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DEVELOPMENT
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
BAHRAIN
shawqi, fatima
Fatima Shawqi is a researcher at Al Tajdeed Cultural & Social Society, and member of the
Environmental Citizenship Program of Bahrain. She is also a member of the Women’s Association
for Human Development, which has initiated groundbreaking efforts in environmental education
for kindergarten-age children.
IRAQ
odhaib, madeeha hasan
Madeeha Hasan Odhaib is a member of the district council of Karada, in Baghdad, where she
leads a community initiative to employ Iraqi women as seamstresses—alleviating poverty in the
war-torn region. She is also a dedicated humanitarian who works with the Red Cross and other aid
agencies on local relief efforts.
KUWAIT
al ghoneim, his excellency prof. dr abdullah yusuf
Al Ghoneim is former minister of education and the director of the Kuwaiti Centre for Research
and Studies on Kuwait, an innovative think-tank dedicated to the study of Kuwaiti affairs and
particularly to addressing Iraqi aggressions against the country.
LEBANON
fahs, sheikh seyyed hani
Sheikh Seyyed Hani Fahs is a member of the Supreme Shi‘a Committee in Lebanon, the Permanent
Committee for Lebanese Dialogue and a founding member of the Arab Committee for Islamic-
Christian Dialogue—comprised of Sunni and Shi‘a Muslims and Christian dialogue participants
from across the Arab world.
al sadr, rabab
Rabab al Sadr is a social and human rights activist and a philanthropist. Rabab is a dynamic thinker
and is the president of the Imam al Sadr Foundation, one of the most successful humanitarian organizations
working in Lebanon. The foundation’s projects in training, development and poverty
alleviation work all over Lebanon. She is the sister of Imam Musa al Sadr.
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
al gaddafi, his excellency saif al islam muammar
Al Gaddafi is the president of the Libyan National Association for Drugs and Narcotics Control
and founder of the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation, which addresses
humanitarian and relief efforts in Libya. Al Gaddafi is noted for his ‘Isratine’ proposal for a one-state
solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He is likely to be the next leader of Libya.
PALESTINE
abu awwad, ali
Ali Abu Awwad is a Palestinian activist with the Bereaved Families Forum, a network of Palestinian
and Israeli families that have suffered losses due to the crisis and advocates a message of nonviolent
reconciliation instead of retribution. The loss of a family member affects a disproportionate
number of Palestinians and is often the cause for people to seek revenge, which continues the cycle
of violence.
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