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.
MS. SWADEKA AHSUN
Advisor on Interreligious Dialogue and Comparative Religion, Researcher and Consultant
Trustee, World Congress of Faiths
Member, Royal Society of Arts
Member, Gender Action for Peace and Security, GAPS UK
Swadeka Ahsun is a researcher and writer on dialogue between religions and faiths in pluralistic societies, aiming to encourage tolerance and strengthen reconciliation in peacebuilding. Swadeka holds a B.A and M.A in Islamic Studies which researched the topics of interreligious dialogue, comparat...
Dr. Abubaker Ahmed Al-Shingieti
Vice President for Preventive Engagement, International Centre for Religion and Diplomacy
Dr. Abubaker Ahmed Al-Shingieti is Vice President for Preventive Engagement of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, and is uniquely experienced in government affairs and diplomatic relations. He is strongly committed to interreligious reconciliation, and through his work at the Centr...
His Grace the Right Reverend Bishop Demetrios Charbak
Bishop of Banias, Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
His Grace, the Right Reverend Bishop Demetrios (Charback) currently serves as Bishop of Safita. He has a diploma of Civil Engineering from Syria and Doctorate in Dogma from Greece. Professor of “inter-Christian Dialogue: Ecumenical movement” at the Theological Faculty of the University of Balama...
Kiran Bali, MBE JP
Global Chairperson, United Religions Initiative
Member of the Executive Committee, World Congress of Faiths
Kiran Bali, MBE JP, is a practicing Hindu scholar and a social entrepreneur. As a recipient of numerous international awards, Kiran has been leading at the global interfaith level for many years. As an environmental activist, Kiran has been leading grassroots projects to help tackle climate action. ...
MR. DAVIDE BERNOCCHI
Country Representative, Moldova & Ukraine, Catholic Relief Services is
Davide Bernocchi is the Country Representative, Moldova & Ukraine, for the Catholic Relief Services since 2022. Before he was Caritas Internationalis’ Special Advisor on Ecumenical and Interreligious Partnership. Headquartered in the Vatican City, Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 165 ...
Katharina von Schnurbein
Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism, European Commission
In December 2015, Katharina von Schnurbein, a German national, was appointed the first European Commission Coordinator on combating Antisemitism. Before, she was an advisor to Commission President José Manuel Barroso on the Commission's dialogue with Churches, religions, philosophical and non-c...
REV. DR. MARCUS BRAYBROOKE
Joint President, World Congress of Faiths
Co-Founder, Faith and Belief Forum (formerly the Three Faiths Forum)
Marcus Braybrooke is a retired Anglican parish priest. He and his wife Mary, a social worker, have been interfaith and peace activists for fifty years. He joined the World Congress of Faiths in 1964 and is now Joint-President. He was Director of the Council of Christians and Jews (1984-7), Inte...
DR. HANI DAWAH
Deputy Senior Media Advisor, Grand Mufti of Egypt
Hani Dawah is the current Deputy of the Senior Media Advisor to the Grand Mufti of Egypt. He is a 2017 International Fellow of KAICIID, Vienna; a member of the Interreligious Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation in the Arab World, as Representative of the Grand Mufti of Egypt, and an incumbent...
AMBASSADOR HOUDA EZRA EBRAHIM NONOO
Former Ambassador and Member of Parliament, Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (b. 1964) was born in the small Arabian kingdom of Bahrain, to Jewish parents of Iraqi ancestry. She spent a major part of her formative years in Britain, where she went to a Jewish school. Nonoo earned her BA and MBA in England, and also married there. After her father die...