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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Mohammad has worked at the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University (ACKU), the Afghanistan Research and Elevation Unit (AREU), the Infra North Programme of GIZ, the Social and Educational Services Organization (SESO), Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA), Community World Service Asia (CWSA), the Afghani...

Mohammad Said Omar Nasro was born and grew up in Jordan. He has a bachelor’s degree in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence from the International Islamic University. He has several certificates in training on human resources, human development, conflict resolution, and media, from American, Canadian,...

Mohammed Issa Abu Nujila is a lecturer of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Benghazi and a member of the League of Libyan Ulema.  He is an Egyptian academic who holds a master’s degrees in science and Arab legitimacy. He has been teaching for 25 years, including 10 years at the...