“Faith Matters have come up with a project that has not been devised in the UK before and on such a national basis. To take Sikhs and Muslims from across the UK to Corrymeela in Northern Ireland for conflict resolution work is bold, innovative and says a lot about the vision of cohesion that Faith […]
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“Faith Matters is active in building relationships between religious communities, especially Muslim and Jewish, and in combating extremism…..It was an inspiration to meet Fiyaz. If, as Liberal Jews, we work with organisations like his to recognise our common humanity, then we will make the world just a little bit safer for our children”.
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The Adab research, released by Faith Matters, called for effective dialogue between the two groups and for the two communities to “rediscover” their shared cultural heritage, including a common Punjabi heritage, history and culture. Funding for Muslim and Sikh organisations in areas with a significant presence of the two groups should be conditional on promoting […]
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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 […]
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The Prevent Peers programme was a series of Prevent training sessions which provided 15 hours of training per participant per local authority. It was delivered from October 2009 to March 2010 and involved 8 local authorities within the West Midlands region. Faith leaders, elected members and officers received training on a range of cohesion and […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingFaith 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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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