Muhammad Shafiq is a visiting professor of Islamic and religious studies and the executive director of the Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, Nazareth College, Rochester, New York. He is also executive director and imam of the Islamic Center of Rochester and an active participant in several interfaith forums. He has published over forty articles and several books, among them “The Growth of Islamic Thought in North America” (amana publications: 1994).
Mohammed Abu-Nimer is a professor at International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and the director of the Peacebuilding and Development Institute, American University. He is also a co-founder and director of the Salam Institute for Peace and Justice. He has worked for over two decades on interfaith dialogue and peacebuilding in the United States and many parts of the Muslim world. His recent publications include “Unity and Diversity: Interfaith Dialogue in the Middle East” (USIP Press: 2007). (2011).