Title: International Peacebuilding Fellow
Organization: American Islamic Congress
Area of Expertise:  Interfaith issues, Politics & Civil Society, Women’s issues, Youth issues, Conflict Resolution & Peace Building
Media Experience: TV, Print, Radio, Al Hurra-Al Arabyia- CNN- Local Washington Channels-Daily Star (Lebanon)

Location: Washington, DC
Contact: Leah Borkin, Fenton Communication
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Ms. Jana El Horr, a Fulbright Scholar (2005) from Lebanon, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Development (2002) and a Master’s degree in Conflict Resolution (2005) from Eastern Mennonite University.  She was recently awarded the first-ever Graduate Fellowship from the American Islamic Congress for her extensive work in promoting interfaith and interethnic relations.

Of an Iraqi-Lebanese background, El Horr has worked in policy analysis and issue advocacy in the United States and Lebanon, and has delivered many lectures on the impact of Western foreign policy in the Middle East, the pluralistic voice of Islam, and social, political, and developmental challenges in the Middle East region.  She has served as a consultant to members of Congress and the public policy community on a wide range of issues. Furthermore, El-Horr is a founding member of the Center for Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (CCRP) in Lebanon, an NGO dedicated to promoting sustainable development and peacebuilding through dialogue, cultural exchanges, and youth training seminars. In the past year, she has led the Save Darfur Campaign at the American Islamic Congress as well as partnered with different interfaith and activist groups in the Washington, DC metro area to raise awareness about the current crisis in Sudan.  

El Horr published a training kit on issues of cultural diversity and minority rights with the Council of Europe. She speaks five languages, including Hebrew and Arabic and is a doctoral candidate at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.