Azza Karam is very familiar with inter-religious dialogue and work towards the common good. She served nearly two decades with the United Nations where she co-founded and chaired the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Religion. She has published widely and lectured at various universities including West Point Military Academy in the USA and is a internationally respected leader in interreligious dialogue. She is also a member of the Ansari Institute's Advisory Board. In her piece The Common Good, Or Transactional Religion? published in the Inter Press, Professor Karam draws attention to a growing trend within inter-governmental and international relations: the leveraging of religion to enhance the perception of dialogue without the actual engagement of religious actors.

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