International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID)

Curious about how #dialogue can help drive #peace? 🌎 Only this month, our course on #interreligious #dialogue skills is open for self-paced learners! 🎓 🔗 Sign up now: https://ow.ly/2KHc50Utilo

During our recent seminar on the #conflict in #Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region, co-hosted with Clube de Lisboa and held at the Universidade de Évora in #Portugal, experts shared powerful insights into the complex dynamics driving #violence in the region: ✅ Father Eduard discussed #religious tensions between #Muslim and #Christian communities. ✅ João Feijó explained how #Mozambican Al Shabab recruits members by exploiting #economic hardships and power struggles. ✅ Muhamad da Costa Ali Yassine highlighted the role of #natural resources, gas reserves, and drug trafficking along the coastline as key drivers of the conflict. These discussions deepened the students' understanding of the conflict and emphasised the critical role that #interreligious #dialogue can play in fostering #peace in the region.

💭 Earlier this month, we partnered with Clube de Lisboa to co-host the second seminar in a series on #conflict prevention and resolution, held at the Universidade de Évora in #Portugal. The session explored the conflict in #Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region, where #insurgent #violence has persisted since 2017. ✅ Experts from across sectors examined the conflict’s root causes - from #religious tensions between #Muslim and Christian communities to recruitment tactics by armed groups and the role of natural resources and drug trafficking. Through #dialogue and expert insights, the seminar shed light on how #interreligious cooperation can address these pressing issues.

The International Dialogue Centre - #KAICIID extends its sincere wishes to the #Christian community worldwide on this blessed #Christmas celebration, praying that these days are filled with the spirit of #peace. #MerryChristmas

Just a few weeks ago, the KAICIID Fellows Class of 2024 graduated, joining a global network of dedicated #peacebuilders. 🕊️ We are proud to welcome them into the KAICIID Alumni Network - a platform where #KAICIIDFellows collaborate, share expertise, and advance #interreligious and #intercultural #dialogue worldwide so that, together, we can build a more #inclusive and #peaceful future. 🤝 #WeAreKAICIID

🌟 We're excited to share that the Ethics Education Fellowship, supported by the International Dialogue Centre #KAICIID alongside Arigatou International, UNESCO, and partners, is now advancing into its second phase with powerful initiatives to transform #education. 🤝 Since its launch in 2022, the Fellowship has positively impacted schools across #Bangladesh, #Indonesia, #Kenya, #Mauritius, #Nepal, and #Seychelles, working closely with local Ministries of Education and #UNESCO Commissions. ✅ Now, this next phase introduces new digital tools, country committees, strategic advocacy, and enhanced training workshops - all designed to empower #teachers and learners with the values of #empathy, mutual respect, and #dialogue. Curious about the future of ethics education? 🎓 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/mRYk50UtfS8 Photo: (c) Arigatou International

Meet our participants in the Catalysts for #Cohesion initiative! Kristel and Hellen are two young leaders from #LatinAmerica who found themselves as #migrants in #Spain and now advocate for inclusive platforms for #migrants and #refugees in #Europe. 👏 #WeAreKAICIID #Youth #C4C

Last week in #Sarajevo, a concert celebrating #Islamic and #Jewish music brought communities together through the universal language of art. 🎼 Organised by Eldar Šabić and Vladimir Andrle, young leaders from the Muslim-Jewish Leadership Council (#MJLC) Ambassadors Programme, this event showcased the rich cultural heritage shared by #Muslims and #Jews in #Bosnia and Herzegovina. 🤝 Guided by Imam Edin Hamzakadić and Hazzan Igor Kozemjakin, the Sarajevo Ambassadors’ project, "Unity in Diversity", draws on centuries of historical coexistence of the #Muslim and #Jewish communities in the country. 🕍🕌 As part of the project, participants visited five cities in #BosniaandHerzegovina to examine their shared heritage, with activities culminating in a music concert celebrating the richness of both communities' #traditions.

O caso de Moçambique 🇲🇿 foi o segundo seminário do ciclo e realizou-se na Universidade de Évora📍, no passado dia 3 de dezembro. Na presença de especialistas👤nacionais e internacionais foi analisada a prevenção e resolução de conflitos em Moçambique, num debate sobre o papel do diálogo inter-religioso na prevenção de extremismos violentos. Esta segunda sessão do ciclo de seminários foi também organizada pelo🐦⬛Clube de Lisboa, com a colaboração do International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) e em parceria com instituições académicas de quatro Universidades - Coimbra, Évora, Minho e Autónoma de Lisboa - para reflexão e debate sobre a instrumentalização da religião para justificar a violência no continente africano. 👉Os casos sobre o Quénia 🇰🇪 e a República Centro-Africana 🇨🇫 irão realizar-se no próximo ano. 🇬🇧 The case of Mozambique was the second seminar of the cycle and took place at the University of Évora, on 3 December 2024. In the presence of national and international experts, conflict prevention and resolution in Mozambique was analyzed, in a debate on the role of inter-religious dialogue in preventing violent extremism. This second session of the seminar cycle was also organised by the Club of Lisbon, with the collaboration of KAICIID and in partnership with academic institutions from four Universities - Coimbra, Évora, Minho and Autónoma de Lisboa - for reflection and debate on the instrumentalization of religion for justify violence on the African continent. 👉The cases on Kenya and the Central African Republic will take place next year.

¡Qué privilegio ser parte de este viaje! ✨ El pasado 4 de diciembre de 2024, celebramos la graduación de la clase 2024 del Programa de Becarios International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), un grupo diverso de líderes visionarios de todo el mundo, comprometidos con la construcción de un futuro más pacífico e inclusivo a través del diálogo interreligioso e intercultural. Ser parte de este programa ha sido una experiencia transformadora tanto a nivel personal como profesional. Desde Costa Rica hasta Brasil y Portugal, pude profundizar en los principios del diálogo, entender cómo diseñar e implementar iniciativas de impacto, y fortalecer mi capacidad para crear espacios seguros donde personas de distintas fes, culturas y contextos puedan encontrarse y escucharse. Durante el programa: 1. Aprendí a identificar las raíces de los conflictos y la importancia del diálogo como herramienta para la transformación social y la consolidación de la paz. 2. Viví experiencias inmersivas, visitando mezquitas, sinagogas, iglesias y espacios comunitarios, que me recordaron la belleza de la diversidad y la necesidad de construir puentes. 3. Fortalecí habilidades en la facilitación de espacios de diálogo inclusivos y en la creación de proyectos sostenibles que impacten a comunidades locales. La pirámide del conflicto, los modelos de resolución y transformación, y el énfasis en los derechos humanos fueron aprendizajes clave para entender cómo el diálogo puede ser una respuesta poderosa ante las tensiones y divisiones que enfrentan nuestras sociedades. Gracias al acompañamiento y la riqueza de mis compañeros y compañeras, hoy me siento más preparada para llevar estas herramientas a mi trabajo con mujeres migrantes, en la construcción de resiliencia comunitaria y en iniciativas de género e inclusión intercultural. KAICIID nos deja no solo con habilidades, sino con una red global de aliados, un compromiso más profundo con la paz y una misión clara: amplificar las voces de quienes no siempre son escuchados y transformar realidades desde la empatía y el entendimiento. La graduación es solo el comienzo. Lo aprendido ya está en movimiento, y estoy emocionada por seguir facilitando espacios que nos acerquen a un mundo más justo, humano y conectado. ¡Gracias KAICIID por creer en el poder del diálogo para cambiar el mundo! 🌍 #KAICIIDFellows2024 #Diálogo #Paz #TransformaciónSocial #Liderazgo Gracias compañeros de aventura Andrés Mauricio Quevedo Rodríguez Atilla Kus Emilia Ahumada Tapia Mariateresa Garrido Nicolás Lerner @Ana Có y los que faltan... Los quiero amigos