Rev. Elias Mallon, SA, holds an STL in Old Testament and a PhD in Middle Eastern languages from Catholic University and studied at Eberhard Karls Universität in Tübingen. He has taught at several universities, including the Institute Ecuménique of the World Council of Churches. Fr. Mallon has been involved in the Christian-Muslim dialogue for forty years and has published widely on Islam. He represents CNEWA on several UN Working Groups.