Daou, Fadi

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Lebanese and French citizen, currently living and working in Geneva (Switzerland), Executive Director, Globethics, since 2023, Laureate of the MIT Elevate Prize 2020 for Global change-makers, co-founder of Adyan Foundation, senior policy advisor and visitor professor to other academic institutions, extensive research and publication activity about pluralism, citizenship, and theology and geopolitics of religions.

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    Inclusive AI for a better future : policy dialogue report
    (Globethics Publications, 2024-02-05) Daou, Fadi
    This Policy Dialogue Report is aimed at fostering multistakeholder, multidisciplinary, inclusive, and cross-regional dialogue on recent advancements in AI ethics policies and practices. It addresses the gap of independent space to bring together around this topic a) all sectors encompassing public, private and civil society organizations, b) diverse world regions and cultures, and c) multiple disciplines of not only technology and economics but also social sciences and humanities, in addition to warranting meaningful intergenerational participation and gender-sensitive leadership.
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    Religions beyond borders : the ambivalence and effectiveness of religious engagement in public and global affairs
    (Brill | Schöningh, 2025-06-16) Daou, Fadi
    Abstract This article explores the evolving dynamics of religious engagement in public and global affairs, responding to the dual acknowledgment of religion’s significance by secular actors and the proactive involvement of religious leaders in broader societal contexts. Through critical review of existing literature, the paper highlights the complex conceptual and political frameworks and ambivalent understanding of religious engagement, probing on the one hand its intrinsic and generic relationship with interreligious dialogue and on the other the academic conversation about the public role of religion in postmodern societies. The article introduces two key concepts: religious social responsibility and pragmatic pluralism, to navigate, amid diverse cultural narratives, the ambivalence and avoid the instrumentalization of religious roles in public and global affairs. Through an interdisciplinary approach integrating theological and social sciences perspectives, the article addresses critical queries on the rightsizing of religious engagement, and proposes a new typology of faith actors that goes beyond the institutional religious realms and the western development narratives. Moreover, the article identifies key qualifications for effective partnerships, such as the autonomy of faith actors vis-à-vis the political power, their legitimacy and credibility towards their constituencies, their integrity, in addition to the mutual literacy required from them and political actors. Despite the ongoing risks of religious instrumentalization, radical secularism, proselytism, and ethno-religious nationalism, the article attests that religious engagement remains more than ever essential in addressing public and global development and peace challenges, and in enriching the humanitarian narrative with inclusive and fraternal values.