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Asma Afsaruddin
Location: North America
Expertise: Religion, Women's Rights
Languages: Arabic, English
Email: asma.afsaruddin@theglobalexperts.org
Asma Afsaruddin is Professor of Islamic Studies and chairperson of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is also Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University. Professor Afsaruddin received her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the Johns Hopkins University in 1993 and previously taught at Harvard and Notre Dame universities. Her fields of specialization are the religious and political thought of Islam, Qur’an and hadith, Islamic intellectual history, and gender.
Karim Emile Bitar
Location: West Europe
Expertise: Civil Society, Media, Middle East, Migration and Integration, Politics and Governance, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict, Women's Rights
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Email: karim.emile@globalexpertfinder.org
Karim Emile Bitar is Research Fellow at IRIS, Institute for International and Strategic Relations. He graduated from France’s National School of Administration (1997-1999) and from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po).
Ali A. Mazrui
Location: North America
Expertise: Culture, East Africa, Media, Politics and Governance, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict, West Africa, Women's Rights
Languages: English, Kiswahili
Email: ali.mazrui@theglobalexperts.org
Ali A. Mazrui is Professor and Director of the Center for Global Cultural Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton. Dr. Mazrui is also Senior Scholar in Africana Studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Senior Fellow of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Currently he is also President of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America.
Marta Sofía López
Location: West Europe
Expertise: Culture, Migration and Integration, Women's Rights
Languages: English, Spanish
Email: martasofia.lopez@globalexpertfinder.org
Dr. Marta Sofía López is Senior Lecturer at Universidad de León, Spain. She has specialized in Postcolonial and Women’s Literature.
Ndeye Andujar
Location: West Europe
Expertise: Civil Society, Media, Religion, Women's Rights
Languages: French, Spanish
Email: ndeye.andujar@theglobalexperts.org
Ndeye Andujar is Vice President and Co-Founder if Junta Islamica Catalana (Catalan Islamic Board). She has been co-organized of the International Congress on Islamic Feminism and director of webislam.com. She has also been member of international networks such as WISE and Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.
Marta Carballo de la Riva
Location: West Europe
Expertise: Latin America, Migration and Integration, Women's Rights
Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish
Email: marta.carballo@theglobalexperts.org
Marta Carballo de la Riva is consultant and researcher at IUDC UCM in Madrid. She has specialized in the fields of international migration (policy level), gender mainstreaming in development and international cooperation.
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