Not In Our Name Website

This event was the key flagship event on the range of outreach events that Faith Matters held in 2009/2010 under the Not In Our Name Project. The event was held at the Royal Chace Hotel and was attended by staff from statutory agencies like Enfield Council and by community and voluntary sector bodies like ECEN […]

BNP ‘exploited religious tensions’

The British National Party has been accused of attempting to exploit tensions between Muslims and Sikhs in a Government-funded report into relations between the two communities. The report is entitled the ‘Adab’ research report produced by Faith Matters. Academics have warned of a “real danger” of “serious communal disorder” in the future in some towns […]

New Muslim Cool

Faith Matters UK tour (This tour has now been completed) Faith Matters invited a convert Hispanic ‘gangsta’ rapper for a series of talks with communities in the UK to counter gun and knife crime and the pull of extremism towards some young people in the UK. This programme covered 8 major cities including London, Manchester, […]

New Guidance set for State Chaplains

Support for chaplains working in universities, colleges, hospitals and prisons, is to be improved under new guidelines launched today. The guidance The Role of Chaplains Working in Public Sector Institutions: Experiences from Muslim Communities, is funded by the Department of Communities and Local Government and written by Faith Matters. It draws on best practice of […]

Chaplains Can Help Fight Against Muslim Extremism Says Shahid Malik

Click here for Telegraph Article Shahid Malik, a junior communities minister, said staff who provide spiritual care can help guide those who have a “distorted view of religion or society”. It comes amid growing concern about the ability of radical preachers and terrorists to infiltrate public institutions in Britain. The problem of radicalisation on campuses […]

Adab Research Report

A PERSPECTIVE OF SIKH & MUSLIM RELATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM & CAUSES OF TENSIONS & MISTRUST BETWEEN THE TWO COMMUNITIES Click to view report The Adab (Respect) research report builds on the work that Faith Matters undertook in Corrymeela in 2008 where a group of Sikhs and Muslims took part in facilitated discussions sessions […]

Supporting Chaplaincy Within Public Institutions: Perspectives from Muslim Chaplains

DCLG commissioned Faith Matters to promote and show good practice within different professional sectors that were employing Muslim chaplains. A generic guideline on standards for the recruitment of Muslim chaplains was produced for those sectors and institutions which may require such a resource. The guidelines could not be more prescient than it is now. Chaplaincy […]

Not in Our Name Event Enfield Photos

Prevent Conference in Birmingham

Faith Matters – Communities and Local Government Prevent Conference in Birmingham Dec 2009

Faith Matters Kosovo

Faith Matters – Kosovo Independence Day Photos