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NOURHAN SALEH<br />

Coordinator- Department of The Dialogue of Civilizations- League of Arab States.<br />

Nourhan Saleh holds a B.A in English Literature from <strong>the</strong> faculty of Arts, Cairo University.<br />

She joined <strong>the</strong> department of <strong>the</strong> Dialogue of Civilizations in 2008; since <strong>the</strong>n she has<br />

been in charge of several cross-cultural projects in <strong>the</strong> fields of Youth and Education.<br />

Among her responsibilities is <strong>the</strong> local coordination of <strong>the</strong> UNAoC Fellowship Program,<br />

which is organized annually with different regional and international partners. In <strong>the</strong><br />

field of Education, Nourhan is in charge of one of <strong>the</strong> files dealing with education and<br />

intercultural dialogue.<br />

Nourhan believes in <strong>the</strong> important role of “dialogue” in bridging <strong>the</strong> gaps among<br />

different societies and cultures, through such important parameters like youth,<br />

education, and media.<br />

OMAR GRECH<br />

Director of <strong>the</strong> International Office, University of Malta and Lecturer in International<br />

Law. Educated at De La Salle College, GF Abela Upper Lyceum and <strong>the</strong> University of<br />

Malta.<br />

Between 1999 and 2000 worked as an associate with John Mamo & Associates, one of<br />

Malta’s leading law firms. Admitted to <strong>the</strong> Maltese Bar in March 2000. Since<br />

September 2001 Coordinator of <strong>the</strong> Human Dimension Programme at MEDAC and<br />

lecturer in International Law at <strong>the</strong> same institution. O<strong>the</strong>r responsibilities at MEDAC<br />

include <strong>the</strong> organisation of annual Human Rights<br />

<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>School</strong>s as well human rights seminars and conferences. Latest events<br />

organised include Seminar on Malta and Development Policy, January 2005 (For which a<br />

workshop report has been published), <strong>the</strong> <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>School</strong> on Human Rights and<br />

Development: Education Perspectives, July 2005 and a Seminar on Women’s Rights in<br />

<strong>the</strong> Mediterranean: Current Issues in February 2006.<br />

Wrote dissertations on The Law of Investor Protection (Faculty of Law – 1999) and<br />

Obligations Erga Omnes – Trends and Perspectives (MEDAC 2001). Member of <strong>the</strong> Euro-<br />

Med Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and actively involved in <strong>the</strong> EMHRN Human<br />

Rights Education Working Group.<br />

Produced and presented 2 series of radio programmes dealing with human rights on <strong>the</strong><br />

Voice of Mediterranean Radio Station. Also contributor to various Voices of <strong>the</strong><br />

Mediterranean Current Affairs Programmes. Dr. Grech also wrote a booklet<br />

published by MEDAC toge<strong>the</strong>r with 80:20 that is entitled A Human Rights Perspective on<br />

Development. Major areas of interest are International Criminal Law, Human Rights<br />

Education and Women’s Rights.<br />

PASSANT MAHMOUD<br />

Hello, My name is Passant Mahmoud, I am an Egyptian master degree student in<br />

political sciences – international relations. I am so interested in political sciences,<br />

international relations, intercultural dialogue, peace and conflict studies and<br />

communications. I am currently communication officer in Greenpeace arab world and a<br />

media assistant intern in Oxfam GB cairo office. I took courses on "International<br />

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