The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, and Founder and Chairman of the Khalili Foundation, Professor Sir Nasser David Khalili, have congratulated the joint winners of the first Commonwealth Peace Prize, Rev Dr James Movel Wuye and Imam Dr Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa.
The announcement of their latest achievement was made last week by the Government of Nigeria.
The Commonwealth Peace Prize is part of a multi-phase collaboration between the Khalili Foundation and the Commonwealth Secretariat to support and amplify peace-building initiatives across the 56 member states. In addition to the award, which is being given out for the first time, the winners will also share £50,000 to expand their ongoing work.
The religious leaders, who founded the Interfaith Mediation Centre in Nigeria, will receive the award on Monday, 10 March 2025, during the Commonwealth Day reception at Marlborough House. To mark the inaugural Commonwealth Peace Prize, a commemorative song by Andrew Lloyd Webber, ‘Love in Peace’, will be performed at the Marlborough House reception on Commonwealth Day by singers from the BRIT School and the Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford. The song features original lyrics by Ben Elton and additional lyrics by Bruno Major.
