Community of West and Islam Dialogue

Community of West and Islam Dialogue (C-100)

"The C-100 is a community of business, political, religious, media and opinion leaders that promotes dialogue and understanding across different segments of society in the West and Muslim world."


 * Saadia Zahidi - Associate Director

"The C-100 membership is currently made up of over 80 leaders from business, religion, media, academia and civil society.

"Partners and Supporters include:


 * Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation
 * Gallup Organization
 * IBM
 * Kingdom Foundation
 * Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * Rockefellers Brothers Foundation
 * H.R.H. Prince Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz al Saud
 * Shamil Bank of Bahrain
 * Xenel/Saudi Cable Company


 * Community of West and Islam Dialogue: Members

Executive Committee
Accessed September 2008:

Co-Chairs:


 * Lord Carey of Clifton, Former Archbishop of Canterbury; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, United Kingdom
 * H.R.H. Princess Lolwah Al Faisal, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees and General Supervisor, Effat College, Saudi Arabia

Business Leaders:
 * Khalid A. Alireza, Chairman, Xenel/Saudi Cable Company, Saudi Arabia
 * H.R.H. Prince Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz al Saud, C.E.O. Saudi Plastic Factory, Saudi Arabia

Public Figures:
 * H.R.H. Prince Turki Al Faisal, Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia
 * Jan Petersen, Member of Parliament of Norway

Religious Leaders:
 * Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland
 * Abdullah O. Nasseef, President, World Muslim Congress, Saudi Arabia
 * Rabbi David Rosen, President, The International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Relations, USA

Academic Leaders:
 * John L. Esposito, University Professor of Religion and International Affairs; Founding Director, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, USA
 * Farhan A. Nizami, Prince of Wales Fellow in the Study of the Islamic World, Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
 * Thomas Pickering, Chairman of the Board, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, USA

Media Leader:
 * Jihad B. Khazen, Director, Al Hayat Newspaper Ltd, United Kingdom

Civil Society:
 * Susan Collin Marks, Executive Vice-President, Search for Common Ground, USA
 * Katherine Marshall, Senior Adviser, Development Dialogue on Values and Ethics, The World Bank, USA
 * Muna Abu Sulayman, Executive Manager, Kingdom Foundation, Saudi Arabia

From the World Economic Forum:
 * Saman Ahsan, Senior Project Manager, C-100 Initiative
 * Sherif El Diwany, Director Middle East & North Africa
 * Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff, Senior Advisor, C-100 Initiative
 * Richard Samans, Managing Director, Center for Public Private Partnership

Contact

 * Web: http://www.weforum.org/en/Communities/c100/index.htm