Professor, University College Beder Skender graduated from Boğaziçi University with a major in psychology. His master’s focused on the role and influence that ethnocentrism has on people’s behaviour. He completed his doctoral studies at the European University of Tirana with a focus on qu...

Programme Coordinator, Youth for Peace Emina is the programme coordinator at Youth for Peace, an organization based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She also serves as an International Youth Committee Member within Religions for Peace and as a Board member of the European Interfaith Youth Netwo...

Fatimah Abo Surair has a Bachelor’s degree in Translation from Al-Yarmouk University, Jordan. She worked at number of organizations as a legal translator and anti-fraud specialist. She’s also a co-editor at Ashraq Life and Baraq online newspapers. ...

Hani Dawah is the deputy of the Senior Media Counselor of the Grand Mufti of Egypt, as well as the deputy of the “Buhramiyya Sufi Order”, one of the most popular Sufi Orders in Egypt. In addition, he was an assistant to the representatives of Al-Azhar in the 50-member committee tasked with amend...

Dr. Hassan Abu Arqoob, from Jordan, holds a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence and its principles from the World Islamic Science and Education University. He worked as an imam and orator for the Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Places from 2001 to 2008. Later, he moved to the General Iftaa’ D...

Heba Salah holds a BA in English language from the faculty of Languages (Al-Al-Sun), ‘Ain Shams University. She’s currently a full-time researcher and interpreter at the media outreach center, Dar al-Ifta (House of Issuing Religious Edicts), Egypt. She published her first two works in Arabi...

Programme Manager for Environment and Climate Change, The Disaster and Environmental Institution of Nahdlatul Ulama Hijroatul is currently a programme manager for environment and climate change at LPBI-NU – the Disaster and Environmental Institution of Nahdlatul Ulama. After completing her master...

Ibrahim Burkan holds a professorship in the specialization of Islamic religion and comparative religions at the University of Jordan, and has wide interests in the fields of religions, dialogue and teaching related academic courses in all stages of university study. ...

Assistant Professor Dr. Idrees Kadir Hamdameen obtained a master’s degree and PHD in Islamic studies, at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at the Salahaddin University, Hawler, Iraq. He’s currently the Dean of the College in the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at the Salahuddin University in Kurdi...

Khateeb, Danforth Islamic Centre and Toronto Islamic Centre Imam serves as a Khateeb at Danforth Islamic Centre, Toronto Islamic Centre and other mosques in the GTA. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Arabic and Islamic studies at Naleemiah International Islamic University in Sri Lanka and als...