Director General, Christian Youth for Peace & Development Initiative, Special Assistant to the Governor of Nasarawa State on Christian Religious Affairs Leadership Initiative International Simon Abu Samson, from Nigeria, has many years of experience working in policy and interreligious dialogue...

Simon Najm Edmond is an assistant researcher and lecturer at the University of Balamand, Lebanon. He has a Master’s degree in Theology from Hellenic College/Holy Cross, and is currently a PhD Candidate at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. ...

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...

Sister Emeline Tannous has a BA in Philosophy, and an MA in religious knowledge and educational sciences. She has been working continuously at the educational institutes of her religious order, the Two Sacred Hearts. Her motto is the slogan of her own nuns’ order: “Developing and upgrading man, ...

Founder, Zephaniah Women’s Education and Empowerment Foundation Sister Zeph devoted her life to women’s and children’s rights in Pakistan when she was just 13 years old. She uplifts women and children by giving them free education, skills training, awareness of their rights and creates peace ...

As a result of her master’s degree in socio-cultural anthropology she received from the Durham University in Durham, UK, during which she specialised in religious anthropology and world cultures, Sneha has gained deep insights on how religion is misused to incite conflict. Coming from India, she h...

Sohini Jana, a post-graduate in English Literature, entered the field of interreligious dialogue when she took to listening to the ‘other’ as if she was reading another novel, another story. Sohini is the acting Chapter President for the India chapter of a non-profit organization based in the Un...

Daughters of Mary (Bannabikira Sisters) of Uganda; assistant lecturer, Department of Religious Studies, St. Augustine University of Tanzania Rev. Sr. Rose Kyaligonza is a Ugandan sister from the congregation of the Daughters of Mary (Bannabikira Sisters) of Uganda and an assistant lecturer in the D...

Before being ordained as a monk, Sri Swami Svatmananda earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in electronic engineering and computer science and shortly after, a master’s degree in global business administration and international management. Early in his career, he was a renowned expert in the fi...