Naef Abu Sharqiyya is an organizational and strategic consultant and a social activist in areas relating to the advancement and development of the Arab population, conflict resolution in religious and national contexts, and the advancement of human rights and human dignity. Naef has worked in a variety of organizations, including The Galilee Society, Sikkuy, the Injaz Center, Clalit Health Services, the Aman Center for a Safe Society, the Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation, Search for Common Ground, The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior. Naef serves on boards of directors for several public and civil society organizations (including, among others, Hevrat Arim Urban Development Company and the Al Refaa Association) and consults to local authorities, civil society organizations, political movements and government ministries. Today Naef lives in Arara and is married to Semahar.