Islamic

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Dr Federica Gigante in front of the fresco

‘Altar tent’ discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity

01 Feb 2025

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. Dr...

Dr Federica Gigante examining the Verona astrolabe

Astrolabe reveals Islamic–Jewish scientific exchange

04 Mar 2024

̽��ֱ��identification of an eleventh-century Islamic astrolabe bearing both Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions makes it one of the oldest examples ever...

Female conversion to Islam in Britain examined in unique research project

17 May 2013

A ground-breaking report examining the experiences of nearly 50 British women of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds and faiths (or no faith) – who...

Islamic scholars head to Beijing for “Cambridge in China” conference

10 May 2012

A conference exploring Chinese perspectives of the Middle East and the Islamic world, at a time when China’s interest in the region is growing, will...

A shared future based on a shared past

28 Mar 2012

A conference which aims to bridge the gap between academic research on Islam and public opinion regarding Muslims in the West will take place in...

Newman: ̽��ֱ��Catholic pin-up pinned down

02 Jun 2010

John Cornwell, director of Jesus College's Science and Human Dimension project, is also the author of a new biography of Cardinal John Henry Newman...

Power to the people?

26 May 2010

Greece was the birthplace of democracy, but our own political system would be unrecognisable to voters in Ancient Athens. As Classicist Paul...

Watching religiously

20 May 2010

A new survey of the boom in religious broadcasting in the Middle East reveals how the small screen is becoming an increasingly important battlefield...

Praise for research initiative on British Muslims

09 Apr 2010

A Cambridge ̽��ֱ��-led project which investigated what it means to be a Muslim living in modern Britain has won high praise as a model for future...

Muslim leaders' "historic statement of friendship welcomed

11 Oct 2007

A statement of peace and friendship, signed by more than 130 Muslim scholars and addressed to Christian leaders around the world has been hailed as...

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