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...

Supervisor of International Schools at at the Saudi Ministry of Education Haya Saleh is a Supervisor of International Education and Head of the Foreign Curriculums Division in the Private Education Office at the Ministry of Education, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In her work, she deals with peo...

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...

Heidi Rautionmaa gives trainings on interfaith issues mainly for teachers, people of the religious communities and youth. She has 20 years of experience in organizing various interfaith activities between women, youth and religious communities, on the grass roots in Finland and internationally, for ...

Father Hermes Bajao Sabud S.M. is a missionary priest of the Society of Mary, Marist Fathers. He is a visiting professor at Saint Alphonsus Theological and Mission Institute in Davao City, Philippines, teaching Theology of Religions and Religious Pluralism and Dialogue, and Mission Spirituality. He ...

Project officer, Swedish government agency for support to faith communities Jana Jakob is a project officer at the Swedish government agency for support to faith communities, where she is mainly responsible for the agency’s educational and capacity building work, as well as special government ass...

Jannatul Maoa is a writer and an interfaith dialogue activist. She has 11 years of experience in working and dealing with people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. As a student of the Department of World Religions and Culture, Jannatul participated and voluntarily facilitated several i...

Jessica Sitek is guided by the axiom: life is relationships. Barriers exist that obstruct our ability to be in relationship. Our biases, prejudgments, misunderstandings and lack of knowledge can impair our ability to connect with others. As a result, Ms. Sitek sees the principles of dialogue as a ne...

University of Wales Saint David, UK Johnson is currently in the final leg of his doctoral studies in interfaith and interreligious dialogue at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in the United Kingdom. He obtained a master’s degree in Christian ministry and leadership at the University of...