Name: Adam
Nickname: Awake
Father's name: Abdul Jabbar Abdullah
Year of birth: 1984
Place of birth: ErbilErbil

Biography
Dr. Adam Bedar: Academic, journalist and peacebuilding activist.

Academic Aspects
1- Doctorate in Theology and Islamic Groups – Salahaddin University 2015.
2- Lecturer at Salahaddin University from 2009 to 2022.
3- Lecturer in Babylon College of Philosophy and Theology and Institute of Christian Culture in (2014-2019).
4- Lecturer in the Department of Arabic Language, Evening College of Language, Salahaddin University – Erbil
5- Assistant Professor at Salahaddin University, Erbil in 2019.

Media
1- Started working in the media in 2003
2- Previously worked as a freelancer in several media publications such as (Gulan, Aras, Erbil Post, Avro).
3- Editor-in-Chief of Temen magazine (2009-2011).
4- Member of the editorial board of Nusazi magazine in (2009-2015).
5- Presenter in Rudaw Media Network since 2013
6- He was the presenter of the weekly program (World of Adam) of Rudaw Media Network, which discussed the hottest issues related to religious dialogue, religious freedom, minorities and coexistence in the years (2013-2015).
7- He is the presenter of the program (with Adam), twice a week to discuss the religious dimension and the hottest issues in society, since (2016) until now.
8- He is also the presenter of the program (Pashiv) on Rudaw Media Network, which has been continuing since 2017.

Civil Society Work
1- Member of the Executive Committee of the Kurdistan Islamic Thought Forum since 2006.
2- Founding member of Omid Association for the Elderly in Kurdistan in 2009.
3- Founding member of Kurdistan Book Friends Association in 2011.
4- Founding member and president of the Institute of Tolerance Without Borders in 2019.
5- Member of the Advisory Board of the Iraqi Minority Alliance Network since 2019.
6- Chairman of the Advisory Board of Independent Media Organization in Kurdistan since 2020.
7- Worked with international organizations (Terfund, IRD, Pax Dutch).
8- Zamili, CASID International Dialogue Center in 2019.
9. Graduated from the International Visiting Program for Community Leaders on Religious Freedom and Interfaith Dialogue, in the United States in 2019.
10- Active member of the Kurdistan Regional Union of Journalists since 2004.
11- Member of the International Federation of Journalists since 2010.
12. He has many ideas and projects on peace, coexistence and religious freedom.

Most important courses
1- Media for the People, Independent Media Organization in Kurdistan (2008-2009).
2- Media Capacity Building Course, Rudaw Media Network Company (DMA) (2012-2013).
3- Training of trainers on peace and minorities, in the Dutch organization Pax and the Iraqi issue in 2015.
4. International Visiting Community Leaders (IVLP) on Religious Freedom and Interfaith Dialogue, United States in 2019.

Published works (books):
1- Protection of Human Rights between International Armed Conflicts between Sharia and Law, Al-Halbi Legal Publications-Beirut 2009 (in Arabic).
2- The Political Difference of the Aqdiya Caliphates between the Islamic Sects, a Comparative Analytical Study, Al-Dar Al-Maghribiya 2022 (in Arabic).
3- The reality of conflict and the acceptance of others and the speech of hatred against the religious foundation in the eyes of the governorates of Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Paxi Dutch and the issue of Iraq 2016 (in Arabic).
4- Diversity and multiplication in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, past, present and future, Tolerance Without Borders Institute 2021.
5- Diversity and Pluralism in the Kurdistan Region, Past, Present and Future, Tolerance Without Borders Institute 2019.

Published works (scientific research) .
1- The political dimension against the Islamic differences about faith and disbelief, Raperin University Journal, No. (6), Volume (3) 2016.
2- The reality of peaceful coexistence between Christian and Islamic religions, a comparative field study between the faculties of Islamic Sciences, Salahuddin University, Erbil and Babylon Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, Ankawa, Journal of Salah University Haddin for Humanities, No. (22) Volume (2) 2018 (jointly).
3- Demonstrations of intensification between Haridiyya and Salafism, Journal of Arts, Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, No. (29), 2018.
4- Historical and Intellectual Foundations for the Organization of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Qalay Zanst Magazine, No. (1) Volume (4) Year 2019.
5- Kurdish Jews in Iraqi Kurdistan and the Process of Renewal, Book (Religions in Kurdistan), Misbar Publishing House 2018.
6- Peaceful coexistence between religions in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities, Volume (29), No. (10), Volume (2), October 2022.[1]