Woolf Institute

Woolf Institute The Woolf Institute is dedicated to teaching, research and dialogue on interfaith encounter

The Woolf Institute's vision is a world in which collaborative discussion and constructive engagement overcome prejudice and intolerance. The Institute combines teaching, scholarship and outreach, focusing on Jews, Christians and Muslims, to encourage tolerance and foster understanding between people of all beliefs. Established in 1998, and with strong links to the University of Cambridge, the Woo

lf Institute is recognised internationally for its expertise in researching and understanding relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims. The primary aim of the Woolf Institute is to answer practical and theoretical questions concerning aspects of identity, culture and practice using multidisciplinary approaches with research, teaching and public education staff from a wide range of academic backgrounds. We strive, in our research and outreach, to demonstrate how greater understanding of commonality and difference can inform and enhance the wider public good.

There's still time to register for the next Interfaith Connection Cambridge event hosted by the Cambridge Baha’i Communi...
28/05/2026

There's still time to register for the next Interfaith Connection Cambridge event hosted by the Cambridge Baha’i Community.

It's a great opportunity to learn how each of our faiths cherish community and contribute your own ideas and reflections in a spiritual consultation (details below).

The Interfaith Connection Cambridge brings together people of faith in Cambridge so that we can learn about one another’s traditions, understand one another better, extend hospitality to one another, and become friends.

Theme: Community and Consultation

Date & Time: 2 June from 6 to 8pm

Location: Downing Place United Reformed Church

Register for free at: https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/events/interfaith-connection-cambridge-community-and-consultation

Eid Mubarak from the Woolf Institute!Eid ul-Adha honours the prophet Abraham’s devotion to God and his willingness to sa...
26/05/2026

Eid Mubarak from the Woolf Institute!

Eid ul-Adha honours the prophet Abraham’s devotion to God and his willingness to sacrifice his son.

Today marks the beginning of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca.It occurs during the final month of th...
24/05/2026

Today marks the beginning of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca.

It occurs during the final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhū al-Ḥijjah, and about two million people perform the pilgrimage each year.

Read more about it at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/hajj

We are proud to have recently launched the How To Continue Talking: Research Report. Drawing together two years of resea...
22/05/2026

We are proud to have recently launched the How To Continue Talking: Research Report.

Drawing together two years of research, interviews, event attendance, and analysis, the report examines the key reasons why and how interfaith dialogue in the UK has suffered since the 7th October 2023. Providing an academically rigorous study of the state of interfaith relations as manifest through local, regional, and national initiatives, the report also offers suggestions for paths forward to building stronger and more resilient interfaith relations.

Swipe through to see the key themes and recommendations ➡️

Read the full report and reflective guide at: https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/how-to-continue-talking

Last week we hosted 'Threads, Echoes, and Ink: Uncovering Minority Voices in Medieval Spain, Sefarad and al-Andalus' wit...
21/05/2026

Last week we hosted 'Threads, Echoes, and Ink: Uncovering Minority Voices in Medieval Spain, Sefarad and al-Andalus' with Instituto Cervantes London organised by Woolf PhD Scholar Juan Moreno.

Our presenters, Juan, Emma Olson (Woolf PhD Scholar), and Abigail Glickman (MPhil) shared their research on medieval Spain, exploring themes of cultural memory, music, manuscripts, textiles, and identity. Thank you to Seherish Abrar and to everyone who joined us for such an engaging evening of discussion, questions, and conversation.

Yesterday, we welcomed our commissioners to the Woolf Institute for the third meeting for the Commission on Interfaith R...
20/05/2026

Yesterday, we welcomed our commissioners to the Woolf Institute for the third meeting for the Commission on Interfaith Relations, chaired by Dr Ed Kessler MBE.

Following reflections from Vice-Chair Bishop Lusa Nsenga Ngoy, commissioners heard presentations from Evie Sacks, Leo Taylor, and Adam Aslam on how young people encounter and interpret conflict, how these issues manifest in schools, universities, communities, online spaces, and faith settings, and what this may mean for social cohesion and specifically inter- and intra-faith relations.

Commissioners also considered evidence gathered at the most recent public participation session (Leeds, 5 May), followed by a plenary and deliberations.

Many thanks to our speakers and to all commissioners who were present.

You can read more about the Commission’s timeline, methodology, and outputs at: https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/commission-on-interfaith-relations-uk-faith-groups-and-global-conflicts

Last week, Woolf staff attended the King’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.We are immensely grateful to have received ...
19/05/2026

Last week, Woolf staff attended the King’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.

We are immensely grateful to have received an invitation to such a wonderful occasion.

18/05/2026

🎊 We're wishing Jordan Salama a huge mazel tov on being named a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for his book Stranger in the Desert. The book – which also won the Peter Gilbert Prize earlier this year, awarded by JR & The Woolf Institute – follows Salama's journey through the Argentinian Andes as he explores his family's Jewish heritage, identity and experience.

More info: samirohrprize.org

Congratulations to Dr Ani Avetisyan, Woolf Affiliated Researcher and Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of...
16/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr Ani Avetisyan, Woolf Affiliated Researcher and Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge, has had her book ‘Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic, and Garshuni Versions of Ibn Al-Akfānī’s Treatise on Bloodletting: Linguistic Variation in Late Judaeo-Arabic’ published by Brill this week.

Access at: https://brill.com/display/title/70789

15/05/2026

'Antisemitism is evil, it must be confronted wherever it appears'

The Bishop of Willesden, Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy, the Church of England's Lead Bishop for Interfaith Engagement and Vice-Chair of the Commission on Interfaith Relations, spoke at the Standing Strong: Extinguish Antisemitism rally in London earlier this week.

Read the full address at: https://www.churchofengland.org/media/news-and-press-releases/antisemitism-evil-it-must-be-confronted-wherever-it-appears-bishop-lusa-tells-rally

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