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.
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...
JENNY KARTUPELIS
Director, Faith in Society Ltd
Strategy and Development Officer, World Congress of Faiths
Jenny Kartupelis was Director of the East England Faiths Council for 11 years, and a vital member in its establishment. The Council’s main goals were to advocate for faith in civil society, work with local and national governments, and support local interfaith initiatives. Kartupelis has a profess...
SISTER EMILY (EMELINE) TANNOUS
Director, MECC Theological and Ecumenical Department (TED)
Sister Emily (Emeline) Tannous is a member of the religious order dedicated to Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, founded in Lebanon in 1853 and currently coordinator of the Theological and Ecumenical Department in MECC. Committed to the pastoral life in the church and to ecumenical, interfaith and in...
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 ...
PROF. DR. MUHAMMAD MACHASIN
Professor of History of Islamic History and Cultures, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Head, Dian-Interfidei Foundation
Former Director General, Islamic Community Guidance, Ministry of Religious Affairs Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Muhammad Machasin is a professor of history of Islamic cultures at the Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University (UIN) Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He has been actively promoting interfaith dialogue and is a member of the board of the Asian Council on Religion and Peace. He used to be one of the Heads (...
SHAIKH SYED ARSHAD MADANI
President, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind
Shaikh Arshad Madani is the son of Maulana Syed Hussain Ahmad Madani, who was the former President, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and Prisoner of Malta. He was also Head of Teachers and Professor of Hadees in Darul Uloom, Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India. Since 2006, Shaikh Arshad Madani has been President of Ja...
REV. DR. JOHN PAWLIKOWSKI
Professor Emeritus, Catholic Theological Union
Board Member, Council for the Parliament of the World's Religions
Former President, International Council of Christians and Jews
Rev. Dr. John Pawlikowski has studied the Nazi Holocaust extensively. His scholarly interests include the theological and ethical aspects of the Christian-Jewish relationship and public ethics. A leading figure in the Christian-Jewish dialogue, he is the former president of the International Council...
DR. ZILKA SPAHIC-ŠILJAK
Programme Director, Transcultural Psycho-social Educational Foundation (TPO Foundation), BiH
Professor, Stanford University-Global Studies, US
Professor, University of Zenica
Zilka Spahić Šiljak holds PhD in gender studies, MA in human rights and BA in Religious Studies. Her scope of work includes addressing cutting edge issues involving human rights, politics, religion, gender, education and peace-building with more than fifteen years experience in academic teaching, ...
DR. KUSUMITA P. PEDERSEN
Professor Emerita, Religious Studies, St. Francis College, New York
Trustee, Parliament of the World's Religions
Vice President, Committee of Religious NGOs, United Nations
Co-Chair, Interfaith Center of New York
Kusumita P. Pedersen is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at St. Francis College, New York, and has has been part of the global interfaith movement for over thirty years. She is a Trustee of the Parliament of the World's Religions and serves as Co-Chair of the Interfaith Center of New York....