Ms. Swadeka Ahsun

Swadeka Ahsun is a researcher and writer on dialogue between religions and faiths in pluralistic societies to encourage tolerance and strengthen reconciliation in peacebuilding.  She holds an international diplomacy from the University of the UN and is an international award-winning artist, having exhibited extensively in interfaith programmes, collections and communities.

A truly globally active leader and campaigner on issues of gender, peace and security, Swadeka has gained and applied her great expertise over the years through collaborations with government, civil society, academics, researchers and stakeholders.  A considerable part of her work towards sustainable development promoting the 2030 agenda, is to strongly advocate for the acceleration in commitment on gender, peace and security at all levels of her collaborations.  Swadeka’s work focuses on and supports the Session of the UN Women’s commission on the Status of Women.  She is particularly involved in taking forward the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and platform for Action in tackling global challenges to equality and inclusion.  To this end, Swadeka participated in and closely following the outcomes of the recent UNECE meeting in Geneva (October 2019, https://www.unece.org/beijing25.html).

Swadeka has been leading Scriptural Reasoning for the Islamic Cultural Centre, the Regent Park Mosque, the St. John’s Wood Church and Jewish Liberal Synagogue at St. John’s Wood, and as such been a contributor and participant of the Cambridge Interfaith and scriptural reasoning.  

She has been a trustee of the Interfaith Youth Trust and is an active leader and member in other initiatives and organisations such as:

• Global Strategy Forum, , https://www.globalstrategyforum.org/
• UNA Westminster Branch, http://www.unawestminster.org.uk/
• Common Purpose, https://commonpurpose.org/
• University of Westminster, https://www.westminster.ac.uk/
• Global Learning Network for England, https://www.ssatuk.co.uk/
• Nisa-Nashim – Jewish Muslim Women’s Network, https://www.nisanashim.org/