Mr. Deng ZONGLIANG

Mr. Deng Zongliang (People’s Republic of China, Roman Catholic)Mr. Deng Zongliang, born in 1960 in Guangdong province in China, now is Executive Vice President of CCRP. He is also Vice Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).He is member of the 11th ,12th ,and 13th sessions of National Committee of the CPPCC, and once was member of Chinese Religious Academics.He has worked for CCRP since 2005 as General Office Director, Executive Deputy Secretary General, Advisor. He has been committed to interfaith dialogue and cooperation by advancing the bilateral and multilateral exchanges and cooperation between CCRP and Read more about Mr. Deng ZONGLIANG[…]

Rev. Dr. Yoshinori SHINOHARA

Rev. Dr. Yoshinori SHINOHARA (Japan, Buddhist)After graduating in 1998 from Gakurin Seminary in Tokyo, Rev. Dr. Yoshinori Shinohara received ordination as a Dharma Teacher in Rissho Kosei-Kai, a major Japanese Buddhist denomination. He received a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford in 1998. He started to work for Religions for Peace Japan in 2005. He supported hosting the 8th World Assembly of Religions for Peace in Kyoto in 2006, and co-led the ARMS DOWN! Campaign for disarmament and MDGs in 2010, as coordinator of the International Youth Committee for Religions for Peace.During the Great East Japan Earthquakes, he served as Disaster Reconstruction Coordinator. Rev. Dr. Shinohara Read more about Rev. Dr. Yoshinori SHINOHARA[…]

Dr. Ahmad SUAEDY

Dr. Ahmad SUAEDY (Republic of Indonesia, Muslim)Ahmad Suaedy is Executive Director of the Abdurrahman Wahid Centre for Inter-Faith Dialogue and Peace-University of Indonesia (AWC-UI) Jakarta and senior researcher at the Wahid Institute in Jakarta. He was one of the founders and the former Executive Director of the Wahid Institute (2004-2012). Suaedy is leading the research about “Revitalized Tradition and Social Inclusion” by AWC-UI. His graduated from State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Yogyakarta 1990 for undergraduate; Graduated Master Program at State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta 2012, and candidate Doctor at State Islamic University (UIN), Yogyakarta.Currently Suaedy is doing research on “Islam and Mainstreaming Intolerance in Indonesia under SBY: Influence on the fate Read more about Dr. Ahmad SUAEDY[…]