“A real taste of Islam in the UK”
Paigham Mustafa, an Islamic scholar and author of ‘The Quran: God’s message to mankind’, reviews Declan Henry’s new book about modern British Muslims. As the…
Category: Religion
What I learned from speaking with more than one hundred British Muslims
Declan Henry, an Irish Catholic social worker, has been working with Muslim youth over the past few years. Intrigued by Islam, he set about interviewing…
Pia Matthews on developing her ethical approach to chaplaincy
Pia Matthews is a Senior Lecturer of Bioethics, Medical Law, Theology and Healthcare Ethics at St Mary’s University Twickenham. Here, she reflects on how she…
An unexpected conversation about Islam
Declan Henry, an Irish Catholic social worker, has been working with Muslim youth over the past few years. Intrigued by Islam, he set about interviewing…
Child Migration to the UK: Hopes and Realities
In this extract from ‘Fortress Britain?’ Pia Jolliffe and Samuel Burke draw attention to child migrants’ vulnerability and ask for the impact of the Amendment 115 to…
When is a Humanist not a Humanist?
Paul Hedges, author of Towards Better Disagreement, considers asylum, philosophy and human rights in light of the recent situation with Hamza bin Walayat. If somebody asked…
Morality, Demons and Beasts
In this extract from ‘The Interbrain,’ Digby Tantam considers the implications of the interbrain for religion, morality and our ability to demonize other humans. For…
Interfaith Meetings: Working out how to conduct vigils
We sought out Reverend Tom Wilson, co-author of Learning to Live Well Together, to find out any advice he had for frequently encountered issues with…
Interfaith Meetings: How to handle concern about a planned mosque visit
We sought out Reverend Tom Wilson, co-author of Learning to Live Well Together, to find out his advice for frequently encountered issues with regards to…
Why do we need to talk about Religious Education?
Although Religious Education (RE) is a legal requirement in UK schools, it is an oft-neglected and misunderstood subject. It is important to seriously re-think this…