NORWAY

Waqas Waheed, born in Pakistan, is the secretary of the Islamic Cultural Center of Norway. He is also the director of the Ghazali Education Forum in Norway; it is a NGO targeting underprivileged students in Pakistan. Mr. Waheed is an executive member of the Council of Urtehagen, which is a trust pursuing social, cultural, and youth activities in Oslo, Norway. He has the author of articles published in Urdu Monthly Magazine, NGO Times, Norway Times, and Quaid. He has also made guest media appearance on Local TV, the Voice of Islam, National Newspapers, Aftenpoften, Pakistani News, and Jazba International. He is active in the political sphere and is a member of SV Norway, where he has advised the organization since 1999. He has also visited many countries to participate in Dawah, cultural, educational, and interfaith dialogues, seminars, in particular Kuwait, Pakistan, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and the UK.

City: Oslo