Nazia HUSSAIN, United Kingdom

Nazia Hussain is the director of the “At Home in Europe” project at the Open Society Institute (OSI). She was deployed as a human rights officer in Afghanistan based in the southern and eastern regions as well as parts of the north and Kabul provinces. She worked with Amnesty International at the International Secretariat as a researcher on Afghanistan.  In 1999, she was a human rights officer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Mitrovica, Kosovo and has also worked for the EU Monitoring Mission and OSCE in Macedonia and Croatia respectively. Nazia Hussain holds an M.A. in political theory and political sociology and a B.A. in English literature.

Famile ARSLAN, Netherlands

Famile Arslan is the founder and president of Arslan Lawyers in The Hague, Netherlands. Her firm specializes in family law, immigration law, housing and labour, and social insurance cases, and Ms. Arslan is the first
lawyer in the Netherlands to wear a hijab. Previously, Ms. Arslan worked for five years in the Immigration Department of the Netherlands Ministry of Justice, where she handled asylum cases. In addition to her work as a
lawyer, she is a member of the Board of the Foundation Islam and Citizenship, which focuses on the relationship between norms, values, and citizenship, and the role Islamic organizations can play in this debate, and is the chairwoman of the Commission for Complaints at Islamic schools. In addition, Ms. Arslan is involved in establishing a platform at the European level on dialogue between Muslims and Jews, and is currently forming her own Foundation, which will provide courses on communication, empowerment, assertiveness, and media training. She currently in the process of building a think tank to create a platform to give Muslim women a voice on social, economic, and political issues. Ms. Arslan holds an M.A. in international law.

Parvin ALI, United Kingdom

Parvin Ali is the founder and CEO of the FATIMA Women's Network and was appointed by the Minister of the Department for Business and Regulatory Reform to the Regional Development Agency Board (East Midlands) with a portfolio for business support. She is a member of the National Muslim Women Advisory Group. Ms. Ali is a member of the post 7/7 “Task Force on Preventing Extremism Together” and of the World Islamic Economic Forum Businesswomen Network. She is also director of the British Muslim Women Business Association and advisor to the Malaysian Business Council.

Zoubeir BEN TERDEYET, France

Zoubeir Ben Terdeyet is a consultant with an international accounting firm. He founded the networking club Les Dérouilleurs because he wanted to prove that "it was possible to be a success in France without abandoning your Islamic principles."