Khayya Abdellah hails from Boujdour in Morocco. He is a Sunni Muslim, peace educationist, co-founder and Secretary General of, the Moroccan Youth League for Interfaith dialogue NGO. Abdellah holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the St. Petersburgh State University, Russia.
His motivation in applying for the program is to learn about best practices in promoting interreligious dialogue, preventing religious-based conflicts in his community and broaden his knowledge about the importance of interfaith co-existence and racial tolerance.