2 February

Dr. Nadia Oweidat

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Expert on Islam and Political Islam Dr. Nadia Oweidat is an academic with expertise on many aspects of Islam, and Political Islam. She is currently a non-residential Fellow at New America Foundation exploring the challenges to political Islam from within Islam itself. She is also conducting research on Internet trends among Arab youth, analyzing websites […]

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13 November

Samar Fatany

Posted by in Al-Qaeda, Counter-Terrorism, Extremism, Reform, Terrorrism, The Veil, Women Empowerment, Women's Rights | No Comments

Broadcaster and Columnist As former Head of the English Service and Chief Broadcaster at Jeddah Radio Station, Samar hosted many cultural, religious and current events program over a period of 30 years. Through her work Samar has made significant contributions in social awareness campaigns and participated in global interfaith dialogue events. Author of several books including Saudi […]

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6 November

Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed

Posted by in Al-Qaeda, Arab Migration, Christian Minorities, Counter-Terrorism, Gender, Islamic Extremism, Islamist Movements, Social Anthropology, State and Gender Relations, Terrorrism | No Comments

    FOLLOW Dr Madawi Saudi Academic Politics & Society Dr. Madawi is Visiting Professor at the Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Research Fellow at the Open Society Foundation. Previously she was Professor of Social Anthropology at King’s College, London. Dr. Madawi’s research focuses on history, society, religion and […]

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