Institute for Interreligious Dialogue

The Institute for Interreligious Dialogue ( Institute for Interreligious Dialogue , IID) is an Iranian organization based in Tehran , which formally does not belong to the government. The objectives are the exchange and dialogue between members of the various religions.

The institute was founded in 1998 by the then Iranian Vice President Mohammed Ali Abtahi . The institute's scientific advisory board is made up of renowned scientists from Christianity , Judaism , Islam and Zoroastrianism as well as various experts in the philosophy of religions , mysticism and comparisons of religions.

The institute's library contains over 4000 books on religions in various languages.

Members

The current president of the institute is Mohammed Ali Abtahi, theologian and organizer of the institute and former Vice President of Iran.

Ali Paya is a member of the scientific advisory board .

Individual evidence

^ Report of the Council of the EKD (Part B, Section 47). Website of the Protestant Church in Germany . November 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ Bosnia's multi-ethnic denominations. Interreligious dialogue as a contribution to reconciliation. Qantara.de. May 22, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
↑ ECOSOC Decision 2014/224. Reinstatement of consultative status of non-governmental organizations that submitted outstanding quadrennial reports, pursuant to Council resolution 2008/4 (PDF). UN website . Retrieved July 8, 2015.

[ekd-1] Report of the Council of the EKD (Part B, Section 47). Website of the Protestant Church in Germany . November 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

[qantara-2] Bosnia's multi-ethnic denominations. Interreligious dialogue as a contribution to reconciliation. Qantara.de. May 22, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

[un-3] ECOSOC Decision 2014/224. Reinstatement of consultative status of non-governmental organizations that submitted outstanding quadrennial reports, pursuant to Council resolution 2008/4 (PDF). UN website . Retrieved July 8, 2015.