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Curriculum for Cohesion contributes to the British-ness debate at the Historical Association, Cambridge
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
14 December. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson, Director, co-presented a session of the Historical Association, Cambridge with its President, Dr. Sean Lang, and delivered a talk entitled ‘British Values: what are they? Are they real? Can you teach them?’ Matthew’s talk examined the political background and philosophical grounds for the Duty to teach British Values in schools […]
Curriculum for Cohesion delivers pioneering critical terrorism-awareness training at a school in the East End of London
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
4 December. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson, Director of Curriculum for Cohesion, and Max Hill QC, Academic Advisor for Curriculum for Cohesion, jointly delivered a pioneering session to encourage c.100 sixth formers to think deeply and critically about terrorism entitled, “What is terrorism? How do we prevent it?” The talk put the current global concerns with violent […]
Curriculum for Cohesion is present and presents at the SOAS – Nohoudh Muslim Integration Conference 2015
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
5 – 6 November. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson, Director, Mr. Mohammed Amin, Chair of Committee of Donors, and Mrs. Lucy Wilkinson, Project Director, attended the SOAS – Nohoudh Muslim Integration Conference 2015: Engaging with the Discourse. Matthew gave a presentation, entitled ‘Our Way of Being British: A Philosophical Basis for Muslim Integration’ showing how the philosophy […]
Curriculum for Cohesion deplores the terrorist attacks in Paris
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
17 November 2015. The murderous acts in Paris of Friday 13 November constitute the most barbaric terrorist outrage by any legal and human reckoning. Such deeds are outlawed by European state law, international law, Shari’a law which condemns in absolute terms those who cause corruption and sow fear in the land, as well as by […]
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Curriculum for Cohesion contributes to the Serious Crime Seminar
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
17 September 2015. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson delivered a talk entitled,’Complementary partners or competing alternatives? English Law, Islamic Shari’a and Serious Crime’ to c.100 judges at the Serious Crime Seminar under the auspices of the Judicial College. The talk addressed the issues of the factors involved in ‘Muslim’ criminality in terms of noxious absences and malign […]
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Dr. Matthew Wilkinson addresses researchers on the Penology Masters at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
15 July 2015. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson addressed c.50 Masters researchers who were also senior prison officers and civil servants under the auspices of the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge on the topic Complementary partners or competing alternatives? English Law, Islamic Shari’a and Serious Crime. The talk identified the noxious absences and malign presences that […]
Curriculum for Cohesion contributes to the History PGCE at the UCL Institute of Education
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
15 June 2015. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson addressed and led a workshop for PGCE History teacher-trainees on the course convened by Alison Kitson at the UCL Institute of Education. The title of the session was History Education and Muslim Youth:promoting success by removing absence . It showed how the engagement of young Muslims with school History […]
Curriculum for Cohesion contributes again to the History PGCE, University of Cambridge
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
10 June 2015. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson addressed and led a workshop for PGCE History teacher-trainees on the course convened by Christine Counsell at the University of Cambridge. The title of the session was History Education and Muslim Youth:promoting success by removing absence . It showed how the engagement of young Muslims with school History can […]
Dr. Matthew Wilkinson addresses BBC Radio Producers about their reporting on Islam
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
On 11 June and 18 June Dr.Matthew Wilkinson addressed c. 45 local BBC Radio producers and presenters in Newcastle and Bristol respectively under the auspices of the BBC College of Journalism about Issues in reporting on Islam, Islamism and Violent Extremism and the role of the media in creating a narrative for change. The talks […]
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Dr.Matthew Wilkinson addresses the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, University of Cardiff
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
19 May 2015. At the invitation of Professor Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, Dr.Matthew Wilkinson addressed Masters students, PhD researchers and staff of the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, University of Cardiff on the subject of Islamic Critical Realism:a meta-framework for research […]
The Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize 2014 has been awarded to Dr. Matthew L. N. Wilkinson
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
15 May 2015. We are proud to announce that The International Association for Critical Realism (IACR) has awarded Dr. Matthew L. N. Wilkinson, Director and Principle Researcher of Curriculum for Cohesion, with The Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize 2014 for his book ‘A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World: A Philosophy for Success through […]
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Dr. Matthew Wilkinson presents Islamic Critical Realism at the British Association of Islamic Studies Conference (BRAIS) 2015
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
15 April 2015. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson presented a paper entitled, Islamic critical realism: a philosophy to ‘underlabour’ contemporary Islam, at the British Association of Islamic Studies Conference 2015 at the Senate House, London. The paper presented the core philosophical elements of the Islamic critical realist position including, ‘underlabouring, ‘philosophical and religious seriousness’, ‘a critical realist […]