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.
REV. KOSHO NIWANO
President-designate, Rissho Kosei-kai
Co-moderator, Religions for Peace International
Board of Directors, Federation of New Religious Organizations of Japan
Board of Directors, Religions for Peace Japan
Date of Birth: 19 Jan. 1968 Granddaughter of Founder Nikkyo Niwano and first daughter of President Nichiko Niwano. Reverend Niwano currently devotes herself to sharing the teachings of the Lotus Sutra with leaders both in Japan and overseas as well as with the members who visit the Great Sacred Hall...
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...
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...
DR. MAJEDA OMAR
Director, Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS)
Majeda Omar is the director of the Royal Institute for Inter-faith Studies in Jordan. She previously served as a Senior Researcher at Majlis El Hassan, (His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal Offices), Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan. She also chaired the philosophy department at the University...
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...
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...
The Right Rev. William E. Swing
President and Founder, United Religions Initiative
Co-Founder, Episcopal Community Services
Retired Episcopal, Bishop, California, USA
Bishop William Swing is the President and Founder of the URI. Bishop Swing had the original vision of URI in 1993 in response to an invitation from the United Nations which asked him to host an interfaith service honoring the 50th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter. Bishop Swing served as ...
PROF. DR. AMY-JILL LEVINE
University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University
Mary Jane Werthan Professor, Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt Divinity School
Professor, Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt College of Arts and Sciences
Affiliated Professor, Woolf Institute: Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge
Amy-Jill Levine (B.A. Smith College; M.A./Ph.D. Duke University) is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies, and Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Graduate Department of Religion, and College of Arts and ...
SIS. LOH PAI LING
President, Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia
Chairman, Standing Committee of Interfaith Dialogue, World Fellowship of Buddhists
Vice-Chairman, International Association of Liberal Religious Women, Malaysia Chapter (Protem)
Member, Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism
Loh Pai Ling or fondly known as Sister Pai Ling is a lawyer by training, graduated with a LLB degree from the University of London (External), with a Master Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Hull, UK. Sis. Pai Ling has been serving with Buddhist Missionary Society M...
CANON DR. ANDREW SMITH
Director of Interfaith Relations, Church of England, Birmingham
Canon Dr. Andrew Smith is the Director of Interfaith Relations for the Bishop of Birmingham. In 2014, at the Bishop of Birmingham’s request, Andrew set up ‘The Birmingham Conversations’ dialogue process which involved people from six different faiths discussing ‘How faith is lived in modern ...