THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS - CESD

DEVELOPMENTMiddle East and North AfricaIRAQodhaib, madeeha hasanMadeeha Hasan Odhaib is a member of the district council of Karada, in Baghdad, where sheleads a community initiative to employ Iraqi women as seamstresses—alleviating poverty in thewar-torn region. She is also a dedicated humanitarian who works with the Red Cross and other aidagencies on local relief efforts.LEBANONal sadr, rababRabab al Sadr is a social and human rights activist and a philanthropist. She is a dynamic thinkerand is the president of the Imam al Sadr Foundation, one of the most successful humanitarianorganizations working in Lebanon. The foundation’s projects focus on training, development andpoverty alleviation across Lebanon. She is the sister of Imam Musa al Sadr.LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYAgaddafi, his excellency saif al islam muammarSon of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al Islam Gaddafi is the president of the LibyanNational Association for Drugs and Narcotics Control and founder of the Gaddafi InternationalCharity and Development Foundation, which addresses humanitarian and relief efforts in Libya.Saif al Islam Gaddafi is noted for his ‘Isratine’ proposal for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is likely to be the next leader of Libya.PALESTINEabu awwad, khaled [new]Khaled Abu Awwad is the General Manager of the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forumand Chairman of Al-Tariq (The Palestinian Institution for Development and Democracy).abu elaish, dr izzeldinDr Izzeldin Abu Elaish is a public health expert and Palestinian peace activist nominated for the2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He is an outspoken advocate of a lasting Israeli-Palestinian peace.abu sarah, aziz [new]Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist who is globally recognized for his work on peace andconflict resolution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He was formerly the director of InternationalRelations for the Parents Circle - Families Forum, and co-hosted Radio All for Peace, a bilingualradio show on 107.2 FM in Jerusalem until 2008, when he relocated to the US where he is nowthe Director of Middle East Projects at George Mason University’s Center for World Religions,Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution. Sarah is also a lecturer and writes for major news outletsabout the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace movements.QATARher excellency sheikha aisha bint faleh bin nasser al thaniSheikha Aisha al Thani is the founder of the Doha Academy and board member of Reach Out toAsia, Qatar. She is also a member of the Qatar Supreme Education Council, the highest educationalauthority in Qatar. She is a modernist development thinker, who promotes a more pronouncedand well-judged engagement with people of faith. Sheikha Aisha’s perspective resonates with themore concerted efforts by humanitarian organizations to look at the networks of people of faith asa solution to practical development problems.141