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Team Profiles |
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Egypt
Read about the team's
visit. |
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Abou Elela Mady
Abou Elela (Muslim) is General Manager of the International Center
for Studies in Cairo, Egypt. |
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Dr. Emad Ramzy
Philobbos (Christian) is a Professor in the Faculty of Geology at the University
of Assiut.
He is a member of the board of both the Evangelical Seminary in
Cairo and the Coptic Evangelical
Organization for Social Services. |
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Ethiopia
Read about the team's
visit. |
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The Rev. Iteffa
Gobena (Christian) is the President of the Ethiopian Evangelical
Church Mekane Yesus.
The Rev. Gobena was a member of the 2002 Pilot Project. |
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Haji Yesuf Ali
Yassin (Muslim) is a part of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme
Council in Addis Ababa. |
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India
Read about the team's
visit. |
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Dr. Andreas D'Souza
(Christian) is the Director of the Henry
Martyn Institute, an International Center for Research, Interfaith
Relations and Reconcilation, located in Hyderabad, India. Dr.
D'Souza was a member of the 2002 Pilot Project. |
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Dr. Ismat Mehdi
(Muslim) has taught classical Arabic literature, Arab History
and Culture and Modern Literature for over 20 years. She was the
first Secretary for Culture, and Director of the Indian Cultural
Center at the Embassy of India in Cairo from 1991-1995. Dr. Mehdi
was a member of the 2002 Pilot Project. |
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Indonesia
Read about the team's
visit. |
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Dr. Zakaria
Ngelow (Christian) is the Rector of STT
INTIM (Theological Seminary of Eastern Indonesia Makassar).
Dr. Ngelow is a senior member of interfaith groups in South
Sulawesi and at the national level and a member of the advisory
commitee on religious matter to the provincial government. Dr.
Ngelow is also the author of many articles on theology, church
history and interfaith issues. |
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Dr. H. Machasin
(Muslim) is a Professor of History of Islamic Culture at the State Islamic University (IAIN) Sunan Kalijaga in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Dr. Machasin has been actively promoting interfaith dialogue and
is a member of the board of the Asian Council on Religion and
Peace. |
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Lebanon
Read about the team's
visit. |
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Ms. Lina Hamaoui
(Muslim) serves the Ministry of Social Affairs on the Higher Council
for Childhood. She has served as a consultant on many projects
regarding children's rights. |
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Mr. John Eter (Christian)
is the Vice President of the Association of Evangelical Schools
in Lebanon. Mr. Eter also serves as the Secretary of Finance for
the National Council for Social Work in Lebanon, as well as being
the Director of the Lebanese Evangelical Institute for Social
Work and Development. |
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Niger
Read about the team's
visit. |
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Dr. Alio Mahaman
(Muslim) is a professor in the Department of History at the University
of Niamey in Niamey, Niger. Dr. Alio was a participant in the
2002 Pilot Project. |
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Dr. Addo Mahamane
(Christian) is a professor in the Department of History at Abdou
Moumouni University in Niamey, Niger. |
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Pakistan
Read about the team's visit. |
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Dr. M. Aslam Khaki
(Muslim) is Chairman of the Insaaf Welfare Trust in Islamabad,
Pakistan. |
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Mr. Mehboob Sada
(Christian) is Director of the Christian Study Centre in Rawalpindi,
Pakistan. |
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Philippines
Read about the team's visit. |
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The Rev. Beltran
E. Pacatang (Christian) is a minister of the United Church of Christ
in the Philippines. The Rev. Pacatang serves the District Conference
of Northern Zamboanga as a Community Development Worker for the
Integrated Development Program of Mindanao. |
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Ms. Zaynab Ampatuan
(Muslim) is the Deputy Secretary General of the Suara Bangsamoro
Party. Ms. Ampatuan is a recent graduate in Development Communication
and works in community organization. |
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South
Africa
Read about the team's
visit. |
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Ms. Elizabeth Petersen
(Christian) is the Director
of St. Anne's Homes in Woodstock, South Africa. She was chosen
as one of South Africa's heroes for the Olympic Torch bearing
because of her work with abused women and children. |
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Mr. Fagrie Nasiep
(Muslim) is an Islamic fashion designer in Cape Town, South Africa. |
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Syria
Read about the team's visit. |
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Mrs. Marsil Khouri
(Christian) lives in Damascus, Syria. She works as a translator
for books and conferences. |
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Mr. Farouk
Akbik (Muslim) works on Interfaith and Environmental issues
in Damascus, Syria. He has escorted and interpreted for the
Grand Mufti of Syria since 1955. |
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