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Alwi Shihab
Special Envoy to Middle East and Organization of the Islamic Conference. Alwi Shihab is one of the leading authorities and scholars on the interaction of Christian and Muslim communities. In 90's he wrote a book about Islam-Christianity interaction: Islam Inklusif .He...
Monika Gabriela Bartoszewicz
Research Specialist at Center for Thought of John Paul II. In addition to a PhD received from the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, she holds an MA in International Relations and an MLitt in International Security Studies. Among other...
Thais Corral
Co-founder of Women’s Environment and Development Organization. As a leader of the Women’s Global Movement, she led the process of women’s participation at the UN Earth Summit in 1992. She founded WEDO (Women, Environment and Development Organization), which played a...
Jerry White
Jerry White is the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO), and worked with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines when it was the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Peace. When he was twenty, White...
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Surin Pitsuwan
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan is a native of Nakorn Sri Thammarat, Southern Thailand. He received his primary and secondary education in his home province and he got his higher education in the United States.
Ebrahim Rasool
Ebrahim Rasool born on July 15, 1962, in Capetown, South Africa, is currently South Africa’s ambassador to the United States. Prior to his present position at the Embassy, Rasool held a wide range of positions and enjoyed a lengthy political career, including Special Advisor to the State President of the Republic of South Africa and Premier, Member of the Parliament in the National Assembly and posts in various governmental departments, including the departments of health, welfare, and economic development.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor and a civil rights activist. He was noted for the significant role he played in bringing an end to the racial segregation of African American citizens in the United States. In pursuit of freedom and equality for African Americans, King was arrested and detained several times. He was stabbed and almost killed by an assailant in Harlem while on a speaking tour. However, he maintained resolute and continued non-violent struggle against racial discrimination for the African Americans, an idea he picked from Mohandas Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence in India.
José Ramos-Horta
José Ramos-Horta is a political activist who fought for East Timor’s independence for 24 years in exile. During his time in exile, Ramos-Horta was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, “for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.”1
Syed Hamid Bin Syed Jaafar Albar
Minister Albar emphasized love and forgiveness that are fundamental for leadership based on virtue, sincerity and trust. He believes that “it is very important to be compromising and conciliate with the people around you, which subsequently leads to inner satisfaction and peace.”
Nelson Mandela
Mandela’s name is synonymous to forgiveness, he will be remembered to have lived and died, loving and forgiving. Mandela said that “Forgiveness liberates the soul, it removes fear. That’s why it’s such a powerful weapon.”
Adeeb Yousif Abdel Alla
Adeeb Yousif Abdel Alla is a human rights activist from Darfur, Sudan. He co-founded the Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO), a grassroots human rights, relief, and development organization. He also helped to initiate the Rebel Letters Campaign and worked with the Never Again International. Adeeb was detained twice and he spent about 12 months in prison for exposing the crimes committed by the Sudanese government against Darfur to the international community.
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