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Curriculum for Cohesion is represented on a Remembering Srebrenica delegation to Bosnia
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
8-11 February 2015. Dr. Matthew Wilkinson represented Curriculum for Cohesion on a four-day visit to Bosnia, based at Sarajevo, as part of the Remembering Srebrenica delegation. This delegation was also attended by representatives of the Association of Muslim Lawyers, The Forum for Discussion of Israel and Palestine (FODIP), the Faiths Forum For London and other […]
Dr. Wilkinson invited to participate in the Commission on Religion & Belief in British Public Life
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
On 30-31 January 2015, Dr. Wilkinson was invited to report to the Commission on Religion & Belief in British Public Life which has been convened by the Woolf Institute, Cambridge and is chaired by the Rt. Hon. the Baroness (Elizabeth) Butler-Sloss of Marsh Green GBE, formerly President of the Family Division of the High Court. […]
Professor Nigel Biggar becomes an Academic Advisor for Curriculum for Cohesion
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
We are delighted and honoured to announce that Professor Nigel Biggar has accepted our invitation to become an Academic Advisor for Curriculum for Cohesion. Professor Biggar is the Regius Professor of Moral & Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, where he also directs the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics & Public Life. Professor Biggar […]
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Ms. Baljit Ubhey OBE becomes a Patron of Curriculum for Cohesion
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
We are delighted and honoured to announce that Ms. Baljit Ubhey OBE has accepted our invitation to become a Patron of Curriculum for Cohesion. Ms. Ubhey is Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in London and brings to our work a wealth of experience in dealing with issues of diversity within the criminal […]
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Mr. Eoin McLellan-Murray becomes a Patron of Curriculum for Cohesion
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
We are delighted and honoured to announce that Mr. Eoin McLellan-Murray has accepted our invitation to become a Patron of Curriculum for Cohesion. Mr. McLellan-Murray brings to our work a wealth of experience in the education of the prison service having served as a Governor of 10 UK prisons and been President of the Prison […]
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Max Hill QC is appointed Leader of the South Eastern Circuit
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
Max Hill QC, one of our esteemed academic advisors, has recently been appointed Leader of the South Eastern Circuit. The South Eastern Circuit provides educational, ethical and professional leadership for all barristers working in the South East of England. We are privileged to have such a senior barrister who is so strongly connected to the […]
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Wednesday, 19 November. Professor Roy Bhaskar, our Lead Academic Advisor, passes away.
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
It is with huge sadness that we announce the death of Professor Roy Bhaskar, our Lead Academic Advisor (2011-2014), on the evening of Wednesday, 19 November. Since the early 1970’s and the publication of his ground-breaking book A Realist Theory of Science, Roy was a towering and pioneering figure in contemporary philosophy and the founding […]
Thursday, 6 November 2014. Professor Alan Norrie joins the Academic Advisory Team of Curriculum for Cohesion
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
Thursday, 6 November 2014. We are delighted and honoured to announce that Professor Alan Norrie, Head of the School of Law, University of Warwick, has accepted our invitation to join the Academic Advisory Team of Curriculum for Cohesion. Alan is a pioneering thinker in the fields of criminal law and legal theory. Underpinning this work […]
Tuesday 4 November. Curriculum for Cohesion contributes to the PGCE in Religious Studies at the Department of Education, University of Cambridge
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
Dr. Matthew Wilkinson contributed a session to the PGCE teacher-training course in Religious Studies at the Department of Education, University of Cambridge with a lecture and workshop entitled, ‘Islam, Critical Realism and Religious Studies’. In the lecture, Matthew showed, amongst other things, how the fulcrum of critical realism can provide an intellectual basis by which […]
Monday 3 November. ‘A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World’ is published by Routledge.
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
The book of Dr. Matthew L N Wilkinson ‘A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World: a philosophy for success through education’ is now available. This 278-page book gives the full detailed account of the philosophy of Islamic critical realism and explains how this philosophy can be used for the teaching of Islam and […]
Monday 3 November. Curriculum for Cohesion contributes to a Runnymede Trust event discussing the future of History education
By Dr. Matthew Wilkinson
Dr. Matthew Wilkinson participated in a fascinating and useful roundtable event organised by the Runnymede Trust at King’s College London entitled, ‘How diverse and broad will the new history curriculum prove to be?’ The event was attended by 30 academics, teachers, think-tank members and charity group members to discuss how teachers can provide a genuinely […]
Mohammed Amin elected as Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum
By Mohammed Amin
Our Patron and Chair of Donors Mohammed Amin also undertakes many other voluntary activities. For many years he has been Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, and recently he became its Chairman succeeding Lord Sheikh. There are more details at this link.
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