Wed 30-April-2025

authors

Othman Moqbel

Othman Moqbel is a British-Palestinian non-profit executive. He is currently CEO of Action For Humanity, the parent charity of Syria Relief, the largest Syria-focused NGO in the UK. He was formerly a trustee of ACEVO, Charity Futures. and was CEO of Human Appeal from 2010 to 2017. In 2015 he won ACEVO fellowship award as one of best CEO and In 2017, Othman Moqbel was nominated for the BOND Humanitarian Award.

Amena ElAshkar

Amena ElAshkar is a research assistant at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies.

Maryam Aldossari

Maryam Aldossari is a senior lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisation Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research focuses on gender inequality in the Middle East.

Afshan Khan

Afshan Khan is a candidate for a PhD in Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul’s Sabahattin Zaim University.

Rifat Audeh

Rifat Audeh is a Palestinian-Canadian human rights activist and award-winning filmmaker and media analyst. He is a survivor of the attack on the 2010 Freedom Flotilla, which attempted to break the blockade of Gaza.

Othman Moqbel

Othman Moqbel is a British-Palestinian non-profit executive. He is currently CEO of Action For Humanity, the parent charity of Syria Relief, the largest Syria-focused NGO in the UK. He was formerly a trustee of ACEVO, Charity Futures. and was CEO of Human Appeal from 2010 to 2017.

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He currently lectures at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University.

Dr. Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt

Dr. Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt is an an independent researcher and activist, Dr Schmidt holds a PhD in Development and International Relations from Denmark.

Faruk Vele

Faruk Vele is a journalist and editor in Bosnia. He holds a Master’s Degree in Security and Peace Studies.

Reem Alsalem

Reem Alsalem is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences. She is also an independent consultant on gender issues, the rights of refugees and migrants, transitional justice and humanitarian response.