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Arabo-Islamic Centre for Human Rights (AICFHR)

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Our Vision

A MENA region in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the international human rights instruments

Dr. Mohamad Khir Alwazir

Senior Advisor

A Syrian writer and researcher specializing in Sharia, law, and humanities, he is also a certified international trainer. He works in academic research, teaching, and training. He holds a PhD in Sharia and Law from the International University of Novi Pazar in Serbia.
Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor of Usul al-Fiqh at the Global Medina University (MEDIU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is a faculty member at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences in the UK and Canada (Faculty of Islamic Sciences). He is also a member of the Groupement Romand d'Études des Addictions (GREA), an organization specializing in addiction studies in Switzerland.
Recognized for his notable contributions to his field, he was honored by the Arab Translators Association for his scientific and humanitarian achievements. He was among the 1500 distinguished Arab figures celebrated by the association.
Dr. Al-Wazir is also the founder and general supervisor of the Syrian Institute for Public Opinion Studies and has published numerous articles and research papers on dialogue and peacebuilding.
For over seven years, he worked as a peacebuilding and interfaith dialogue consultant at the World Council of Churches in Geneva, facilitating dialogue sessions and delivering lectures on peacebuilding and the formulation of a new social contract in Syria.
His published works include:

  • The Distribution of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Factions in Syria: Orientation, Spread, and Funding (2016)

  • On the Violence of Authority and the Violence of Society (2024)

  • The Shining Pearls: An Explanation of the Matn al-Waraqat in Usul al-Fiqh (2024)
    Currently, he holds the position of Co-Executive Director of the humanitarian organization Pouls pour des Solutions Humaines (PoSH), which he co-founded with colleagues in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Email : mk.alwazir@aicfhr.org    Tel: +41 76 376 73 87

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Dr. Nael Georges

Centre Director

With deep knowledge of the Arab region - including its legal and political systems - Nael Georges has 15 years’ experience of working with international and regional organizations in a variety of roles including researcher and human rights officer. He has published numerous books and articles on issues related to minorities, constitutions, political and legal reform in Islam, democracy and human rights. After gaining his law degree from the University of Damascus and his Master’s degree in International and European Law from the University of Grenoble II, Nael Georges obtained his doctorate in international human rights law in France. He speaks English, Arabic and French.

Email: n.georges@aicfhr.org  Tel / WhatsApp: +33 6 51 77 75 64 

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Dr. Zoubair Khouaja

Associated Scholar

Zoubair Khouaja is a senior researcher in the research unit on Identity Constitutionalism at the Center for Comparative Law of Charles University in Prague.

Zoubair has 9 years of experience in the non-profit sector working with national / international organizations in human rights, democratic transition, political participation and security.
Zoubair’s main research focused currently on islamic law, human rights and constitutions in the MENA region. He participated in several conferences, and he published different articles and papers.
He speaks Arabic (Mother tongue), Spanish, French, English and basic Bahasa Indonesia.

Email : z.khouaja@aicfhr.org       Tel: +420 775 189 981 

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