KAICIID Fellows

Maria Jose Ananias Salcidua

Theological Evangelical Community of Chile / ADIR María José is an enthusiast of the study of world religions. She has completed several courses, including three diplomas of comparative religions with a minor focus on Judaism, Arab and Islamic Culture and Ancient Mesopotamia and Egyptology. She i...

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Mariá Del Milagro Dallacaminá

María del Milagro is an International Relations professional and Mediator and she is currently working in Community Mediation and in a Project against Human Trafficking. One of the main topics she is interested in, since she was at University, are human rights and its relation to interculturalism. ...

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Master Tan Zhixia

Taoist Missionary Master Tan Zhixia is a Taoist missionary ordained in the Complete Perfection Quanzhen Tradition of Taoism, the 21st Generation of Longmen Sect. Besides serving as Priest-in-Residence at the Temple of Heavenly Jade Emperor Yu Huang Gong, a National Monument of Singapore. She...

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Melissa Nozell

Program Officer for religion and inclusive societies, U.S. Institute of Peace Melissa Nozell is the program officer for religion and inclusive societies at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she conducts research and implements projects on religion and peacebuilding, including religious actor and y...

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Menya Balonde Muhamad

Visiting Member Interfaith Committee Jinja Muslim District Muhamad Balonde Menya was trained as a flight operator at the East African Civil Aviation Academy, having pursued other fields such as human rights and religious studies with a focus on Islamic jurisprudence. While he was the guild preside...

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Mercy Wambui Muigai

Executive Director, Impact Communities Mercy W. Muigai is an enthusiast peace practitioner and web-based content developer born in Kenya. She holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies (community development) from Pwani University, Kenya, where she gained fundamental knowledge on peaceful...

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Mina Malak

Mina Malak Beshrida holds a postgraduate diploma in evaluation, follow-up and management of developmental projects from Helwan University. He also has a BLA in media from Minia University in Egypt. He works as a program coordinator of the Cultures Dialogue Forum in the Coptic Evangelical Organizatio...

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Mohamed Mahdi Abbadi al Husseini

Muhammad Mahdi al-Husseini holds a master’s degree in historical and cultural studies and a Phd in religious history. He works in the Iraqi Ministry of Education and is a lecturer in religious studies at Imam Kazem University in Dhi Qar. He believes in the protection of diversity, interfaith a...

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Mohammad Issa Al-Sharefeen

He worked as a lecturer at a number of academic institutions across the Middle East for over 13 years. As a well-published scholar and avid promoter of the moderate interpretation of Islam and proponent of dialogue, he has given lectures, presentations and speeches, has bee featured on radio and TV ...

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