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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 build goodwill.Scripture and …

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 nightOn Monday 14th November, a lunchtime social hour with the Interfaith Research Forum helped forge connections with new scholars in the Faculty of Divini…

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 official delegations represe…

CIP Academic Director Professor Esra Özyürek is pleased to participate in "The future of European religion-state regimes: a normative inquiry, with special reference to the UK, Germany, Hungary, and Ukraine", a two-day workshop hosted by the Centre for Faith in Public Life, Wesley House Cambridge (21 and 22 November 2022).Professor Özyürek will cha…

Inter Faith Week gets under way in England, Northern Ireland and Wales this weekend. From Sunday 13 to Sunday 20 November, thousands of people will be participating in events for Inter Faith Week. Running since 2009, Inter Faith Week seeks to strengthen inter faith understanding and cooperation; highlight the contribution of faith groups to society…

Last month, CIP co-sponsored postgraduates "Searching for the Sacred in South Asia". Faculty of Divinity PhD student and lead organiser Hina Khalid reports back from the symposium:“Over the two days of the conference, participants – in the online format and on the in-person day – energetically discussed and debated a wide range of themes relating t…

How do you define literacy? Young learners at a Jewish complementary school found themselves grappling with competing ideals as their teacher encouraged them to accept variation in transliteration and pronunciation, and let go of their concern to comprehend textual Hebrew. The end result was a language-learning experience that diverged from schoole…

During celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Cambridge Interfaith Programme, there were many kind words from friends of the Programme. One special token came from Kalam Research and Media, a collegial thinktank directed by Dr Aref Nayed. Dr Nayed has been a consultant and key advisor since the Programme's inception. Together with colleagues at K…

"Cultures of continuity: Jewish-Muslim conversations on a contested ideal" is the inaugural conference of the Forum for Jewish--Muslim theology and thought.The three-day conference takes place this October (24-26), at the Humboldt University, Berlin. It opens with a joint introduction from hosts Asher Biemann (University of Virginia) and Ufuk Topka…

Early career researchers (within 5 years of PhD degree)* are invited to submit proposals for projects on Armenian-Turkish relations with a contemporary focus. Applications across social sciences and humanities are eligible, such as political science, economics, sociology, anthropology, modern history and religious studies. Subject to the approval o…

For 15 years, Dr Vanessa Paloma Elbaz has been recording and documenting the musical traditions of Jewish women in Morocco. As NY Times reporter Aida Alami learned, this dwindling community's musical heritage is powerfully influenced by experience of living in another land: Spain.   A full-length feature on Dr Paloma Elbaz's research appeared in la…

On Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 June 2022, Cambridge Interfaith Programme hosted the first workshop in a series funded by the Cambridge DAAD Research Hub:Entangled otherings: racism, solidarity, identityEntangled and disentangled otherings is a collaboration between Cambridge Interfaith Programme, the Centre for Research on Antisemitism at the Technica…

Cambridge Interfaith Programme's Academic Director Professor Esra Özyürek is the guest interviewee on the latest episode of the Germany Now podcast. The interview focuses on her recent research exploring the backstories behind conversions to Islam in today’s Germany.Converts to Islam in Germany number about 100,000 according to current estimates. P…

Cambridge Interfaith Programme associate, Hina Khalid, is among the organisers for a postgraduate symposium taking place in Cambridge this autumn. The one-day event is entitled “Conversations: searching for the sacred in South Asia”.Hina and her collaborators aim to provide a platform where postgraduate students from a range of disciplines can come…

We will be hosting a gathering in September to celebrate two decades of interfaith research and engagement.The 24-hour programme will include interactive sessions, panel discussion, and more.Capacity is limited, so we will provide opportunities to join us over livestream as well as attending on site in Cambridge.Bookings will open in June.Bookmark …