The RIIFS Foreign Languages Publications Program addresses questions relating to religious and cultural diversity in the world at large.
Researchers:
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Dr. Renee Hattar
- Director of the Royal Institute for Inter-religious Studies.
- Ph.D. in Peace Studies from the University of Granada;
- specialized in Music and Peace with a focus on Christian Arab Studies, Inter-religious Issues and Peacebuilding.
- Languages: English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
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Dr. Amer Al-Hafi
- Academic adviser at the Royal Institute for Inter-religious Studies.
- Ph.D. in Islamic Religion and Sciences;
- Specializes in: studies in religion, Islamic faith and sects, Islam and contemporary issues, current Islamic world, science of hadith, Islamic culture and Sufism.
- Languages: English, Arabic and Hebrew.
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Dr Aicha Lahdiri
- Languages: French, English, Arabic
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Fottoun Athamneh
- Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature
- Languages: English, Arabic
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Malak Yousef:
- Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and English Language and Literature
- Languages: Spanish, English, Arabic
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Omar Ibrahim
- Languages: English, Arabic
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Brigid Dunn
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Alya Shehata
- Master´s degree in English and Comparative Literature
- Languages: English, Arabic