KAICIID Fellows
Mokonzi Ga Iwoyo
Mokonzi Ga Iwoyo holds a master’s degree in project management and a maitrise in ancient history. He is currently working as an administrative counselor, while teaching management, ethics, citizenship and leadership. He is a member of the Association des Cadres Musulmans de Centreafrique (Associat...
Nageeba Hassan Tegulwa
Tegulwa Nageeba Hassan’s stepping stone toward interreligious and cultural experience was her experience teaching in an Aga Khan, Pakistan primary school for eight years. From there, she continued working towards the promotion of common humanity and a shared experience of human dignity. Starting i...
Napan Thawornbanjob
The Venerable Napan founded the “For Beautiful Life Group” (FBLG) in 2001 and was the Chair until 2015. He has designed and led trainings for Buddhist community leaders in southern Thailand affected by violent conflicts to heal the victims and prevent further conflicts. In addition, ...
Nurudeen Lemu Muhammad
Muhammad Nuruddeen Lemu develops, facilitates and conducts train-the-trainers courses in enhancing interreligious dialogue and engagement, intrareligious cooperation, responding to religious extremism among Muslims and promoting Shari’ah Intelligence, or faith-based critical thinking. Trainees at...
Rev. Zaka Peter Ahuche
Lecturer, Theological College of Northern Nigeria, Jos, Nigeria Rev. Zaka Ahuche is a lecturer at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria, in Jos, Nigeria. Rev. Zaka was president of the student union at his university, and later joined the Nigerian army from 1992 to 2005, then retired to serve...
Ridwan Al-Makassary
Ridwan (known as Ridwan al-Makassary) is a young religious leader of Islam in Papua Province, Indonesia, as well as a lecturer in International Relations of the Universitas Sains dan Teknologi Jayapura Papua teaching Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and Introduction to Peace Studies. He works to ...
Samaila Yahaya
Pastor and assisting the chief of administration, House On The Rock, Kaduna, Nigeria Samaila Yahaya holds a BSC in geography, a postgraduate diploma in management and is currently a pastor and assisting the chief of administration at House On The Rock, in Kaduna, Nigeria. He also volunteers with YW...
Sameera Abdullah Al Refa’e
Dr. Sameera Abdulla AL-Refa’e is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sharia, Department of Islamic Studies, Yarmouk University, Jordan. Dr. Sameera has participated in several conferences and events of various topics such as 1st international conference under the titl...
Simran Jeet Singh
Dr. Simran Jeet Singh is an educator, activist, and writer who is a Visiting Professor at Union Seminary and host of Spirited, a new interview-based podcast about spirituality, faith, and activism. Simran serves as a columnist for Religion News Service and a chaplain at Columbia University and New Y...
Tirmizy Abdullah
Tirmizy Esmail Abdullah is the current Interfaith Cooperation Forum (ICF) national coordinator in the Philippines. ICF is an Asian movement for justice and transformation that is interreligious in nature, is regional in scope, focuses on marginalised communities, confronts the roots of violence and ...