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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.

DR. CLARE AMOS

Director and Trustee, The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association

Former Programme Executive and Coordinator for the World Council of Churches’ inter-religious dialogue and cooperation programme, Clare Amos is currently a Director and Trustee for the Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association.   Before her work with the World Council of Churches, Clare w...

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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...

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DR. KAREN ARMSTRONG

British Author and Commentator, Former Roman Catholic Nun

A former Roman Catholic nun, scholar and admirer of various traditions, Dr. Karen Armstrong is a renowned British author and commentator focusing on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule. Leaving the convent in 1969 while she was studying at O...

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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...

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CARDINAL MIGUEL AYUSO

President, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

His Eminence Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, has always been active in interreligious dialogue, teaching in both Cairo and Rome as well as writing several notable publications on issues related to Christian-Muslim dialogue. Born in Seville, Spain, on 17 June 1952, Cardinal Ayuso Guixot was orda...

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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...

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Kiran Bali, MBE JP

Global Chairperson, United Religions Initiative

Member of the Executive Committee, World Congress of Faiths

Kiran Bali, MBE JP, is a practicing Hindu scholar and a social entrepreneur. As a recipient of numerous international awards, Kiran has been leading at the global interfaith level for many years. As an environmental activist, Kiran has been leading grassroots projects to help tackle climate action. ...

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BISHOP DR. (PHD) CAMILLO ANGELO BALLIN

Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic, Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia

Bishop Camillo Ballin is an Italian Roman Catholic bishop, writer, missionary, and educator who is the Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, providing spiritual assistance to the Catholics in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. He was ordained Priest of t...

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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...

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Professor Michael Barnes

Co-Founder, Centre for Interreligious Dialogue, Heythrop College, University of London

Director, De Nobili Dialogue Centre, Southall, West London

Professor of Interreligious Relations, University of Roehampton

Trustee, the Lokahi Foundation, London

Michael Barnes, S.J. studied at the Universities of London, Oxford and Cambridge and is professor of Interreligious Relations at Heythrop College, University of London.  A Jesuit since 1965, his particular area of expertise is Buddhism, the religions of India and Christian-Jewish Relations. His mai...

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