Muhammad Mahdi al-Husseini holds a master’s degree in historical and cultural studies and a Phd in religious history. He works in the Iraqi Ministry of Education and is a lecturer in religious studies at Imam Kazem University in Dhi Qar. He believes in the protection of diversity, interfaith a...

Dr. El Jeyed is the deputy dean of Mauritania’s University of Islamic Sciences in Balayoun. He holds a PhD in modern history from First Tunisia University and a master’s degree in history from Nawakshot University. Dr. El Jeyed has been teaching at higher education institutions for more than 1...

He worked as a lecturer at a number of academic institutions across the Middle East for over 13 years. As a well-published scholar and avid promoter of the moderate interpretation of Islam and proponent of dialogue, he has given lectures, presentations and speeches, has bee featured on radio and TV ...

Mohammed Issa Abu Nujila is a lecturer of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Benghazi and a member of the League of Libyan Ulema.  He is an Egyptian academic who holds a master’s degrees in science and Arab legitimacy. He has been teaching for 25 years, including 10 years at the...

Dr. Muhammad Shahid Habib is an assistant professor of comparative religions and is serving as the Executive Director of the International Interreligious Dialogue and Research Centre and the Editor of the Research Journal of ‘ABHATH’ for Islamic Studies and Social Sciences at Lahore Garrison Uni...

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Muslim) is the Director General of the Islamic Research Institute and Professor of Shariah & Islamic Law at International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan where he also served as Dean of the Faculty of Shariah and Law from 2010–14 and Chair of the Department of Shar...

Tegulwa Nageeba Hassan’s stepping stone toward interreligious and cultural experience was her experience teaching in an Aga Khan, Pakistan primary school for eight years. From there, she continued working towards the promotion of common humanity and a shared experience of human dignity. Starting i...

Program manager, Center for Cultural Dialogue; Associate, Islamic Community in Croatia Nejra Kadić Meškić is a program manager at the Center for Cultural Dialogue and an associate at the Islamic Community in Croatia. She finished the School for Economics and Business of the University of Sarajev...

Episcopal Commission of Laity & Department of Philosophy, Bangui University, Central African Republic Ngaibona Mamingai Juste Jocelin is a PhD candidate in philosophy, with a focus on epistemology and logic at Dijon University. He is also a lecturer with the philosophy department of Bangui Univ...