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CEDAR │ Connecting European Dynamic Achievers and Role Models

Over forty leading Muslim professionals came together in Salzburg to design and launch the first pan-European Muslim Professional’s Network aimed at seeding concrete projects and fostering a culture of achievement and leadership amongst Europe's diverse Muslim communities. CEDAR will facilitate a Role Model and Mentoring Service, an on and off-line information, jobs and opportunities 'market' and a business and social enterprise 'incubator'.

CEDAR members developed innovative responses to critical issues via new projects and business concepts in the information technology, media, women's empowerment and political spheres respectively. Examples include a Gaming proposal, a web-based platform to promote political participation and a Muslim Film and Media Festival. CEDAR events will be held over the coming year to highlight these projects and the dynamic European Muslims driving them.

The initiative has been facilitated by the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and the Salzburg Global Seminar.

An independent Board from across Europe has been established and is responsible for the management of CEDAR. Board members are:
• Rooful Ali, UK (Chairman)
• Muddassar Ahmed, UK
• Parvin Ali, UK
• Zahed Amanullah, US/UK
• Famile Arslan, Netherlands
• Siddik Bakir, Germany
• Zoubeir Ben Terdeyet, France
• Emmanuel-Yamin Dubuc, France
• Farid Hafez, Austria
• Farzana Hakim, UK
• Imane Karich, Belgium
• Ahmed Larouz, Netherlands
• Yahya Pallavicini, Italy
• Ashar Saeed, Sweden
• Asim Siddiqui, UK
• Muhammad Escudero Uribe, Spain
(The Board are available as media spokespeople for CEDAR)

www.theCEDARnetwork.com
info@theCEDARnetwork.com

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