Seyran Ateş is a lawyer, author, human rights activist, and founder of the Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque as well as the Mernissi-de Gouges Educational and Social Foundation.

Dr. Olga Kirschbaum-Shirazki is a historian of modern Europe whose work focuses on imperialism, nationalism, and antisemitism. As a researcher and translator, she has collaborated with authors and organizations on Jewish history, interreligious encounters, and the relationship between Torah and the modern world.