Expertise: Intercultural Education, Immigration, Second Generation immigrants, Inclusion and Integration, Interreligious Dialogue, Social Justice, Involved and active Citizenship

Languages: Fluent in Arabic, English and Italian

Bio: Haifa Alsakkaf is the founder and director of Good World Citizen, a non-profit organization that aims to promote peaceful coexistence through intercultural dialogue. She has been involved in the past 20 years in projects of intercultural and interreligious dialogue and the promotion of active citizenship, and intercultural exchange. She collaborates with many local and national institutions such as UNEDI, Giorgio La Pira International Student Center, Sophia University Institute and The University of Florence. She was co- founder the Alshuruk School for the teaching of Arabic language to children and adults and was its principle for 10 years. She has participated as a speaker and expert in various conferences and seminars on the topics of Intercultural Education, Multiculturalism, Minorities and Second Generation immigrants. She has also organized several events in these fields. She holds a Doctorate (PhD) degree in Intercultural Pedagogy and a Masters degree in Religious Pluralism and Historical Knowledge.

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