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Read more at: New publication: Holocaust Memory and Muslim Belonging in Postwar Germany
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New publication: Holocaust Memory and Muslim Belonging in Postwar Germany

4 April 2023

Published on 4 April 2023, Subcontractors of Guilt: Holocaust Memory and Muslim Belonging in Postwar Germany is an ethnographic study comparing the intents and consequences of education programmes among Turkish- and Arab-background Muslims living in Germany. The book is Professor Esra Özyürek's third monograph, and the...


Read more at: Call for papers: “Religion - Conflict - Dialogue”
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Call for papers: “Religion - Conflict - Dialogue”

3 April 2023

In June 2023, students affiliated with the Cambridge Interfaith Programme are co-organising a symposium on the theme Religion – Conflict – Dialogue . Here is the call, addressed to students and recent graduates at the University of Cambridge: We are delighted to announce that the call for papers for the Cambridge...


Read more at: Event report: Workshop 3 in the Language Learning series
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Event report: Workshop 3 in the Language Learning series

31 March 2023

On March 27, 2023, we hosted the concluding workshop in our three-part Language Learning in/as Religious Education miniseries. Co-organiser Dr Anastasia Badder reports: This workshop was the largest event yet, featuring ten speakers from universities and educational institutions across the UK, Europe, and the US: Jo-Ann...


Read more at: Event report: Stories of boundary-crossing objects
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Event report: Stories of boundary-crossing objects

30 March 2023

On March 25, 2023, the Cambridge Interfaith Programme hosted ‘ Objects across religious boundaries: An interactive storytelling workshop ’ at Downing Place United Reformed Church. The event was part of the third Cambridge Festival. Organisers Dr Anastasia Badder and Dr Safet HadžiMuhamedović report: Our aim was to think...


Read more at: Ramadan Mubarak - on seeing the moon
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Ramadan Mubarak - on seeing the moon

23 March 2023

Astronomy may not be an obvious topic for inter-faith or intra-faith dialogue. Yet it transpires to be fertile territory for an outsider to understand something of what Ramadan means among UK Muslims. Our Communications and Programme Manager, Dr Iona Hine, reflects: “Yesterday, I attempted something I’ve never tried before...


Read more at: Event report: Resonances from World Interfaith Harmony Week, 2023
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Event report: Resonances from World Interfaith Harmony Week, 2023

21 February 2023

The rhythms of the calendar year vary across religions, as also between nations, continents, and hemispheres. Since its establishment through UN resolution in 2010, World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) has provided a moment for connection between those calendars. At the Cambridge Interfaith Programme, we welcome this...


Read more at: Event report: Trance, Ritual Sound and Migration
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Event report: Trance, Ritual Sound and Migration

20 February 2023

Dr Vanessa Paloma Elbaz is a researcher based in the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge. A member of the Cambridge Interfaith Research Forum from its inception, she reports on the outcomes of a recent workshop funded by the Forum's small grant scheme: On January 24, 2023, we hosted a closed workshop entitled...


Read more at: World Interfaith Harmony Week 2023
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World Interfaith Harmony Week 2023

18 January 2023

Proposed by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan and adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2010, 2023 sees the 13th World Interfaith Harmony Week. Based on the pioneering initiative A Common Word calling for Christian and Muslim leaders to work together, it is intended to provide a focal point to recognise common values and...


Read more at: Fostering dialogue, making connections: reporting from Inter Faith Week in Cambridge
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Fostering dialogue, making connections: reporting from Inter Faith Week in Cambridge

21 November 2022

Dozens of people from the University of Cambridge and beyond joined the Cambridge Interfaith Programme for a series of events to mark Inter Faith Week (13-20 November 2022). From lunchtime till night On Monday 14th November, a lunchtime social hour with the Interfaith Research Forum helped forge connections with new...


Read more at: CIP at the UNAOC Global Forum: Dr Marie Chabbert chairs discussion
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CIP at the UNAOC Global Forum: Dr Marie Chabbert chairs discussion

17 November 2022

UN Interfaith Ambassador Dr Marie Chabbert is travelling to Morocco for the 9th United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) Global Forum. She will chair discussion concerning religious discrimination. The Forum theme is “Towards an alliance of peace: living together as one humanity”. It is intended to bring together...


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Call for papers: Seeing Muslimness

28 March 2024

An interdisciplinary conference for scholars, researchers, and practitioners, co-convened by Madiha Noman—a PhD student in the Faculty of English and affiliate of the Cambridge Interfaith Research Forum—and Abdul Sabur Kidwai of King’s College London. Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2024.

Event report: Celebrating South Asia’s sonic spaces

18 March 2024

Earlier this month, Hina Khalid and Ankur Barua co-hosted a Mehfil— a “gathering to entertain or praise”, to extend students’ exposure to South Asian soundscapes. The event...