Mohammad Usman Rana

Mohammad Usman Rana

Mohammad Usman Rana is the head of the Norwegian Muslim think tank “Wasila.” He is author of the book “Norwegian Islam – how to love Norway and the Quran at the same time”. Additionally, he is an award-winning columnist, currently writing for the Norwegian...
Lola Shoneyin

Lola Shoneyin

Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, in the UK in May 2010. Shoneyin has forged a reputation as an adventurous, humorous and outspoken poet (often classed in the feminist mould), having...
Shirin Ebadi

Shirin Ebadi

Shirin Ebadi is an author, lawyer, and was the first female judge in Iran, living in exile in London since 2009. In 2003, she received the Nobel Peace Prize. Ebadi was a judge in Iran until 1979, the year of the Islamic Revolution, after which she was not allowed to...
Sasha Havlicek

Sasha Havlicek

Sasha is the Founding CEO of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a leading international ‘think and do tank’ with teams working in every global region to safeguard democracy and reverse the rising tide of hate, extremism and disinformation. Sasha has...
Fatemeh Ekhtesari

Fatemeh Ekhtesari

Fatemeh Ekhtesari is the current City of Refuge writer in Lillehammer. She is an iranien poet, midwife and activist and influencer. She has marked herself as one of persians most inovative voices. She has published several books and poetry collections (Transfer 2020,...
Gvantsa Jobava

Gvantsa Jobava

Gvantsa Jobava, is the vice president of international Publishers Association and the past president of Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association and the head of the publishing program for Georgia’s activities. She has been the editor and international relations...