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7 Nov 2022: It is with great sadness that the Woolf Institute learns of the passing of HerMajesty, Queen Elizabeth II. As Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governorof the Church of England, Her Majesty took an interest in all faith communities,regularly meeting

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, ‘Coming here has changed how I see the world. It hastaught me to listen to different voices, to make friendswith people from entirely different cultures andbeliefs. It’s been awesome.’ The summer school student who told me

1 Nov 2022: Dr Andrew Reed of Brigham Young University, Utah, reflectson the impact of the Woolf summer school and remembershis own experience of first coming to Cambridge and thethen Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations 16 years ago. Dear Woolf Friends,. In

9 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, This year we have the rare occasion that majorfestivals of the three Abrahamic faiths align:Easter, Passover and Ramadan. Such aconcurrence last happened in 1991 and is broughtabout by the different calendar systems

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, From research to social good, from Cambridge to the wider world, the WoolfInstitute is increasing the impact of its work this year, especially within politicaland policymaking circles. With this goal in mind, we have further

10 Feb 2022: Transmission and Trust: The Impact of Covid-19 on British Jewish and British Muslim CommunitiesExecutive Summary. 2. About the Woolf InstituteThe Woolf Institute was founded by Dr Edward Kessler MBE and Revd Professor Martin Forward in 1998. Their

9 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, In this special week of celebration of Easter,Passover and Ramadan it seems a good momentto remind ourselves of the foundation of theInstitute and to look forward to our 25th. anniversary next year. Back in 1998 when DrEdward

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. Trust is the basis of all successful societies: law, economic activity, democracyas a whole, all are based on trusting strangers. Building trust between the religious communities of Britain is essential for thecreation of a

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Our light, airy and unusual building here at the Woolf has always lent itself to allsorts of events. In the five years since we moved in we have had concerts,comedy events, poetry recitals, dinners and drumming workshops all over

7 Nov 2022: Every year millions of Muslims travel to Makkah during the last month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hajj,to perform a pilgrimage known as Hajj. The pilgrimage lasts around five days, from the 8th to the 13th ofDhul Hajj (this year coinciding with 7th