The Salam Institute for Peace and Justice in Washington, D.C., seeks to bridge differences between Muslims and non-Muslims, both in the West and elsewhere. Its activities include a peacebuilding intervention and training program. Mohammed Abu-Nimer is director and co-founder.

Interfaith Peace-Builders was begun by the Fellowship of Reconciliation in 2000 in response to the second Palestinian intifada. It has organized 28 delegations to the Middle East to observe conditions in Israel and Palestine. Delegation members can be made available to speak to the press.

The Alliance for Peacebuilding coalition in Washington, D.C., includes many faith-based members.

Douglas Johnston is president and founder of the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy in Washington, D.C. His books include Religion, The Missing Dimension of Statecraft (as co-editor) and Faith-Based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik.

Abdul Aziz Said is Mohammed Said Farsi Professor of Islamic Peace at American University in Washington, D.C. His publications include Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam: Precept and Practice (as co-editor), Cultural Diversity and Islam (also as co-editor) and Islam and Peacemaking in the Middle East.

Robert Eisen is a religion professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and director of its Judaic studies program. He has served as a consultant on matters of religion and international conflict and is especially interested in bettering relations between the West and the Islamic world. Eisen helped arrange an unprecedented meeting in 2005 […]

Dr. Robin W. Doroshow is professor of pediatrics and pediatric cardiology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She is co-author of “Treatment Decisions for Newborns at the Threshold of Viability: An Ethical Dilemma” in the September 2000 Journal of Perinatology.

The Genetics & Public Policy Center of the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C., “works to help policy leaders, decision makers, and the public better understand the rapidly evolving field of human genetics and its application to healthcare.” The Center studies the ethical, social and legal implications of genetic technologies, including PGD, surveys public opinion on genetics, […]

The Rev. John Langan is a professor of philosophy at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He wrote the entry “Stem Cell Research and Religious Freedom” for Stem Cell Research: New Frontiers in Science and Ethics.