About the Speakers

Sarrah Shahawy, the granddaughter of Dr. Hassan Hathout, is a student at Harvard Medical School. She was valedictorian of USC’s class of 2011 and co-founder of the Interfaith ANSAR Service Partnership. Sarrah is a board member of The Hassan Hathout Legacy Foundation.

Eba Hathout, the daughter of Dr. Hassan Hathout, is Professor and Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Besides Sarrah, she is mother to Hassaan Shahawy at Harvard University. Eba is the Founding President of the Hassan Hathout Legacy Foundation.

Reverend Jerald M. Stinson is a magna cum laude graduate of both Occidental College and the Divinity School at Harvard University. Rev. Jerry Stinson was a minister in the United Church of Christ for forty-two years. He is the vice chairman of the Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP).

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater is the spiritual leader of Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center. He is co-founder and co-chairman of the Abrahamic Faith Peacemaking Initiative. Rabbi Grater is on the executive committee of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.

Father Chris Ponnet is Pastor of St. Camillus Center, and Director of the Interfaith Department of Spiritual Care at LAC USC Medical Center. Fr. Chris has a Masters in Divinity and a Masters in Theology. He hosts Pax Christi Los Angeles and is actively involved with the Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace.

Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is the founder of the World for All Foundation, having just completed his term as South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States of America. This appointment was the culmination of a distinguished record of Public Service. Previously he served as Member of Parliament in South Africa’s National Assembly and Special Advisor to the President. He has a stellar record in government particularly as the premier of the Western Cape province. He has a long history of involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle and was a fellow prisoner with Nelson Mandela. Ambassador Rasool is the founder of The Call of Islam, which revolutionized South African Muslims’ perceptions of democracy, human rights, gender equality, and interfaith relations. As a political leader, he had to confront extremist Muslim forces who terrorized his community and threatened his life, and he pioneered innovative ways to confront extremism. He received honorary doctorates of: Humane Letters from the Roosevelt University in Chicago, and Public Service from Chatham University in Pittsburgh. His awards include Lifetime Commitment to Human Rights by Shared Interest in New York, and the Inaugural Presidential Lifetime Achievement award from the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Video “For the Love of Tomorrow – Peace: The Challenge for a New Paradigm”
University of Southern California, Los Angeles – April 26, 2015