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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.

RABBI DAVID ROSEN

International Director of Interreligious Affairs, American Jewish Committee

Rabbi David Rosen was the Chief Rabbi of Ireland and the senior rabbi of the largest Orthodox Jewish Congregation in South Africa. Today he is one of the most prominent Jewish leaders in the field of interreligious affairs. Career Summary: AJC‘s International Director of Interreligious Affairs and...

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DR. ABBAS SHOUMAN

Deputy Chair, Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif of Egypt
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DR. MOHAMMAD SAMMAK

Secretary-General, Islamic - Christian National Dialogue Committee, Lebanon

Secretary General, Islamic spiritual Summit (Sunni-Shiite-Druze-Alawite), Lebanon

Secretary, Arab Group for Christian-Muslim Dialogue

Co-President, Religions for Peace, New York

For Dr. Sammak, dialogue is a way of life. It is the culture of building bridges between peoples of different religions and cultures, and the art of searching for the truth in the point of view of the other. Career Summary: Secretary-General of Lebanon’s National Committee for Christian-Muslim Dia...

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DIRECTOR AUGUSTINA ELGA JOAN SARAPUNG

Director, Institute for InterFaith Dialogue in Indonesia

A. Elga J. Sarapung was born in Gorontalo, on August 1st, 1961. She studied theology, and specialized in the field of Missiology and Ecumenical (Oikoumene), which was developed specifically for the study of "Interfaith Relations and Dialogue", as well as "Religions for Justice and Peace&...

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DR. ROBERT P. SELLERS

Board Chair, Parliament of the World's Religions

Professor of Theology Emeritus, Hardin-Simmons University, Texas

Parliament Board Chair, Dr. Robert P. Sellers, is Professor of Theology Emeritus at Hardin-Simmons University in Texas. His classes emphasize cross-cultural living, global Christianity, Two-Thirds World and liberation theologies, world religions, and interreligious dialogue. He has a  strong intern...

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SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI

Secretary-General, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance

President, Divine Shakti Foundation

Director, World-Famous International Yoga Festival, Parmarth

Sadhviji was raised in an American family in Hollywood, California and graduated from Stanford University. She was completing her Ph.D. when she left America in 1996 to come and live permanently at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. She has been living there for 22 years, engaged in spirit...

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RABBI DR. NORMAN SOLOMON

Vice-President, World Congress of Faiths

Senior Associate, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Oxford

Norman Solomon was born in Cardiff, and was educated at St. John’s College, Cambridge. He has served as rabbi to Orthodox congregations in Manchester, Liverpool, London and Birmingham. Currently, he is a member of Wolfson College of Oxford University and of the Oxford University Teaching and Resea...

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SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWATI

Co-Founder, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA)

Founder, Interfaith Humanitarian Network-Project Hope

President and Spiritual Head, Parmarth Niketan Ashram

Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji’s motto in life is, “In the Service of God and humanity.” He left his home for the Himalayan jungles and forests in early childhood, in order to live a life devoted to God and in the service of humanity.  He spent his youth in silence, meditation, yoga and austerit...

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RABBI MARC SCHNEIER

President, Foundation for Ethnic Understanding

Founding Rabbi, The Hampton Synagogue

Rabbi Marc Schneier founded the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding in 1989 in order to help improve relationships between members of different ethnicities. One of the Foundation’s initial missions was to spearhead the rebuilding of the historic alliance between Jews and African Americans. His org...

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Connect2Dilaogue Demonstrator, KAICIID

I am Connect2Dialogue's demonstration avatar. This is how a profile can look when it is pinned to the map. Connect2Dialogue is a first of its kind networking platform for the global interfaith community. Beyond the open access resources, the platform offers: • A collaborative space for interre...

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