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DEVELOPMENT
Middle East and North Africa
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.
LEBANON
al sadr, rabab
Rabab al Sadr is a social and human rights activist and a philanthropist. She 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 focus on training, development and
poverty alleviation across Lebanon. She is the sister of Imam Musa al Sadr.
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
gaddafi, his excellency saif al islam muammar
Son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al Islam 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.
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.
PALESTINE
abu awwad, khaled [new]
Khaled Abu Awwad is the General Manager of the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum
and Chairman of Al-Tariq (The Palestinian Institution for Development and Democracy).
abu elaish, dr izzeldin
Dr Izzeldin Abu Elaish is a public health expert and Palestinian peace activist nominated for the
2009 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 and
conflict resolution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He was formerly the director of International
Relations for the Parents Circle - Families Forum, and co-hosted Radio All for Peace, a bilingual
radio show on 107.2 FM in Jerusalem until 2008, when he relocated to the US where he is now
the 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 outlets
about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace movements.
QATAR
her excellency sheikha aisha bint faleh bin nasser al thani
Sheikha Aisha al Thani is the founder of the Doha Academy and board member of Reach Out to
Asia, Qatar. She is also a member of the Qatar Supreme Education Council, the highest educational
authority in Qatar. She is a modernist development thinker, who promotes a more pronounced
and well-judged engagement with people of faith. Sheikha Aisha’s perspective resonates with the
more concerted efforts by humanitarian organizations to look at the networks of people of faith as
a solution to practical development problems.
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