Dr. Abbas Panakkal is the director of International Interfaith Harmony Initiative, which has been organising the International Interfaith Conferences in collaboration with United Nations initiatives, the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Department for Unity and Integration and the International Islamic...

Founder, Al-Islaah Center Sheikh Kishk has a decade of experience as an imam, teacher and sscholar, calling to Islam an and dispelling misconceptions about Islam. With he founded the Al-Islaah Center, a think tank to propagate peacebuilding, tolerance, conflict management, capacity building and i...

Dr. Abed Alfattah Al Samman is an international expert in religious media and dialogue of civilizations; a trainer for religious leaders on communications skills; an international observer in the United States for educational diversity; a human development trainer; and a specialist in behavioral mod...

Born in Syria, Ephrem has a BA in English literature and an MA in general theology from St Vladimir’s Theological Seminary, New York, USA, and a PhD in Syriac Liturgy from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon. He served at the secretary of Mor Gregorios Youhanna Ibrahim, the Syriac Or...

Instructor, Pentecostal Theological College Abraham Araya Kidane started his work as a local missionary 25 years ago, by being sent into different areas of the country by his church. After several years of missionary work, he has been serving the Kingdom by being a full-time pastor at a number of...

Md. Abu Taher is currently an assistant professor at the Department of World Religions and Culture at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He earned his B.A. Hons. in history, and his M.A. and M.Phil. in world religions and culture. He was also awarded a postgraduate diploma in youth development and...

Deputy Director for Peace-building Department, Inter-religious Council of Ethiopia Adane Dechassa Teshale is an ambassador for peace and part-time instructor in Ethiopia. He is attending the MA program in anaging peace and security in Addis Ababa University, Institute for Peace and Security Studies...

Dr. Adriana Bara teaches Theology at Concordia University and in her courses, she promotes a sincere interreligious dialogue without over-simplification or compromise, which does not require religious neutrality or the watering down of the dialogue partners’ faith. On the contrary, she holds that...

REV. SR. AGATHA OGOCHUKWU CHIKELUE is a Nigerian Catholic Nun from the Congregation of Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM). She is the Secretary of the Interreligious Dialogue Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja and Co-Chair of the Women of Faith Peacebuilding Network (WOFPN). Sr. Agath...

Ahmed Ragab Abo El-Azm is assistant to the Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti of Egypt. He graduated from Azhar University in 2004, and obtained his MA in information services in 2012. He is currently working on his PhD for the same university. His motto in life is: “Religion is the key to s...