email: aiman.mazyek@theglobalexperts.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.