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Jihad Youssef

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Jihad Youssef is a monk of al-Khalil monastic community of Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi in Syria, a Catholic community following the Syriac rite that is dedicated to the love of Jesus for Islam and Muslims. He works on the dialogue between the two religions to build harmony and friendship. He has a baccalaureate in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and has also studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.