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Interfaith Week 2013

Thursday, November 26th, 2015

Inter Faith Week 2013

Slough Faith Partnership organised week-long events taking place to celebrate Interfaith Week this year. We had excellent speakers with plenty of opportunity for debate and discussion.

Talk and Discussion – Fear of Change: Monday 18th November at 7pm at Langley Academy, Langley Road, Slough SL3 7EF

Rev Alistair Stewart will talk on The Rhetoric of Persecution, with discussion on fear of change to one’s Faith, including the evolution of ideas, and faith and evolution.

Speakers Reverend Alistair Steward and Atta-ul Khan

Audience at a glance

Talk and Discussion – Fear through Faith: Tuesday 19th November at 7pm at Slough & Eton Business & Enterprise College Ragstone Road SL1 2PU

Speakers Dr Hugh Boulter and Khalid Abdullah with chair Monique Cunningham

Audience gather at Slough and Eton Business Enterprise College for a discussion on Fear through Faith

Dr Hugh Boulter of Oxford Diocese Committee for Interfaith Concerns talked on The Importance of Dialogue, with a Buddhist perspective provided by Khalid Abdullah.

Video and Discussion – Fear of Secularism: Wednesday 20th November at 7pm at Slough & Eton Business & Enterprise College Ragstone Road SL1 2PU

James Gibbons of St Joseph’s Catholic High School with the evening’s Chair David Sparrow.

Young People from local schools showed their video interview with prominent Humanist Professor AC Grayling, followed by discussion on doubt, and how faith and doubt go hand in hand.

Talk and Discussion – Fear of Extremism: Thursday 21st November at 7pm at Slough & Eton Business & Enterprise College Ragstone Road SL1 2PU

Revd Julie Wearing chairs the evening: Fear of Extremism

Paul Salahuddin Armstrong and Mohammed Abbassi from the Association of British Muslims, and Alfred Agius, former Director of Westminster Interfaith.

Paul Salahuddin Armstrong and Mohammed Abbassi from the Association of British Muslims, and former Jesuit priest Alfred Aguis will speak, along with young people from local schools.

Talk and Discussion – Fear and Freedom of Speech: Friday 22nd November at 7pm at Iqra School, off Wexham Road, SL2 5FF

Revd Rod Cosh, Area Dean of Burnham and Slough and Nigel Cohen of the Maidenhead Jewish Community will speak, exploring the limits and responsibilities of freedom of speech.

Conference – Overcoming Fear:

Saturday 23rd November at 2pm at Upper School, Eton College, SL4 6EU (entry via gatehouse)

Following on from our discussions, we use what we have learned during the week to identify ways of overcoming the hold that fear has on our lives and communities. The event is chaired by Eton College Conduct, Rev. Canon Keith Wilkinson.

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