KAICIID Fellows
Chae Young Kim
Professor, Sogang University Chae Young Kim teaches in the Department of Religious Studies at Sogang University, Korea. He served as president of the Korean Association for Religious Studies from 2014-2016. He serves on the editorial board of the international journals Religion and British Journal ...
Chaya Laya
Parliamentary and Diplomatic Liaison, South African Jewish Board of Deputies Chaya Singer is the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Liaison for the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), the elected representative spokesbody and civil rights organisation of the South African Jewish community. Ch...
Claudia Giampietro
Canon Lawyer, International Union of Superiors General (UISG) Claudia Giampietro is a a canon lawyer working for the advisory board of the International Union of Superiors General, helping Catholic religious order of women to develop new policies on the protection of minors and vulnerable adults. ...
Dr Chang-Yau Hoon
Dr. Hoon is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Advanced Research (CARe) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, where he obtained his PhD (with Distinction) in 2007. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor of As...
Dr. Abdel-Wahab Ahmed Hassan Taha Al-Sammerai
Abdel-Wahab Ahmed Hassan Taha comes from Iraq. He has a PhD and MA in Islamic Aqidah/Creed studies. Since 2009, he has been teaching at the Great Imam Collage in addition, he is the Imam and Khatib of Abu Hanifa Mosque in Baghdad. ...
Dr. Alexander Wrona
PhD Candidade, Kings College London Alexander Wrona holds a B.A. (2014) in languages and cultures of South Asia and Tibet and an M.A. (2017) in religious studies, both from the University of Vienna. His research focuses on the relations between Islam and Theravāda Buddhism, especially in Arab Gulf...
Dr. Amjad Abu El Ezz
Instructor at the Holy Najaf seminary, Iraq Dr. Amjad Abu el Ezz has been involved with the international development and politics both professionally on a diplomatic and journalistic level, and academically for the last decade. He holds a PhD from Durham University and his area of expertise cove...
Dr. Ammar Hikmat Farhan
Ammar Hakmat Farhan obtained his PhD in Philosophy from the College of Arts at Al-Iraqia University and is currently Head of Department of Islamic Philosophy at the College of Islamic Sciences, University of Baghdad. ...
Dr. Ana Ramiro Nieto
Human Resources Officer and Researcher, Alcalá University Ana has been a Soka Gakkai Buddhist since she was 21 and studied law at university. She works at Alcalá University as a human resources officer as well as a researcher and is currently finishing her PhD. She is the academic secretary at th...