Ambassadors
His Eminence Sayed Rahim Abu Raghef is a leading religious figure, renowned for modernising religious thinking and a prominent writer in the field of philosophy and re-reading history. He published a number of books, most notably; Problematics of philosophical discourse, Philosophical Trends – a reading in the discourses of philosophy, and a philosophical encyclopaedia of … Read more
Edwin Shuker is a prominent Iraqi-British businessman, philanthropist and former Vice President of the Board of deputies of British Jews, where he chairs the Communities and Education Division. He is a former Vice President of the European Jewish Congress and is a trustee of several charitable and communal organisations, including Mitzvah Day, Sephardi Voices and TUFF (The Unity of Faith Foundation). Born … Read more
Prominent scholar on Leadership and Public Policy in the Middle East and leading tutor at Harvard Kennedy School and London Business School in their Adaptive Leadership executive programs. Co-chaired Harvard’s Leadership Executive program at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. Founder of a leadership consulting firm delivering leadership programs across the Middle East. Former … Read more
Journalist, poet, academic and writer in Arabic, French and English. Founder and president of the International Academy of Media and Diplomacy (IAMD). TV commentator and regular speaker in international conferences on political and social issues. Leading activist for peace, tolerance and human rights in the Middle East.
A prominent human rights activist in Morocco and all of Africa and the head of “Damir Movement” association, which works for freedom of thought, the triumph of knowledge, and human dignity. Founding member of the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights and the Moroccan Forum for Truth and Equity, and a former member of the Audiovisual … Read more
Prominent academic, researcher, author and global expert on security and religious issues. Leading passionate activist in civil society campaigns, interfaith dialogue, cooperation between communities and international inter- religious dialogue. Arben Ramkaj founder and board member of the Inter-Religious Institute of Albania, executive Director of the Institute of Inter-religious and founder of the European Muslim League. … Read more
Giovanna Mingarelli is a member of the Canadian Parliament, a prominent technology entrepreneur, a global speaker and a thought leader in digital communications, crowdsourcing and empowering youth and women. She is the Chair Emeritus of Global Dignity Canada and co-founder and CEO of two international companies, M&C Consulting and MC2 Inc. Giovanna Mingarelli is an advisor to … Read more
Sir Graham Watson is a prominent pro-European British politician, former leading member of the European Parliament (1994-2014) and the first leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (2004–2009). He is a renowned author of many books, including “Building a Liberal Europe” and a leading supporter of the Campaign for the Establishment of … Read more
Frank Heinrich is the former Chair of the German Evangelical Alliance and former deputy speaker of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. Former member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs. Former deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Southern African Development Community States (SADC). Leading … Read more
