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Dr. Fatima Saeed Al Shamsi is the dynamic Secretary General of UAE University, Al Ain and is an integral part of the university’s overall administration. Previously she was the Dean of the Business and Economics department at the university. In this interview, Dr. Al Shamsi discusses business, entrepreneurship and the important role Arab women play in the economy.
Dr. Saif Al-Ghais is a biologist and professor at UAE University, Al Ain. He is also the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection & Development Authority of Ras Al Khaima. In this interview Dr. Al-Ghais shares his views on a wide range of topics, from the importance of heavy investment and funding in science and technology to student exchanges to political reform and the importance of the Middle East in the world political arena.
Dr. Mustafa Alani is the Senior Advisor and Program Director of the Security and Terrorism Department at the Gulf Research Center. His area of expertise extends to all nine GCC states including Yemen, Iraq and Iran. In this exchange, Dr. Alani candidly speaks about Iraq, local infighting and the tenuous internal political dynamic of the whole region.
Dr. Hamad Bin Seray is a history professor at the Culture & Heritage Division at UAE University, Al Ain. He studies and teaches ancient history as well as archeology within the Gulf region. In this exchange, he discusses the Golden Age of Islamic civilization and the lessons inherent in the study of local history while the region strives to pave the way for a peaceful future.
Carl Bildt
is the Foreign Minister of Sweden, with long experience in Swedish politics and multilateral diplomacy. In this recent speech delivered at Chatham House, he emphasised the need to make Europe inclusive, and how an inclusive Europe can help create a peaceful world in the next half century. We are carrying his thoughts on the forum after a special arrangement with his office.
Faysal Itani
is currently an MA student in International Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Born and raised in a Muslim-Christian household in diverse Lebanon, Mr. Itani grapples with the ‘clash of civilizations’ and the key elements needed to break the cycle of mistrust.
Nikolay Paunov
is the President of the Liberal Politological Institute (LPI) in Bulgaria. In this short interview, he explores his concerns about the 21st century, the complex dynamic that is terrorism and the ways in which to address the West-Islam discord.
Sami Zemni
is a professor of political sciences at Ghent University. At the Centre for Third World Studies he coordinates the Middle East and North Africa Research Group (MENARG) and leads the Centre for Islam in Europe (CIE). In this piece, he explores how Islamist movements are the consequence of undigested modernity and the need to come to terms with our political blind spots in dealing with complex West Islam issues.
Prof. Rik Coolsaet
is Chair of the Department of Political Science at Ghent University (Belgium) and Director of the Security & Global Governance Department at the Royal Institute for International Relations (Brussels). In this essay he explores the next turbulent wave of globalisation, its dark side, the discontent it will create and the dangerous discourse that must be changed.
Dr. Farouk El-Baz
, member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, is Director of the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing and a veteran of the golden age of the Apollo space program. Besides a spacecraft on Star Trek named after him, award-winning El-Baz also served as Science Advisor to Anwar Sadat, late President of Egypt. After decades of training top-notch astronauts, El-Baz explains in this eloquent essay the critical need for educational reform in Arab countries.
Yemen Times editor-in-chief and publisher, 29-year-old
Nadia Al-Saqqaf
won the first “Pulitzer of the Arab region” in December, the 2006 Gebran Tueni Award. The dynamic change maker spoke to SFG about the prize, the realities of the region and profession she works in and her future plans…
Bashir Goth
is a veteran Somali poet, journalist, freelance writer, the first Somali blogger and the editor of the popular and controversial website Awdal News. In his essays and other non-fiction work he poetically examines ways that can contribute to political, economic and social progress in the Middle East and Somali-land. He is also a regular commentator for The Washington Post’s dynamic online platform, PostGlobal. Mr. Goth shares his views on various subjects with SFG.
Dr. Fatima Saeed Al Shamsi is the dynamic Secretary General of UAE University, Al Ain and is an integral part of the university’s overall administration. Previously she was the Dean of the Business and Economics department at the university. In this interview, Dr. Al Shamsi discusses business, entrepreneurship and the important role Arab women play in the economy.
Dr. Saif Al-Ghais is a biologist and professor at UAE University, Al Ain. He is also the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection & Development Authority of Ras Al Khaima. In this interview Dr. Al-Ghais shares his views on a wide range of topics, from the importance of heavy investment and funding in science and technology to student exchanges to political reform and the importance of the Middle East in the world political arena. 
Dr. Mustafa Alani is the Senior Advisor and Program Director of the Security and Terrorism Department at the Gulf Research Center. His area of expertise extends to all nine GCC states including Yemen, Iraq and Iran. In this exchange, Dr. Alani candidly speaks about Iraq, local infighting and the tenuous internal political dynamic of the whole region.
Dr. Hamad Bin Seray is a history professor at the Culture & Heritage Division at UAE University, Al Ain. He studies and teaches ancient history as well as archeology within the Gulf region. In this exchange, he discusses the Golden Age of Islamic civilization and the lessons inherent in the study of local history while the region strives to pave the way for a peaceful future.
Carl Bildt is the Foreign Minister of Sweden, with long experience in Swedish politics and multilateral diplomacy. In this recent speech delivered at Chatham House, he emphasised the need to make Europe inclusive, and how an inclusive Europe can help create a peaceful world in the next half century. We are carrying his thoughts on the forum after a special arrangement with his office. 
Faysal Itani is currently an MA student in International Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Born and raised in a Muslim-Christian household in diverse Lebanon, Mr. Itani grapples with the ‘clash of civilizations’ and the key elements needed to break the cycle of mistrust. 
Nikolay Paunov is the President of the Liberal Politological Institute (LPI) in Bulgaria. In this short interview, he explores his concerns about the 21st century, the complex dynamic that is terrorism and the ways in which to address the West-Islam discord.
Sami Zemni is a professor of political sciences at Ghent University. At the Centre for Third World Studies he coordinates the Middle East and North Africa Research Group (MENARG) and leads the Centre for Islam in Europe (CIE). In this piece, he explores how Islamist movements are the consequence of undigested modernity and the need to come to terms with our political blind spots in dealing with complex West Islam issues.
Yemen Times editor-in-chief and publisher, 29-year-old 