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.
DR. AHMED ABADDI
Secretary General, Rabita Mohammadia des Oulémas (Muhammadan League of Religious Scholars)
Born on July 14, 1960 in Settat. Morocco. 1986, Degree in Islamic Studies; 1987, Diploma, High University Studies; 1991, doctoral degree in Islamic Studies. 1992-94, Chair, Islamic Studies Department; 1995, Professor, North African Sociology Programme, Cadi Ayyad and De Paul University-Chicago ; ...
Dr. Brian J. Adams
Director and Owner, CURe Consulting Solutions/Building a World of Respect
Chair, Board of Trustees, A Common Word Among the Youth (ACWAY)
Founder, G20 Interfaith Forum
Brian J. Adams is the Director of CURe Consulting Solutions helping organisations and communities build bridges of respect and understanding. He is the Chair of the governing board for A Common Word Among the Youth, an international NGO supporting youth leadership in interfaith and intercultural dia...
DR. AHMAD AL - DUBAYAN
Director General, Islamic Cultural Centre, London
Dr. Ahmad Al-Dubayan was awarded his Masters Degree in Arabic Philology amd Linguistics by Imam University in Indonesia. In 1999, he completed his PhD at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, in Arabic Philology, Islamic and English Studies. He worked as Head of Research and Translation Unit at the In...
Dr. Hamad Al-Majed
Founding Member, National Society for Human Rights, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Faculty Member of Education, Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh
Dr. Al-Majed’s positions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia show his commitment to dialogue - bringing people together, elaborating on mutual understanding and avoiding violence among religious groups. Dr. Al-Majed is convinced of the importance of dialogue between different groups in the education sy...
DR. KAREN ARMSTRONG
British Author and Commentator, Former Roman Catholic Nun
A former Roman Catholic nun, scholar and admirer of various traditions, Dr. Karen Armstrong is a renowned British author and commentator focusing on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule. Leaving the convent in 1969 while she was studying at O...
Professor Michael Barnes
Co-Founder, Centre for Interreligious Dialogue, Heythrop College, University of London
Director, De Nobili Dialogue Centre, Southall, West London
Professor of Interreligious Relations, University of Roehampton
Trustee, the Lokahi Foundation, London
Michael Barnes, S.J. studied at the Universities of London, Oxford and Cambridge and is professor of Interreligious Relations at Heythrop College, University of London. A Jesuit since 1965, his particular area of expertise is Buddhism, the religions of India and Christian-Jewish Relations. His mai...
HIS EXCELLENCY SHAYKH ‘ABDALLAH BIN BAYYAH
President, Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies
Chairman, United Arab Emirates Fatwa Council
Co-Moderator and Executive Committee Member, Religions for Peace (RfP)
Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah was born in 1935 in the East of Mauritania. He is a scholar who grew up in a house known for its scholarship; his father Shaykh Mahfoudh Ben Bayah, may God have mercy on him, was one of the region’s eminent scholars and the head of the Conference of Mauritanian Scholars ...
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...
DR. FARHAN AHMAD NIZAMI, C.B.E
Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Founder-Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Prince of Wales Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford University
Since 1985, Dr. Farhan Ahmad Nizami is the Founder Director of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies , a recognized independent center of the University of Oxford, which was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth II. He was also elected Prince of Wales Fellow at Magdalen College and Emeritus Fel...
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...