Dr Dereje Feyissa
- Areas of expertise
- Islam in contemporary Ethiopia; religious worldviews and development; religious values and gender equality
- Location
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- School
- Life & Peace Institute / Addis Ababa University
- Faculty profile link
- http://life-peace.org
Dereje Feyissa is a senior research advisor at the Life and Peace Institute and an Adjunct Professor at the College of Law and Governance Studies at Addis Ababa University. He is interested in the nexus between religious ideas/worldviews and development with an emphasis on the interpretations and enforcement of women’s right. He represents Ethiopia for the AHRC research network “Keeping Faith in 2030: Religions and Sustainable Development Goals”.