Nishantha Kumara is a veteran peacebuilder specializing in interreligious dialogue and holds a MA and postgraduate diploma in conflict and peace studies from the University of Colombo. Currently he works at the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka as the project manager for the Collective Engagement ...

Muslim Coordinator of the Silsilah Forum, Davao, Philippines Nor Asiah Madale Adilao believes that each one of us has been shaped by our unique culture and we can only appreciate the richness of the cultures of others if we know who we are and are comfortable with ourselves. Nor Asiah serves as Mus...

Head of Islamic Studies Department, Princess Noura Bent Abdurrahman University, Riyadh – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nourah Alhasawi holds a PhD in Islamic Studies and specializes in Sunnah, the Prophet Mohammed`s biography, teachings and their documentation. She is an Associate Professor and the Hea...

Dr. Nur Hidayah is a lecturer at the Medical and Health Science Faculty at the State Islamic University of Alauddin Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. She holds a doctorate in public administration studies. She is the Secretary of the Alauddin Peacebuilding Institute, which focuses on promoting, e...

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...

Onoseme Fortune Afatakpa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife and a Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Ibadan. Currently he is a doctoral student of Peace and Conflict Studies also in the University of Ibadan. H...

Born to a Christian mother and a Muslim father, Ougba experienced religious diversity within his own family. His father taught him how to treat the Other as a person, not an object, so Ougba understood the importance of humanism and fraternity at an early age. Ougba is the Vice President of the Pl...