Peacebuilding - Global Experts

Anna Halafoff

February 9th, 2011, Academia, Australia, Australia, Australia, English, Melbourne, Oceania, Religion, Russian, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center, War and Conflict

Dr. Anna Halafoff is an expert in the fields of multifaith relations and religion and peacebuilding. She is a lecturer in Sociology, and in Politics for the Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC), at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University. She is also a researcher for the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific, Monash University.

Rashied Omar

Research Scholar of Islamic Studies & Peacebuilding, University of Notre Dame

October 14th, 2010, Academia, Afrikaans, Arabic, Civil Society, English, North America, North America, Notre Dame, Religion, Religious Leader, Subsaharan Africa, USA

Dr. Rashied Omar is Research Scholar of Islamic Studies & Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute. His research and teaching focuses on the roots of religious violence and the potential of religion for constructive social engagement and interreligious peacebuilding.

Oliver McTernan

Director of Forward Thinking

April 29th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Asia, Author/Novelist, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, London, Non-Governmental, North Africa and Middle East, Religion, Russia, UK, War and Conflict

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.

Peter Shirlow

Senior Lecturer at Queen's University

April 29th, 2010, Academia, Author/Novelist, Belfast, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, Law and Human Rights, Northern Ireland, Religion, Terrorism, UK, War and Conflict

Dr Peter Shirlow is a Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast. He is an expert on political violence in Northern Ireland, who has also studied Iraq, Cyprus, the former Yugoslavia and Palestine/Israel.

Daniel Lubetzky

Founder and President of Peaceworks Holdings LLC

February 12th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Business and Globalization, English, Europe, French, Hebrew, Israel, Japanese, Law, Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, North Africa and Middle East, North America, North America, Palestine, San Antonio, Spanish, USA, Yiddish

Daniel Lubetzky is the founder and president of Peaceworks Holdings LLC, a business corporation pursuing both peace and profit, and the PeaceWorks Foundation.

Katherine Marshall

Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs,

February 12th, 2010, Academia, Asia, Australia, Author/Novelist, Balkans, Business and Globalization, China, Civil Society, Development, English, Europe, French, India, Indonesia, International Relations, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Korea, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa and Middle East, North America, North America, Northern Ireland, Oceania, Pakistan, Palestine, Religion, Russia, Somalia, Spanish, Subsaharan Africa, Think tank/Research center, USA, Washington DC, Women's Rights

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.