Head of Christian-Muslim Relations at the Community of Sant'Egidio – Italy
Father Vittorio Yanari
He has been a priest in the Diocese of Rome since 1984 and is a member of the Community of Sant’Egidio, where he heads the department for Islamic-Christian relations. He earned a Master’s degree in law from the University of Rome La Sapienza, focusing on multi-religious Albania, and later obtained a doctorate in social and religious history. He teaches "Islamism" at the Pontifical Universities "La Teranenzi" and "Urbaniana."
He is the author of numerous studies on contemporary Islam and relations between the Islamic world and the West. His notable publications include *Islam Renewed* (Turin, 1992), *Religion and Politics in Italian Libya* (Turin, 1995), and *Islam in Europe: Integration or Social Inclusion?*.
