MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA PROGRAMMING

(2008-2010) Led workshops between Pakistani madrasa teachers and Egyptian religious educators to integrate tolerance, critical thinking, and conflict resolution into Islamic education curricula, drawing on diverse Muslim-majority contexts.

(2003) Convened US and Iranian interfaith delegations with policymakers to improve mutual understanding and relations through cross-cultural dialogue.

(2021-present) Implementing the culturally and religiously relevant 1001 Nights program with Big Bad Boo to promote civic values and life skills, including conflict resolution, civic participation, preventing gender-based violence, and rule of law for vulnerable youth.
(2016-2019) Conducted training workshops with an international delegation of Yemeni religious and community leaders on conflict resolution and extremism prevention program design and implementation.

(2021-present) Implementing the 1001 Nights program with Big Bad Boo to promote civic values and life skills for vulnerable youth.
(2019) Participated in a global delegation of religious peacebuilding practitioners, engaging multi-faith leaders and NGOs to support social cohesion and stability strategies, including work in Syrian refugee camps in Akkar Valley.
(2016-2019) Conducted training workshops with Yemeni religious and community leaders on conflict resolution and extremism prevention.
(2010) Facilitated interfaith and intercultural peacebuilding workshops.
(2009-2012) Produced the Back from the Brink documentary and educational materials addressing radicalization and identity-based violence, focusing on the role of religion in prevention, intervention, and recovery.

(2018-present) Developing mechanisms for religious inclusion in peace processes in partnership with the African Union, UN Mediation Support Unit, and others.
(2018-present) Conducted case studies and capacity-building on women-led negotiations and mediations in extremist-affected areas.
(2017) Studied the impact of religious and traditional actors on official government peace processes (Track 1).

(2016-2018) Designed a training manual on extremism prevention and implemented it using a training-of-trainers methodology for NGOs, religious influencers, and government institutions.
(2015-2017) Conducted studies with government and community partners on conservative religious actors’ roles in preventing radicalization, resulting in actionable recommendations.

(2019-2022) Developed and implemented training programs for public school educators, focusing on globalization, critical thinking, human rights, religious literacy, and tolerance.
(2011-2022) Supported reforms to remove intolerant content from Saudi public school textbooks through comprehensive assessments.
(2014) Facilitated a workshop with US and Saudi educators on integrating tolerance into pedagogy and curriculum, fostering ongoing education reform partnerships.

(2012-2013) Co-designed a Pact for Coexistence with ethnic and religious groups in al-Hasakah through faith-based reconciliation seminars.
(2010) Facilitated interfaith and intercultural peacebuilding workshops.
(2018-present) Developing mechanisms for religious inclusion in peace processes in partnership with the UN Mediation Support Unit and others.
(2018-present) Conducting case studies and capacity-building on women-led negotiations in extremist-affected areas.

(2019-2020) Conducted assessments and trainings for NGOs to engage religious and civil society actors in preventing extremism using ICRD’s contextualized training manual.
(2015-2017) Conducted studies on conservative religious actors’ roles in preventing radicalization, resulting in actionable recommendations.

(2021-present) Created a network of US and Yemeni university students to enhance empathy and global citizenship through virtual exchanges and podcast production.
(2014-2021) Supported Yemeni religious and community leaders in designing and implementing conflict resolution and extremism prevention programs.
(2017-2020) Supported community dialogues to bridge the national peace process with local needs.
(2015-2017) Conducted studies on conservative religious actors’ roles in preventing radicalization, resulting in context-specific recommendations.
(2015) Produced a field study on perceptions of the peace process in southern Yemen.
(2018-present) Developing mechanisms for religious inclusion in peace processes in partnership with the UN Mediation Support Unit and others.
(2018-present) Conducting women-led negotiation case studies in extremist-affected areas to inform capacity-building efforts.