Omer Salem is a senior fellow of the Foundation of Religious Diplomacy, New York City, and is founder of the Ibn Rushd Institute for Dialogue based in Egypt and the United States, an interreligious research association. Dr. Salem promotes the importance of using Islamic moral values as the basis for conflict resolution. He has been invited to various churches, synagogues, mosques, and international conferences, where he has spoken before audiences that included members of the US Senate in Washington, DC, and members of the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. Dr. Salem is an honorary member of the Worldwide Association of al-Azhar Graduates. He is a candidate for a PhD in Islamic studies from the Graduate Theological Foundation in Ohio. He holds a masters degree from the Yale University Divinity School and a bachelor of science degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Omer, an American-Sunni Muslim, was born in Egypt; established a career in engineering, real estate, and investment in Californias Silicon Valley; and is a frequent preacher among the New Haven, Connecticut, Muslim community. In California, he assembled a group of representatives of various faith communities across the United States and the Middle East to consider options for peace in the Holy Land based on Islamic moral values. The group produced a related white paper that is the basis of the Mellata Ibrahim (MI) Initiative, which has gained support from various religious and civil society organizations, as well as representatives from Stanford University. Omer currently lives with his wife and children in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. To contact the author with your comments, please, email him at omer.salem@aya.yale.edu Omer currently lives with his wife and children in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.