As Marketing Manager of the Muslim Association of Greece, Director of the first Greek Muslim centre in Athens, author of several published works and various online cultural magazines, including greeksrethink.com, Anna has worked tirelessly to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in Greece. Through her media relations, contact with Greek authorities, education and advocacy work, Anna has helped to ensure that the Muslim voice is represented in Greece.

Farhat is able to combine a highly successful career within one of the Nordic countries’ largest oil and gas companies with her pioneering voluntary and community work. Farhat has been involved in many educational initiatives which empower young Muslim people and promote a more balanced spiritual understanding of Islam in Norway. She is an advocate for marginalised communities and has recently founded an organisation to promote equality for Muslim women within the job market called ‘Muslimske Akademikekvinner’.

As a journalist, author, Muslim scholar and lecturer at the European Project for Interreligious Learning, Amira is committed to improving inter-religious dialogue within Switzerland. At the forefront of the discussion surrounding Islam within Europe, Amira regularly appears in public forums and media outlets.

Nabila is a French journalist and academic of Algerian descent who specialises in Anglo-French issues, Islamic affairs, and the Arab World. Nabila’s columns, news stories and features appear in a wide variety of high-profile British, French and Middle Eastern publications including The Guardian and New Statesman magazine. As a well established commentator, Nabila regularly participates in current affairs programmes including the BBC’s Woman’s Hour, Newsnight and Sky News’ Press Preview. She is also a Fellow on the pioneering UN Alliance of Civilisations Programme.

Sabina Iqbal is Chair and Founder of Deaf Parenting UK, the first charity run by deaf parents for deaf parents in the UK and worldwide. Sabina is also the author of the book Pregnancy and Birth: A Guide for Deaf Women which follows stories of deaf women who had encountered barriers while giving birth within the hospital/health services. The recipient of numerous awards for her pioneering efforts, Sabina was named ‘Tesco Charitable Mum of the Year’ in February 2010.

Mahinur is the first Member of Parliament in Belgium to wear the hijab.Through her position in Parliament, she speaks out against social injustice, promotes social development within Belgium and is a positive role model for young women throughout Europe. Mahinur focuses her work on promoting intercultural dialogue at a grassroots level, building and developing links with her constituents.

Zamila is a policy analyst whose findings have influenced national governments and intergovernmental organisations’ policies and programmes. She is a Brookings Visiting Fellow and a Director of Bridge International Dialogue, a UK based international relations and active grassroots charity. She has previously held a variety of roles within the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, the Department for Work and Pensions, the World Bank and has worked for the United Nations in Sudan and Nepal. Zamila has published several government and UN policy analysis reports and press articles on labour market, education and socio-economic integration and British Muslim policy issues.

Rabia has worked actively with a number of Muslim community organizations and is currently the first female chair of City Circle, one of the first British Muslim professional networks and pioneering independent discussion forum. She is also an academic Social Psychologist and practicing Systemic Psychotherapist.  She is co-head of the Marlborough Cultural Therapy Centre, a specialist therapeutic service for ethnic minority clients in London. Rabia has written several papers relating to identity and mental health within the Muslim community and has delivered training to professionals on this subject, both nationally and internationally.

Esmaa Alariachi is one of the presenters of ‘Meiden van Halal’ (The Halal Girls), a popular talk show that braves taboos and projects the progressive face of Islam in an attempt to dispel myths and misperceptions about Muslims within the Netherlands. She co-presents the programme with her sisters Hajar and Jihad. Esmaa regularly appears on Dutch television, actively challenging negative stereotypes within society. She has recently taken part in the reality television programme ‘Pilgrims Challenge’ which will be broadcast in the Netherlands this autumn. Esmaa is also a prominent member of ‘Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow’, an emerging global network of Muslim leaders.

Suad is Sweden’s first female imam and the President of the Federation of Swedish Ethiopian Muslims. Having been trained in Islamic Studies at the University of Jordan, Suad now lectures on Islam, focusing on gender issues. A regular participant on swedish radio and television, Suad is a prolific debater on the subjects of religion, intercultural dialogue, the freedom to wear the headscarf without coercion, and freedom of expression.

Ndeye Andújar is the Editor-in-Chief of one of the leading Spanish online Islamic reference sites - Webislam.com - receiving over 12 million hits per month. Supported by the National Plan for the Alliance of Civilisations, the site seeks to inform and enhance public perceptions of the Muslim community within Spain.
As a spokeswoman for Islamic feminism, Ndeye has launched and co-directed the International Congress on Islamic Feminism, consolidating it as a transnational movement. She is also Vice President and co-founder of the Catalan Islamic Board.

Reedah is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the Mica Gallery specialising in Modern Islamic & Contemporary Art, and 'ArRum', a private members’ club promoting Islamic art and culture. Committed to promoting emerging and mid career artists informed by Islamic art, a sense of identity and heritage, Reedah is leading an international art competition 'My Place On The Isle: Exploring Faith & Identity in Britain’. Reedah is a trustee for ‘Leap: Confronting Conflict’ – a national charity aimed at promoting further understanding of the causes and consequences of youth conflict as well as mentoring young and vulnerable people in deprived areas. She has also advised on the National Muslim Womens Advisory Group, Mosaic and numerous other projects.