Biography 
Aisha Abubakr Subaira Adam is the peace and development office coordinator for the Community Development Association in Sudan. Formerly a member of parliament in Darfur, Ms. Adam is a member of the leading council of Darfur Forum for Peace Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence. She is also a member of the education committee in the Sudanese National Commission for Education, Science, and Culture (National Unesco) and a member of the gender expert support team that participated in the 7th round of the Darfur peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria. She headed the power sharing committee at the Abuja talks. Ms. Adam is a graduate of Khartoum University with a degree in English. She also graduated from the Teacher Training Institute; she taught English for 16 years in the United Arab Emirates. Ms. Adam is an activist for a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Darfur and for increasing the role of women therein. (1.2007)