Anissa Riaz's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

my motivation comes from my passion to instigate positive change in the world. to educate others and to be educated in ways of freedom, justice and equality. my motto is taken for our beloved prophet Mohammed(PBH) who said
" if you see in justice, change it with your hands, if you cannot , then speak against it with your tongue, if you cannot , then feel bad in your heart, but know that feeling bad in your heart is the weakest form of faith"

so i am trying and will always try to correct injustice with my hands. while i can , for aslong as i can.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
LLb law and american Law

BA (Hons) development and peace studies, university of Bradford

Political Science and Middle East Studies , Diploma, Galilee College, Israel

Palestinian Refugees and International LAw, University of Oxford.

UNITED NATIONS certificate of training in "the conduct of humanitarian relief operations, principles of intervention & management"

i have just completed my BA hons . i plan to do my masters in 2010, meanwhile i am taking a year to complete numerous amount of UN programmes and learning french, i am already fluent in Urdu and punjabi, with english as my first language.

One of my many ambitions includes being a humantarian, instigating change on all levels. researching, promoting human rights, working with NGO's and other international organisations, doing project management. ultimately i want to be an expert in my field.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

i studied in Israel and worked in the refugee camps in the palestinian occupied territories.

i have also been involvd in doing volunteer work in Thailand ( provinceof Surin)

in the coming year i hope to do development and poverty reduction work in Africa.

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

UK

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

post graduate student

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Development, Human Rights, Internally Displaced, Humanitarian Relief, Organizational Development, Peacekeeping, Refugees

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Research

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

my undergraduate thesis was on the handling of the palestinian refugees issue in the middle east peace process and the role of the actors.

i have also been a research assistant to research , development teams and doctorate students.