the 500 most influential muslims - The Royal Islamic Strategic ...

MEDIA
PALESTINE
khanfar, waddah
Khanfar is the director general of the Al Jazeera network, a position he has held since 2006. He began
his career as a war correspondent and has been instrumental in carving out Al Jazeera’s position as
the most watched, most respected news network in the Middle East, and more recently its expansion
into other markets with Al Jazeera English. Al Jazeera’s ethical decision to interview Israeli officials
has been groundbreaking in promoting the idea that all perspectives should be broadcast on an
Arabic-language news program.
kuttab, daoud
Kuttab is an internationally recognized Palestinian media activist, and journalist. He founded the
Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University, established the Jerusalem Film Institute and
helped in establishing the Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN). In 2007, Kuttab established
AmmanNet.net, the Arab world’s first Internet radio station.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
philips, dr abu ameenah bilal
A notable convert and Islamic scholar, Philips is founder of the virtual educational institution
Islamic Online University and Discover Islam, an Islamic center based in Dubai. He reaches mass
Muslim audiences through his television appearances on India-based satellite channel, Peace TV.
al rostamani, dr amina
Al Rostamani is CEO of TECOM Investments Corporation, the investment wing of the Dubai
Technology and Media Free Trade Zone since July of 2005. Al Rostamani obtained the rank of 80
out of the 100 most powerful figures in the Arab World 2009.
SOUTHERN AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA
haffajee, ferial
Haffajee is editor of the ‘Mail and Guardian’; South Africa’s premier investigative newspaper. She
was the first non-white woman, and first Muslim woman to become the editor of a major daily
newspaper.
morton, shafiq
Shafiq Morton is an award-winning journalist, photographer and presenter of the current affairs
program ‘Drivertime Show’ on the Muslim radio station Voice of the Cape.
ASIA
INDONESIA
bagir, haidar
Haidar Bagir is the founder and director of Mizan, a large publishing company that significantly
shapes the development of Islamic discourse in Indonesia. He has founded and lectured-in many
educational institutions, and his philanthropic contributions include work with an organization
that focuses on community development. He has written extensively on Sufism.
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