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SCHOLARLY
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
ALGERIA
cherif, h.e. ambassador prof. dr mustafa
Mustafa Cherif, a former ambassador of Algeria, is a philosopher and researcher specializing in
international relations and dialogue between cultures. Co-founder and co-chair of the Muslim
Christian Friendship in France and the Mediterranean, Cherif has written numerous works on
religion, civilization and dialogue between cultures.
BAHRAIN
al mohmood, prof. abed al lateef
Abed al Lateef Mohmood is a university professor and the chairman of the Bahrain Islamic Bank’s
sharia supervisory board. A prominent cleric, Mohmood is the president of the Islamic Society of
Bahrain and was the head of the Arabic Language and Islamic Studies Department at the University
of Bahrain from September 2001 to 2005.
yaquby, nizam
Nizam Yaquby is one of the most respected scholars of Islamic finance and sits on many advisory
boards including HSBC Amanah. A highly sought-after expert with an immense breadth of
experience with the Muslim community of Bahrain, Yaquby received the Annual Islamic Finance
Summit’s Outstanding Contribution to Islamic Finance Award.
EGYPT
al ‘awa, sheikh dr mohammed salim
Mohammed Salim is the secretary general of the International Union of Muslim Scholars and
the head of the Egyptian Association for Culture and Dialogue. He is also a founder of Egypt’s
moderate Islamic political party Al Wasat and regularly appears on Egyptian television and on the
Al Jazeera channel.
ezzat, dr heba raouf
Ezzat is an activist and a professor of politics in Egypt and writes on issues concerning Islam,
modernity and human rights. A member of the World Economic Forum’s Council of 100 Leaders
initiative for Islamic-Western understanding, Ezzat is also a co-founder of IslamOnline and
consults on many contemporary issues facing the Muslim world.
kahlawi, prof. dr ‘abla mohammed
Kahlawi is the dean of Islamic and Arabic Studies at Al Azhar University Women’s College. She is
a senior authority on issues of specific concern to women, and the head of one of the most well
respected centers for Muslim women’s scholarship in the world. She speaks regularly in Arabic
media on issues of concern to women and young people.
shuqair, prof. dr hasan jabr hasan
Shuqair is the dean of the Islamic Da’wa School at the Al Azhar University in Cairo—the second
oldest university in the world, founded in 975 CE. The school is the main body for training
missionaries of the Al Azhar University; the foremost educational institution in Sunni Islam.