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. KEZEVINO ARAM
President, Shanti Ashram
Co-moderator and Executive Committee Member, Religions for Peace International
Chairperson, International Interfaith Council for Children, Arigatou International
Member, Governing Council, National Foundation for Communal Harmony
Dr. Aram is currently the President of a dedicated Gandhian Institution Shanti Ashram. In its 32nd year, it has become a centre for development, learning and practice. The service outreach of Shanti Ashram has also grown over the past 10 years to cover nearly 80,000 vulnerable children and partne...
IMAM DR. MUHAMMAD NURAYN ASHAFA
Co-Executive Director, Interfaith Mediation Centre
Imam Muhammad Ashafa is co-director with Pastor James Wuye of the Interfaith Mediation Center of the Muslim-Christian Dialogue in the Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria. As the eldest son of a Muslim scholar and spiritual leader of the Tijaniyya sufi order from a long line of Imams, Muhammad Ashafa grew...
RADIA BAKKOUCH
Civil Society and Program Officer, United Nations
Radia Bakkouch is the head of research and documentation for the 5th season of the InterFaith Tour program, a world tour project of interfaith initiatives whose mission is to identify, study and promote practices that contribute to peace. She was president and director of advocacy and research of Co...
DR. WILLIAM F. VENDLEY
Former Secretary General, Religions for Peace (RfP)
Dr. William F. Vendley is the former Secretary General of Religions for Peace International. Its World Council consists of 60 senior religious leaders from all continents. From 1994 to 2019 he coordinated the activities and projects of Religions for Peace in 90 national and 5 regional councils. He i...
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...
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...
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...
JOYCE S. DUBENSKY, Esq.
CEO, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Board of Directors, Sikh Art & Film Foundation
Joyce S. Dubensky is the CEO of Tanenbaum, a globally recognized thought leader in combating religious violence and hatred by tackling religious bullying of students, harassment in workplaces, and disparate health treatment for people based on their beliefs. Dubensky helps makes the world safer thr...
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...