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Welcome to the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies

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Established in 1994 in Amman, Jordan, under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) provides a venue in the Arab world for the interdisciplinary study and rational discussion of religion and religious issues, with particular reference to Christianity in Arab and Islamic society.

More recently, RIIFS has broadened its focus to include all issues pertaining to religious, cultural and civilizational diversity, regionally and globally. For this purpose, it maintains relations with similarly concerned academic institutions in different parts of the world.

RIIFS is governed by a board of trustees chaired by His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal. It is funded by an annual grant from the government of Jordan obtained through Majlis El Hassan, as well as by private donations. The director of RIIFS is HE Ambassador Hasan Abu Nimah, who was Jordan's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations for five years until he left the diplomatic service in 2000. A writer and lecturer, Mr Abu Nimeh was appointed to lead RIIFS on 15 April 2004, replacing the vacancy left by the resignation of Kamal Salibi, Emeritus Professor at the Department of History and Archaeology at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, who was the Royal Institute's founding director and who has since been named its honorary president. Baker al-Hiyari is the deputy director of RIIFS.