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. 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...
Swami Varadananda
Board of Trustees, Parliament of the World’s Religions
Swami Varadananda is a Hindu monk of the Ramakrishna Order, which has its headquarters at Belur Math in India. Swami Varadananda joined the Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago in 1973, was ordained in 1982, and is now the manager of the center. Of Catholic background, he discovered Vedanta and me...
REVEREND DR. RICHARD J. SUDWORTH
Secretary for Inter Religious Affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury and National Inter Religious Affairs Advisor, Church of England, Birmingham
Reverend Richard J Sudworth was appointed to post of Secretary for Inter Religious Affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury and National Inter Religious Affairs Advisor in September 2018. He had previously worked in the inner city ministry of the Diocese of Birmingham for 15 years, having commenced h...
Sohini Jana
Education USA Advisor, United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
Associate, Institute for Faith-Based Diplomacy
Sohini Jana is the Director of Jammu and Kashmir Policy Institute, and acting Chapter President for the India chapter of the Euphrates Institute, a US-based non-profit organization. A post-graduate in English Literature, her interest in IRD stems from books, as she took to listening to the "othe...
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...
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...
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...
Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Hassan Al-Refaee
Professor, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
Followers Dialogue Member, Saudi Information and Communication Society
Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Hassan Al-Refaee is Professor at the Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and current UNESCO Chair for Faith and Cultures Followers Dialogue, a position he has held since 2013. Previous positions he has held at the University are Professor of the Chair of New Medi...