Bashar Rahme holds a master’s degree in Islamic-Christian relations from the Saint Joseph University in Beirut. He studied political science at Damascus University and expanded on the subject of international relations. He lived during the violent events in Syria and was influenced by the impa...

Dr. Rania Al Ayoubi is a Syrian scholar-activist. She holds a PhD in Islamic studies and a master’s degree in Islamic studies from the Graduate Theological Foundation, USA, and a bachelor’s in fundamentals of religion from Omdurman University, Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion in Sudan. She is...

Natalie Samir Akkari holds a BA in English from the Department of Translation at Al-Baath University in Syria.  She is a director of a private kindergarten and is active in Christian religious education for children and women (Sunday school). She studied Byzantine ecclesiastical music and is a mem...

Zafer Nahhas is a Syrian activist and researcher at the Syrian Centre for Policy Research, with years of experience promoting dialogue with refugee and diaspora communities. After founding and leading Deepening Awareness and Restoring Bridges, a peacebuilding organization, he resigned in 2019 ...