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...
Christopher Evan Longhurst
Professor, Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College of Aotearoa, New Zealand Chris lectures at Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College of Aotearoa, New Zealand. He earned a doctorate in theology at the Angelicum, Rome Italy in 2009. His primary areas of expertise are theological aesthetics, how dive...
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. ...
Daniela Chavez
General Directorate of Worship, Government of Salta province, Argentina Daniela Chávez is from northern Argentina and holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, and a postgraduate degree in public management from the Universidad Católic...
Deacon Garen Yosoulkanian
Deacon Garen holds a degree in agricultural engineering and a master’s degree in plant production and biotechnology from the Lebanese University in Beirut. He also studied in the Eparchical School of Diakonia in Lebanon and was ordained an Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Deacon in April 2018. Deacon...
Diana Brown
Assistant Director for Interreligious Engagement, Georgetown University Diana is assistant director of interreligious engagement at Georgetown University, where she works on promoting interreligious understanding and inclusion among a diverse student body. She is a member of the Church of Jesus-Chr...
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. Abbobacker Rameez
Dr. Aboobacker Rameez has been working at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka for the last 13 years. He completed his degree in sociology from South Eastern University, and obtained a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He also completed a postgraduate ...
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. ...