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Faith Matters on Press TV
January 5, 2011 By Faith Matters

Faith Matters on Press TV

A new report has revealed that the number of Muslim converts in the UK has soared during the last decade. The interfaith organisation “Faith Matters” says there are now around 100,000 Muslim converts in Britain, and most of them are female. Roshan Muhammed Salih reports from London.

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Jews and Muslims Share More than Abraham
December 29, 2010 By Faith Matters

Jews and Muslims Share More than Abraham

I have just returned from Berlin where I attended a conference with the Council of Christians and Jews to look at the possibility of trilateral discussions involving Muslims, Christians and Jews and historic narratives.

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Faith Matters on CNN; persecution of minorities and the need for Christian and Muslim Dialogue and Peacebuilding
December 29, 2010 By Faith Matters

Faith Matters on CNN; persecution of minorities and the need for Christian and Muslim Dialogue and Peacebuilding

Christians are facing increasing persecution in the Middle East. We look at why this is taking place. Source: CNN | https://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/12/22/ctw.panel.christian.persecution.cnn

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Report on Converts to Islam in the UK: A Minority Within a Minority
December 28, 2010 By Faith Matters

Report on Converts to Islam in the UK: A Minority Within a Minority

This report was undertaken by Faith Matters to assess the roles that converts to Islam have within our communities and it shows that there are numerous positive and highly productive roles that they play. There has also been no definitive study on the number of converts and whilst the assessments in this report are projections, […]

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Faith Leadership Through Chaplaincy: Experiences from Muslim Communities: Summary of Issues and Recommendations from Consultations with Chaplains, Sector Leaders and Communities
December 7, 2010 By Faith Matters

Faith Leadership Through Chaplaincy: Experiences from Muslim Communities: Summary of Issues and Recommendations from Consultations with Chaplains, Sector Leaders and Communities

This is a report that outlines the views of Muslim chaplains, sector leaders and Muslim communities as well as other faith communities on faith leadership. This work was undertaken over a 7 month period and took in a number of key organisations that work with Muslim and other faith communities. This is a unique report […]

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EDL Recruiting Members!
November 29, 2010 By Faith Matters

EDL Recruiting Members!

A Controversial far-right group is stepping up its efforts to recruit Sikhs, a shocking new report was warned. The English Defence League (EDL) which has been accused of being racist and Islamophobia, is using high profile members and the Facebook website website to lure groups including Sikhs and Jews…

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Anti Semitism Must Stop!
November 29, 2010 By Faith Matters

Anti Semitism Must Stop!

Panorama’s exposure this week of Anti-semitic and homophobic textbooks being used by a small number of Muslim pupils highlights a sickening attempt by so-called “holy” people abroad to manipulate young minds here in Britain. Written by individuals who have been insulated from the diversity that we see around us and who see internal religious dilemmas […]

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November 29, 2010 By Faith Matters

Group building cohesion gets top award

A COMMUNITY organisation which was set up to ease religious tension has scooped the title of Enfield’s Business Of The Year. Founded in 2007 by former Haringey councillor Fiyaz Mughal OBE, Faith Matters was praised for its conflict-resolution work in the UK and across the Middle East. Judges were impressed with the organisation’s social programmes, […]

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Award of Appreciation
November 20, 2010 By Faith Matters

Award of Appreciation

Fourth Award of Appreciation to Cllr Fiyaz Mughal OBE from Dialogue Society on Vimeo.

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The English Defence League: Challenging Our Country and Our Values of Social Inclusion, Fairness and Equality
November 20, 2010 By Faith Matters

The English Defence League: Challenging Our Country and Our Values of Social Inclusion, Fairness and Equality

The English Defence League: Challenging Our Country and Our Values of Social Inclusion, Fairness and Equality. A detailed report on key leaders within the English Defence League, their funders and those that formulate its strategy. This report is a damning insight into a group that promotes a non-racist image, yet those aligned and linked to […]

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