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GATHERING of EUROPEAN MUSLIM and JEWISH LEADERS Brussels, 6 December 2010 GATHERING OF EUROPEAN MUSLIM AND JEWISH LEADERS Brussels, 6 December 2010 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Grand Mufti Dr. Mustafa Ceric Dr. Mustafa Ceric is the Raisu-l-Ulama of Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grand Mufti of Bosnia since 1993. He is also the Grand Mufti of Sanjak, Croatia and Slovenia. He served as an imam (Islamic Cultural Center, Chicago and Islamic Center of Zagreb, Croatia) and professor in Bosnia (Faculty of Islamic Schiences), Malaysia (International Institute for Islamic Thought and Civilization, Kulalulumpur) and the United States (American Islamic College, Chicago). He is the co-recipient of the 2003 UNESCO Felix Houphoet Boigny Peace Prize for Contribution to World Peace and recipient of the International Council of Christians and Jews Annual Sir Sternberg Award for exceptional contribution to interfaith understanding. He has delivered numerous lectures and led several workshops on interreligious and interfaith issues at local and international conferences. Imam Hassen Chalghoumi Hassen Chalghoumi is the imam of the Drancy mosque in Seine-Saint- Denis (near Paris) and one of France‟s best known and most outspoken Muslim leaders. He is often considered an icon of moderate Islam in France and has received a great deal of attention for taking a public position against full- face coverings in France and for a law that would ban them. In 2009 he founded the „Conference of Imams‟, an organisation to improve interfaith relations in France. Born in Tunis in 1972, he studied in Syria and Pakistan before moving to France in 1996. Rabbi Jaron Engelmayer Community rabbi of the jewish community in Cologne. Born 1976 and grew up in Zurich, Switzerland. Ordinated as Rabbi by the chief Rabbinate of Israel after ten years of studies at yeshivot (talmud highschools), serving as community rabbi in Germany since 2005, first in Aachen and than in Köln/Cologne. Since 2008 member of the board of the ORD (conference of orthodox rabbis in Germany). Married and father of three children. Rabbi Herschel Gluck Currently based in Stoke Newington, Rabbi Herschel Gluck is honorary secretary of the Arab-Jewish Forum and is chairman and founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum. Established in 2000, the Forum was the first of its type in the world. It deals with a broad range of issues which are of concern to both communities and also serves a role in preventing and defusing tensions. Rabbi Marc Raphaël Guedj Founded and runs the Geneva based „Roots & Sources‟ Foundation, which aims to: Share and transmit universal values of Judaism Promote peace through dialogue to overcome identity crises Develop interfaith dialogue and research in an interdisciplinary fashion The Foundation has partnered with the Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva and the World Council of Churches. Speaks regularly at the UN, the Council of Europe and the World Congress of Imams and Rabbis. Dr. Moshe Kantor Moshe Kantor was born on September 8, 1953 in Moscow (Russia). In 1976, he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and did research for NPO Spektr at MAI. In 1981, he received a PhD in technical sciences. After graduating from the Moscow Aviation Institute, Mr. Kantor headed a leading Soviet laboratory and was actively engaged in spacecraft design research. His scientific research was used to develop a reflector satellite used to illuminate the planet‟s surface with reflected sunlight and solve a number of practical scientific tasks. In 2000, Kantor became President of the National Institute of Corporate Reform (NICR), whose activities support Russian corporations and facilitate the promotion of Russian enterprises on the international commodity and stock markets. NICR unites renowned politicians, business leaders and scholars. Since 2005 – President of the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC), a leading Russian secular organisation that represents the interests of the whole spectrum of modern Russian Jewry. 2005 – Initiated and organised the first 'Let My People Live!' International Forum in Krakow, Poland, to mark 60 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Since 2005 – Founder and President of the World Holocaust Forum Foundation (WHF), established following the Krakow Forum. The Foundation‟s goal is to support Holocaust remembrance activities for the sake of preserving the historical memory of nations all over the world and preventing future tragedies. 2007 - Became President of the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe, which was established pursuant to the decision of the International Conference held in Luxembourg on May 24-25, 2007. Since 2007 – President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC); 2004-2007 – Chairman of the EJC Board of Governors. Shaikha Halima Krausen Shaikha Halima Krausen was born in Aachen, Germany into a Catholic/Protestant family. She became Muslim in her early teens, eventually learning Arabic and studying with visiting Muslim scholars and travelling extensively in the Muslim world. In 1992, she completed her studies in Hamburg that included Islamic Law and Theology with Imam Razvi, the leading scholar in Hamburg's Muslim Community, as well as Islamic studies, Christian Theology and Comparative Religion at the university. Shaikha Halima is currently the Imam for the German speaking Muslims in Hamburg Mosque.From 1984-1988 she was part of a team that produced a German translation of the Qur'an with commentary notes, and afterwards was involved in translating some volumes of Hadith and Islamic law as well. In 1985, Shaikha Halima became a founding member of the Inter-Religious Dialogue Circle at the Department of Theology at Hamburg University. Finally, in 1993 she helped found the educational institute Initiative for Islamic Studies and succeeded Imam Razvi as the head of the German-speaking community when he retired from active service. She contributed to several books on interfaith studies and wrote a number of articles on various Islamic and inter-religious subjects. She teaches regularly in London and across Europe and is particularly interested in inter-faith dialogue. Shaikha Halima and An-Nisa Society Since 1992 she has been a regular visiting scholar for An-Nisa Society running intensive Islamic Studies courses for Muslim women. In 2004 the course became open to participants from all faiths and to both women and men. Shaikha Halima's unique text-based way of working has increased the demand for her to return to Britain several times a year to run courses on other issues. The result is 5 different strands of workshops which include: 1. Islamic Studies 2. Jewish Muslim Dialogue 3. Islamic History 4. Healing the Self (spiritual health and well-being) 5. Philosophy Apart from the text-based workshops Shaikha Halima has contributed extensively to the development of many of our regular projects such as Islamic Counselling, sexual health, women's issues and education. Rabbi Dr. Joseph Levi Rabbi Dr. Joseph Levi is a chief orthodox Rabbi of Florence since 1996. Born in Israel of an Italian rabbinic family he completed his rabbinic studies in Israel at the Harry Fischel-Ariel Institute and ordained by chief Rabbi of Haifa Rabbi Shear Yashuv ha-Kohen. Beside his rabbinic studies at Ariel and Rabbi Kook Yeshiva Rabbi Levi has advanced academic degrees in Jewish studies (M.A,), Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.) and Jewish Philosophy and taught (M.A.). He taught Jewish thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem. He is a former president of the Israeli organization Rabbis for Human Rights,and since his arrival to Florence and Italy he is strongly involved in interreligious dialogue, both with Islamic and Christian communities in Italy. In frame of these activities he is a program coordinator of Jewish Studies at the Cardinal Bea Centre for Jewish studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome which train future clergy men all over the world. For his civil, human and dialogue activities Rabbi Levi received an important Tuscan award ( the Poppi prize). Rabbi Levi has published numerous articles on Jewish and biblical thought and inter religious dialogue. Rabbi Dr Reuben Livingstone Rabbi, Shomrei Hadath Synagogue, Hampstead, London, UK. Previously, Senior Rabbi Hampstead Garden Suburb United Synagogue. Senior Jewish Chaplain and Advisor on Faith Matters to the British Forces Lecturer in Jewish Law, Kings College, University of London Senior Examiner in Rabbinics, Montefiore College, London Founder, London Centre for Faith Studies Barrister of the Inner Temple, London UK Solicitor of the Supreme Court, UK Principal, CreativeMediators.com - Experts in Alternative Dispute Resolution [ADR] Professional Conduct Adjudicator to UK Regulatory Bodies Chairman, Children of Abraham - Rabbis and Imams Dialogue Trust Chairman, Talking Matters Trust Director, Jewish Law Publication Society Published in academic and popular media on Jewish Law and Judaism. Dr. Richard Prasquier First elected as President of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) in 2007, Richard Prasquier was re-elected for a 2nd term in June 2010. He has been on the board of CRIF since 1998 and before his election as President he was chairman of it‟s Jewish-Christian and International Relations Committees. He is also President of the French Committee for Yad Vashem and chairs the Solidarity Committee of the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah. Rabbi Marc Schneier Rabbi Marc Schneier is the 18th generation of a distinguished rabbinic dynasty.
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