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.
GRAND MUFTI OF BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA MUSTAFA CERIC
President, World Bosniak Congress
Co-founder, Interreligious Council of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Co-founder, Executive Committee, European Council of Religious Leaders
Co-founder, International Commission for Peace Research, UNESCO
Dr. Mustafa Ceric has served as the Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1999. Ceric was educated at al-Azhar University in Cairo and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He served as the Imam of the Islamic Center of Zagreb in Croatia, and later of the Islamic Cultural Center in ...
REV. PROF. DR. FADI DAOU
Co-Founder and President, Adyan Foundation
Born in 1971 in Lebanon, Fadi Daou is currently the Chairperson and CEO of Adyan Foundation, where he contributes, in Lebanon and internationally, to the promotion of coexistence, interfaith relations and inclusive citizenship. Adyan’s successful work was recognized in 2018 by receiving the Niwan...
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...
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...
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...
DR. FARHAN AHMAD NIZAMI, C.B.E
Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Founder-Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Prince of Wales Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford University
Since 1985, Dr. Farhan Ahmad Nizami is the Founder Director of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies , a recognized independent center of the University of Oxford, which was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth II. He was also elected Prince of Wales Fellow at Magdalen College and Emeritus Fel...
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...