Professor John Esposito

John L. Esposito is Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is Founding Director of Prince

Professor Vitaly Naumkin was born in Russia, received training in Cairo, Egypt, and completed his doctoral studies in the subjects of Arab and Islamic

Ms. Karen Armstrong, a prominent scholar of the history of world religions, spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun before leaving her teaching

Mr. Hubert Védrine was born in Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde, France. He holds a Diploma from the Paris Institut d'études politiques, in addition to his

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was born in Klerksdorp, South Africa. His father was a schoolteacher and his mother was a domestic worker. He taught theology

Mr. Moustapha Niasse served twice as Prime Minister of Senegal, first in the mid-1980s, and later from 2000 to 2001. He also held the office of

Mr. Andre Azoulay has served as Counsellor to His Majesty Mohammed VI King of Morocco since 1991. Born in Essaouira, Morocco in 1941, he was educated

Dr. Ismail Serageldin is the Director of the Library of Alexandria in Egypt, which is acclaimed as the world’s first library and research center and a

(October 11, 1936 - June 6, 2008) Dr. Mohamed Charfi was educated in Paris and at the Faculty of Law in Tunis. His political activities included

His Excellency Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mohammad Khatami was born in Iran's Yazd Province. He studied theology in the holy city of Qom and philosophy in

Professor Mehmet Aydin has a scholarly background in theology and holds a PhD in the History of Philosophy. He serves in the Turkish Council of