Who is Who in Interreligious Dialogue
The KAICIID Who is Who in Interreligious Dialogue is an online directory of individuals active and expert in the field of IRD including religious leaders, policymakers, heads of international organizations, teachers, trainers and activists. Search the directory to connect with experts and specialists from every region engaged in a wide variety of initiatives.
PROFESSOR DR. SEYYED HOSSEIN NASR
Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University
, George Washington University
Seyyed Hossein Nasr is the only Muslim to be included in the Library of Living Philosophers and has written over 50 books and over 500 articles. A University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University, he remains one of the most influential Muslim scholars in the world for his work...
Prof. Dr. Hassan Nadhem
Professor, UNESCO Chair
UNESCO Chair for the Development of Interreligious Dialogue Studies in the Islamic World, University of Kufa
Editor, Chief of Kufa Review
Editor, book series ‘Intellectual Studies’
Dr. Hassan Nadhem is the Chairholder for the UNESCO Chair for Interreligious Dialogue Studies in the Islamic World at the University of Kufa, Iraq. A University professor, he has taught in many institutions and universities across the Arab world and the West: he is an at-distance lecturer and super...
BISHOP DR. MUNIB A. YOUNAN
Bishop Emeritus, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
Former President, the Lutheran World Federation
Honorary President, Middle East Council of Churches
Founder and member, core group of Council of Religious Institutions in the Holy Land
Judge, World Interfaith Harmony Week
Bishop Dr. Munib Younan was is the former President (2010-2017) of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), a global communion of Christian churches with 145 member churches in 79 countries representing more than 70 million Christians. In his capacity of president of the LWF the bishop signed with his H...
Imam Yahya Sergio Yahe Pallavicini
President, CO.RE.IS. (Comunità Religiosa Islamica) Italiana
ISESCO Ambassador, Dialogue among Civilizations
Co-Coordinator, the European MJLC Muslim and Jewish Leadership Council
Council Member, ECRL European Council of Religious Leaders
Yahya Pallavicini is president of COREIS, the Islamic Religious Community of Italy, one of the principal organisations of institutional representation of Islam in Italy with a vocation for theological training, ecumenism and intercultural education in the West (www.coreis.it). Yahya has been a me...
ASSOC. PROF. DR. IMTIYAZ YUSUF
Associate Professor, The International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World, Malaysia
Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf is Associate Professor and Deputy Dean for Students Development and Community Engagement and also Coordinator, Islam and Buddhism Programme at The International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC-IIUM), Malaysia. Dr. Yusuf is also a Senior Fellow at the Prince...
IMAM MONAWAR HUSSAIN
Founder, The Oxford Foundation
Member of Consultative Council, Faith and Belief Forum (formerly the Three Faiths Forum)
Imam and Muslim Tutor, Eton College
Advisory Board, Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
Executive Committee Member, World Congress of Faiths
Board Member, The Oxford Trust
Monawar studied Theology at the University of Oxford and holds a Master of Arts degree in Abrahamic Religions from the University of London. He also trained as an Imam under the tutelage of the late Sheikh Dr Zaki Badawi KBE at the Muslim College, Ealing, UK. Monawar is the Founder of the Oxford Fou...
PROF. DR. DIN SYAMSUDDIN
Professor, National Islamic University Indonesia
Former President, Muhammadiyah
Din Syamsuddin is a Professor on Islamic Political Thought at National Islamic University, Jakarta. Currently he is acting as Special Envoy of the President of Republic of Indonesia for Interfaith and Intercivilizational Dialogue and Cooperation. He was President of Muhammadiyah, from 2005 to 2015, ...
The Right Rev. William E. Swing
President and Founder, United Religions Initiative
Co-Founder, Episcopal Community Services
Retired Episcopal, Bishop, California, USA
Bishop William Swing is the President and Founder of the URI. Bishop Swing had the original vision of URI in 1993 in response to an invitation from the United Nations which asked him to host an interfaith service honoring the 50th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter. Bishop Swing served as ...
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Most Rev. Dr. Dr h.c. mult. Antje Jackelén
Archbishop and primate of the Church of Sweden, Church of Sweden
Co-President, Religions for Peace, Religions for Peace (RfP)
Vice President, Lutheran World Federation, Lutheran World Federation
Rev. Dr. Antje Jackelén is the archbishop of Uppsala and primate of the Church of Sweden (Lutheran). She was previously the bishop of the Lund Diocese of the Church of Sweden as well as associate professor of systematic theology and director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science at the Luthe...