St George’s Day Declaration By Christian-Muslim Groups: ‘Hijab Should Be As Welcome As Bangers And Mash’ The hijab should be as welcome as “bangers and mash” in England, a coalition of religious groups and campaigners have said, in an appeal for unity to mark St George’s day. Groups including the Muslim Council of Britain and […]
Continue ReadingLONDON – Whilst the terrible events of the Boston Marathon are still fresh in our minds, and the shooting of two police officers and a suspect in a nearby suburb are understandably causing press speculation about the faith and ethnicity of those involved, Faith Matters (www.faith-matters.org) urges media and commentators to report with sensitivity as news […]
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A new exhibition aims to celebrate the role Muslims played in saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust. The Righteous Muslim Exhibition is being launched at the Board of Deputies of British Jews in Bloomsbury, central London. Photographs of 70 Muslims who sheltered Jews during World War II will be displayed alongside stories detailing their acts […]
Continue ReadingOne of the proudest moments that we can all celebrate has been the way that communities have come together over the last month. From Jews, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs to those who chose to have no faith, we have all stood together against violence, hate and division in our communities. Interfaith work has truly come […]
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This briefing paper is another in the series of publications that fall into the Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim prejudice themes which Faith Matters is developing. This briefing paper looks at the individuals who were behind the recent YouTube production of the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ trailer, their motivations and their connections. The briefing paper looks at the […]
Continue ReadingThis short article doesn’t offer space for full exploration of why some people find inter faith, especially Christian-Muslim engagement, difficult. Over the last seven years the Christian Muslim Forum has seen that some, especially people from more conservative traditions, don’t see the importance of inter faith, seeing it as detracting from serving God in one’s […]
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Lord, Ladies, Your Excellencies and Honourable guests, We welcome you to the first annual dinner of the TELL MAMA national project. Many of you will know that the project supports victims of anti-Muslim prejudice and also maps, measures and analyses hotspot areas of where such anti-Muslim incidents take place. The reason that this project came […]
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It’s nearly 2 years to the day since I made that speech about Islamophobia. At the time I talked about the scourge of anti-Muslim hatred. From violence on the streets to vitriol online. And, dare I say it, derogatory comments at the dinner table… When I said that Islamophobia had ‘passed the dinner table test’. […]
Continue ReadingThe recent furore on the ‘Muslim Patrols’ shows the continued fear and trepidation that many feel when Muslims or Islam are used. The recent You Tube postings by a handful of individuals where they harassed passers by outside the East London mosque in Tower Hamlets actually highlighted the stupidity of these two individuals and the […]
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On Sunday, the 6th of January, 2013, Faith Matters organized its third interfaith training workshop as part of their Project Musawaat (Equality) which aims to promote freedom of religion and belief in Pakistan and is focussed on working with Christian and Muslim communities in the Punjab region. 75 participants from 18 grass-roots level youth based […]
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