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CfC presentation to student-practitioners on the Mst in Applied Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

Wednesday, 5 July 2017. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson delivered a lecture entitled ‘Islamic Sharia’ and English Law: complementary partners or competing alternatives in cases of Serious Crime?’ to students on the Mst in Applied Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. These students were prison officers and governors undergoing a reflective programme of study […]

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This post was published on Tuesday, 18th July , 2017 at 5:54 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

‘Islam in 11 Objects’ at Summer Fields School, Oxford

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

Thursday, 29 June 2017. At the invitation of Religious Education teacher, Mrs. Nicola Bush, Dr. Matthew Wilkinson made a presentation of ‘Islam in 11 Objects’ to the Year 6 of Summer Fields School, Oxford. This talk used 11 iconic objects to present the basic religious framework of Islam and cultural and intellectual achievements of Islamic […]

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This post was published on Tuesday, 18th July , 2017 at 5:37 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

‘Islam in 11 Objects’ at St. Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Chinnor

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

Monday, 15 May 2017. At the invitation of a school governor, Mr. Vineeth Purushothaman, Dr. Matthew Wilkinson made a presentation of ‘Islam in 11 Objects’ to the Year 6 of St. Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Chinnor. This talk used 11 iconic objects to present the basic religious framework of Islam and cultural and […]

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This post was published on Tuesday, 18th July , 2017 at 5:34 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Curriculum for Cohesion talks at the University of Leiden about bridging the ‘unserious’ gap between Islamic Studies and the experience of Islam

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

Thursday 6 April 2017. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson delivered a conference paper at the Leiden Islam Academie, University of Leiden, Holland entitled ‘Bridging the ‘unserious’ gap between Islamic Studies and the experience of Islam’ about how the philosophy of Islamic Critical Realism can be applied to bridge the ‘unserious’ gap between Islamic Studies and the experience […]

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This post was published on Thursday, 6th April , 2017 at 3:20 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Curriculum for Cohesion talks straight to the Guardian about teaching controversial issues on the History curriculum

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

Tuesday 27 March 2017. In the context of five exam boards for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, removing Israel-Palestine from their GCSE offering since 2014, Curriculum for Cohesion’s Patron, Mohammed Amin MBE, spoke to the Guardian about the crucial function of the History classroom for teaching controversial events and issues from multiple perspectives in a […]

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This post was published on Thursday, 6th April , 2017 at 3:11 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Mr. Mohammed Amin MBE, Curriculum for Cohesion Chair of Donors, is honoured by Her Majesty, the Queen

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

13 June 2016. Mr. Mohammed Amin MBE, Curriculum for Cohesion Chair of Donors, has been honoured by Her Majesty, the Queen as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Amin has been recognised “for services to Community Cohesion and Inter-faith Relations in Greater Manchester” primarily for […]

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This post was published on Thursday, 16th June , 2016 at 11:15 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Curriculum for Cohesion’s Lead Patron, the Rt. Hon. Sadiq Khan, is elected Mayor of London

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

5 May 2016. Curriculum for Cohesion’s Lead Patron since 2012, the Rt. Hon. Sadiq Khan, who was the Labour Party candidate, has been elected the third Mayor of London, winning 44.2% of the first round vote and 56.9% of the second round vote. His nearest rival was the Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith. Sadiq is […]

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This post was published on Sunday, 8th May , 2016 at 8:34 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Curriculum for Cohesion contributes to the The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) information paper on examinations in Ramadan

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

Dr. Matthew L N Wilkinson, Director of Curriculum for Cohesion, was one of the scholars and signatories on the working group convened by The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) to produce an information paper for schools and colleges over the observance of Ramadan during this summer’s exams. Ramadan falls within the examination season […]

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This post was published on Wednesday, 27th April , 2016 at 7:35 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Nicola Padfield, Master of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge offers rich insight about the book ‘A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-faith World’

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

8 April 2016. Nicola Padfield, Master of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge and Reader in Criminal and Penal Justice at the Law Faculty, University of Cambridge, offers some rich insights on her reading of Matthew Wilkinson’s book ‘A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-faith: a philosophy for success through education’ in connection with the […]

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This post was published on Friday, 8th April , 2016 at 9:05 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Dr. Matthew Wilkinson speaks to the Cambridge Union Society on religious extremism

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

26 February 2016. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson contributed to a panel discussion at the Cambridge Union Society entitled, ‘How do we respond to religious extremism,’ with Remona Aly, a guardian journalist and founder of Exploring Islam Foundation, Muhammad Abdul Bari, Former Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, Muhammad Manwar Ali, an Islamist in the […]

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This post was published on Sunday, 28th February , 2016 at 10:33 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Curriculum for Cohesion presents to National Offender Management Service (NOMS)

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

18 February 2016. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson, Director of Curriculum for Cohesion, gave a presentation entitled ‘Factors in Muslim criminality: noxious absences and malign presences in young Muslims’ lives’ at the Ministry of Justice to senior civil servants of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), including Ms. Maggie Bolger, Lead Learning and Development Commissioner, and Mr. […]

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This post was published on Sunday, 28th February , 2016 at 10:30 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Publication of the impact of Curriculum for Cohesion to date…

By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson

Curriculum for Cohesion is developing minds to heal a fractured world by enriching the school curriculum, by moving academic thinking forward, and by training teachers, judges, barristers, prison officers and journalists in improved understandings of the relationship of Islam and Muslims to liberal democratic societies. We have posted the assessment of the qualitative and quantitative […]

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This post was published on Sunday, 20th December , 2015 at 10:33 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a comment to this post, or trackback from your own website.

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