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Al Haj U Aye Lwin

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Al Haj U Aye Lwin serves as the chief convener for the Islamic Centre of Myanmar and is a founding member of Religions for Peace Myanmar. He has a long-running interest in Sufi traditions and serves as a Kalifa, or spiritual guide, in the Qadariya Aarliya Sufi order. He has authored and translated dozens of books on Islam and comparative religion and presented papers at seminars nationally and internationally. He is deeply involved in peacebuilding and conflict transformation in his native Myanmar. An educator by profession, Al Haj U Aye Lwin teaches physical education and serves on the Board of Management at the Diplomatic School in Yangon. 
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