University of Bath Interfaith Forum

19/03/2025

27/06/2024

Dr Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour, Local Visiting Faith Leader and Imam of Bath Mosque, shares his thoughts at the end of the academic year. Read more at: https://blogs.bath.ac.uk/interfaith/2024/06/27/a-muslims-reflection-on-the-end-of-academic-year/

14/06/2024

A great way to celebrate the end of a packed year! The Chaplaincy team had a great time hosting the last interfaith gathering of 2023/2024.

08/03/2024

Happy International Women's Day 2024! Thanks to Rahima, Carol & Mother Sarah for this great podcast. Listen at: https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/the-faith-writings-podcast/

23/02/2024

Thanks for a great evening! Interfaith student social in Dartmouth Avenue - 22 February 2024

08/02/2024

As World Interfaith Harmony Week 2024 comes to a close, Nigel reflects on this year's theme - uniting for peace. Read more at: https://blogs.bath.ac.uk/interfaith/2024/02/08/world-interfaith-harmony-week/

05/02/2024

The first week of February marks World Interfaith Harmony Week. This year the theme is: "uniting for peace". As Archbishop Desmond Tutu famously said, “Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

25/01/2024

Holocaust Memorial Day falls on Saturday 27 January, and this year the theme is the 'Fragility of Freedom'. Mother Sarah reflects and encourages us to: "...look into one another’s eyes in order to see more deeply and in order to see the beauty of God in every living human being.” Read more from Mother Sarah at: https://blogs.bath.ac.uk/interfaith/2024/01/25/the-fragility-of-freedom/

18/01/2024

"World Religion Day reminds us to stop and reflect, to take the opportunity to learn more about ‘the other’, the unknown, and in most cases to discover how much we have in common. It is a reminder of our shared humanity, which should be nurtured.”
You can read Local Visiting Faith Leader Iris Segall’s blog at https://blogs.bath.ac.uk/interfaith/2024/01/18/world-religion-day/

19/12/2023

Have a restful break! Read more from Nigel at: https://blogs.bath.ac.uk/interfaith/2023/12/19/vacation-greetings

20/11/2023

As part of National Interfaith Week 2023, at the request of students, local faith leaders met in the Chaplaincy to discuss strategies to support peace. You can hear their podcast here: https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/interfaith-community-strategies-for-peace/

19/10/2023

University of Bath student Carol shares her experiences from the first year of the Bath University Interfaith Community. Read more at: https://blogs.bath.ac.uk/interfaith/2023/10/19/student-view-interfaith-community/