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.
JOHN L. ESPOSITO
Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Project Director, Bridge Initiative
Editor-in-Chief, Oxford Islamic Studies Online, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, The Oxford Encyclopedia
University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, John L. Esposito is Founding Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and The Bridge Initiative: Protecting Pluralism – Ending Islamophobia in the Walsh ...
REV. DR. C. WELTON GADDY
President Emeritus and Senior Advisor, Interfaith Alliance
Pastor Emeritus, Northminster Church
Member, Council on Foreign Relations Advisory Committee
The Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy is President Emeritus of Interfaith Alliance and currently serving as their Senior Advisor. A champion of religious freedom, he also hosts a weekly national radio programme "State of Belief" in which he explores and explains the role of religion in daily life.Â...
NYAMBURA GICHUKI
End Child Poverty Programs Officer, Arigatou International
I am committed to sharing hope and developing the leadership capabilities of the young women and men that I serve. I believe in investing in people and enabling them to live a meaningful life, because every person matters. It’s with this purpose that I engage in interfaith cooperation and promo...
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...
DR. CHARLES C. HAYNES
Vice president, Newseum Institute
Executive director, Religious Freedom Center
Dr. Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute, founding director of the Religious Freedom Center and a senior scholar at the First Amendment Center. He writes and speaks extensively on religious liberty and religion in American public life. Haynes is best known for his work on Fir...
THE VENERABLE DHARMA MASTER HSIN TAO
Founder, Museum of World Religions, Taipei, Taiwan
Founder, Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Foundation
Founder, Global Family for Love and Peace (GFLP)
Born in upper Burma in 1948 to ethnic Chinese parents, Master Hsin Tao was left orphaned and impoverished at an early age. Having been taken in by the remnants of ROC military units operating along the border of Yunnan, China, he was brought to Taiwan in 1961. At the age of 15, he was deeply moved b...
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...
SHAMIL IDRISS
Chief Executive Officer, Search for Common Ground
Board Chairman, Soliya
Facilitating inter-religious cooperation on issues of shared concern as a means to deepen trust through collaboration. Utilizing diverse tools and technologies to foster dialogue and cooperation, from traditional in-person roundtable dialogues to social impact entertainment (TV and radio drama and...
FATHER AMEER JAJE
Founding Member, Iraqi Council of Interfaith Dialogue
Advisor, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (ICID)
Professor, Catholic Institute for Theology in Paris
Father Ameer Jaje is a Dominican priest and Advisor to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and Professor at the Catholic Institute for Theology in Paris. He is a Founding Member of the Iraqi Council for Interfaith Dialogue since 2013 and Member of the Dominican Institute of Orienta...
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DISHANI JAYAWEERA
Co-Founder, Directress, Programme Designer and Strategist, Center for Peace Building and Reconciliation (CPBR)
Dishani Jayaweera is the directress, programme designer and strategist of the Centre for Peacebuilding and Reconciliation(CPBR). Recognizing her work in peace-building, she received the Peacemaker in Action award by Tanenbaum Network- USA in 2012, and became the 2nd runner-up of the Annual ‘Coexi...