0810, 2015

Ideas Hub: Dr. Katy Sian on “Preventing violent extremism in educational establishments”

By Myriam Francois|October 8, 2015|Ideas Hub|0 comments

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are solely those of the author in her/his private capacity and do not in any way represent the views of SOAS or the CIS. Dr. Katy Sian – University of York on “Preventing violent extremism in educational establishments” If Franz Kafka was alive today, would he not have set “The Trial” in the British educational system, and perhaps even retitled his novel, Prevent, since the

3009, 2015

Free speech on British university campuses: Dr Amina Yaqin and Professor Peter Morey respond to the government’s proposals

By Myriam Francois|September 30, 2015|Ideas Hub|0 comments

Following the recent news that David Cameron will “name and shame” British universities “that give the floor to extremist speakers” – Dr Amina Yaqin, Senior Lecturer in Urdu and Postcolonial Studies at SOAS, and Professor Peter Morey, Professor of English and Postcolonial Studies at the University of East London offer their response: Some months ago, we were organising the latest event in the Muslims, Trust and Cultural Dialogue series: part of a research project

1208, 2015

Ideas Hub: Dr Yulia Egorova on Muslim-Jewish relations and what her latest findings have uncovered

By Myriam Francois|August 12, 2015|Ideas Hub|4 comments

Dr Yulia Egorova, Reader in Anthropology, Durham University The relationship between the Jewish and Muslim communities of Europe is often constructed by public discourse as polarized due to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Indeed, in the summer of 2014, the mass media presented numerous reports suggesting that the relations between Europe’s Jews and Muslims were deteriorating following the military action between Israel and Gaza. At the same time, it has been argued