Noorullah Delawari, an Afghani American who is founder and CEO of the Afghan Investment Support Agency, as well as Minister Adviser to President Karzai, says his long connection with Initiatives of Change helped him to take responsibility for his country—including the enormous task of restoring stability to the currency. He told his story to an Initiatives of Change meeting in McLean, Virginia, in October.

In 2009 Rajmohan Gandhi, biographer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was elected President of the International Council of Initiatives of Change. A product of the Modern School in New Delhi, Gandhi is a journalist and political activist as well as a research professor at the Centre for Policy Studies in New Delhi, India. Katherine Marshall interviewed him for the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs

A high-flying corporate executive dealing with people who were a 'pain in the neck', Dale Ferguson also experienced a literal pain (and tumour) in her neck. Exploring these connections through art, she embarked on an inner journey which changed the course of her life.

In France, prejudice against Islam has been increasing over recent years, with a proportionate rise in frustration among Muslims. Many are beginning to lose faith in dialogue. Frédéric Chavanne writes about a programme of Initiatives of Change called Initiative Dialogue that is attempting to address these issues.

As young Jews and Arabs in France become more and more violently aware of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one book, So Far Yet So Near, has a particular focus. Nathalie Chavanne meets the book's protagonists.

Dr Omnia Marzouk, a physician based in the UK, talks about her spiritual journey to a multifaith, multicultural group. Though speaking as a Muslim, hers are experiences with which anyone can identify.

The current widespread ideology of individualism endangers our future because it doesn't take into account the relationships which undergird our survival, writes Bishop George Browning

Leading Muslim-Australian commentator, Waleed Aly, speaks about the challenges of overcoming our egocentricity if we are to build good relationships.

Award-winning journalist Mary Louise O'Callaghan learned to listen in a whole new way when she married into a traditional Solomon Islands community

Mpho Mashinini grew up amidst the tensions and Y' traumas of Soweto. He was a prominent activist in the United Democratic Front and the Mass Democratic Movement. Inevitably he found himself in conflict with the white authorities and was jailed several times. Today he is a deputy director of Operation Hunger, a relief and development organization. He is interviewed by Peter Hannon: