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Presented by Coexist House and the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme, the second of thee panels on themes of South Asian Interfaith Relations at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

“Borders of Violence and Visions of Peace: The Religious Landscapes of South Asia”

St Ethelburga's Centre of Reconciliation and Peace, London

Thursday 7 June, 6.30pm

Join us for the second in a series of conversations exploring interfaith understandings and relations inspired by South Asia, hosted by Coexist House and the Cambridge Inter-faith Proframme. In this panel talk, speakers will reflect on the complex tapestries of religious belief and practice across various South Asian landscapes which have generated distinctive of peace and conflagrations of interreligious violence. This will be followed by a Q&A.

Chair: Timothy Winter (University of Cambridge)

Speakers:

Humeira Iqtidar (King's College London)
Reid Locklin (University of Toronto)
Kusum Gopal (UN Technical Expert)

If you have any questions or want to know any more about the event, please contact us at team@interfaith.cam.ac.uk

Entry is free and light refreshments will be served.

Please register for the event here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/borders-of-violence-and-visions-of-peace-the-religious-landscapes-of-south-asia-tickets-46364657940

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