These confident words are written by the versatile musician, muezzin and interreligious mediator Chokri Mensi in an article on Islam and disability. In his opinion, all human beings – regardless of religious belonging, physical assets or intellectual capacities – share an unalterable dignity and grace as the creations of God. The duty of believers is hence to care for others, to show solidarity with the subjugated and to carry their social responsibility. In his personal life, Mensi puts these ideals into practice by taking part in creative dialogues where music is used as a tool for communicating with the religious other.

Mensi indeed has many strings to his bow. He has studied sharia in Saudi Arabia, Islamic music traditions in his former home country Tunisia; he has worked as a muezzin and imam in his present home country Sweden. He is also educated in the medical sector, currently working as a nurse in the psychiatric ward of a large hospital, and an active representative of the union. He has also been involved in projects aiding vulnerable teens and the disabled.