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  • November 2, 2012
    'Muslim rage': re-engagement, not disengagement is needed

    Back in September, there were expressions across the world of what was dubbed 'Muslim rage' by the media, following the tawdry trailer for a film entitled 'Innocence of Muslims' ostensibly intended to defame the Muslim prophet Muhammad and insult the ummah of Islam worldwide. But Dr Harry Hagopian paints a much deeper and wider picture of Muslim discontents and provocations experienced throughout the Middle East and North Africa and elsewhere. Challenging simplistic 'clash of civilisations' theses, he says that what we need is not further disengagement between peoples and cultures, but rather further re-engagement.

  • August 21, 2012
    Senior Muslim leader in Scotland to discuss war, peace and Islam

    The Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dr Mustafa ef. Ceric, who is the country’s senior Muslim leader, arrives in Scotland from Sarajevo on Wednesday.

  • August 19, 2012
    Renewing hope at Eid

    In his 2012 Eid Message, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, writes of a hope we can all aspire to.

  • August 15, 2012
    'Dirty Paki Lingerie' defies stereotypes of Muslim women

    A stimulating, comedic and controversial one-woman show comes to Edinburgh tomorrow night, defying simplistic portrayals of Muslim women.

  • January 13, 2012
    Imams in Britain must reach out to youth, says Muslim leader

    Imams at British mosques have let down a generation of young Muslims by failing to reach young people, says a Muslim leader and commentator.

  • December 31, 2011
    Leaders meet as religious war fear grows in Nigeria

    The spiritual head of Nigeria's 70 million Muslims, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, has met with the current Nigerian President, a Christian, to discuss religious conflict.

  • November 29, 2011
    Christians and Muslims in Kenya strengthen HIV/AIDS strategies

    Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya have discussed how to improve their HIV/AIDS strategies at a conference in Nairobi from 23 to 25 November.

  • September 22, 2011
    Muslims help to rebuild Christian school in Kashmir after violence

    Muslims in Kashmir, India, are supporting the re-building of a Christian school destroyed by fire during anti-Christian violence a year ago.

  • August 22, 2011
    Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf, religion and conflict

    The visit to Britain of Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf, from the Cordoba Initiative in New York, resonates not just with our reflections on the impending tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, but with the continuing quest for interreligious understanding in a conflictual world, says Professor Hugh Goddard.

  • August 22, 2011
    American Muslim leader coming to Scotland

    Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf, the American Muslim leader, author and activist at the centre of the recent storm about plans to build an Islamic community centre near Ground Zero in New York, arrives Scotlan