The Venerable Varasami has been working in development and social change with people from different religious backgrounds in the Mandalay area in Myanmar since 2010. His interest in dialogue with people from different religions stems from an encounter with his English teacher, a Catholic teacher fro...

Educator, Public speaker, writer and young prominent religious leader Dr. Ashin Vicittasara was born at North Chinmyitkyin,a small village in the Kanbalu  Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. He received his basic and higher monastic education in various Buddhist institutions and went on to study a...

Leader of the multi-religious “Samanwaya Giri” (Hill of Integration) The Venerable Swami Athmadas Yami Dharmapaksha identifies himself as a liberal Hindu, with an immense interest in other religions and cultures. Born to parents of interreligious backgrounds (a Christian father and Hindu mother...

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Director, Academic Planning and Head of Quality Assurance, Kaduna State University, Nigeria Dr. Auwal Farouk Abdussalam is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Geography and the Deputy Director of Academic Planning, and Head of the Quality Assurance Unit ...

Babu Ram Poudel, Executive Director of Pro Public, holds a master’s degree in sociology, conflict peace and development studies from the Tribhuvan University of Nepal. He has 20 years of work experience in the development field that includes around 7 years of experience in governance, civic educa...

Bashar Rahme holds a master’s degree in Islamic-Christian relations from the Saint Joseph University in Beirut. He studied political science at Damascus University and expanded on the subject of international relations. He lived during the violent events in Syria and was influenced by the impa...

Professor of English, Faculty of Islamic Studies in Prishtina, Kosovo Besa Ismaili is a professor of English and the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Prishtina, Kosovo. Her research and publication focus on society, women and religious matters in Kosovo and the Western Balkans. Besa is known for her ...

Community Liaison Assistant, MINUSCA Anselme Bezzi has worked as the Community Liaison Assistant at MINUSCA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic) since April 2016, specialising in protection of civilians. Prior to that, he was the nationa...

Bhavya Srivastava is a veteran journalist specializing in religion news. He is also a founding member of the International Association of Religion Journalists. He has worked with leading TV News channels and produced numerous shows related to religion and spirituality. As a student of sociology, s...

Bishoy Zayed Fikry is the dialogue coordinator at the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services in Egypt. In this capacity, he works to build capacity among religious leaders and community leaders in facilitation, and to strengthen inter-community ties. He believes that this supports tole...