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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Sylwadau cloi gan Arglwydd Raglaw De Morganwg EM Morfudd Meredith, Llywydd a Sylfaenydd Cyngor Mwslimiaid Cymru Saleem Kidwai, a Phennaeth ein Hysgol, yr Athro Vicki Cummings

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Closing remarks from HM Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan Morfudd Meredith, President and Founder of the Muslim Council of Wales Saleem Kidwai, and our Head of School Professor Vicki Cummings

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru, Hanan Issa, yn perfformio ei cherdd ‘lle mae’r ddwy afon yn cwrdd’, a ysgrifennwyd i nodi pen-blwydd y Ganolfan

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

National Poet of Wales, Hanan Issa, performing her poem ‘where the two rivers meet’, written to mark the Centre’s anniversary

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Jason Mohammad mewn sgwrs â'n Dirprwy Gyfarwyddwr, Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed, yn trafod rhai o ganfyddiadau allweddol ei brosiect 'Islam yng Nghymru'

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Jason Mohammad in conversation with our Deputy Director, Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed, discussing some of the key findings from his ‘Islam in Wales’ project

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Cadeiryddion presennol a chyn-gadeiryddion Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Mwslimiaid ym Mhrydain, ar orffennol, presennol a dyfodol astudiaethau Mwslimaidd Prydain

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

The current and former chairs of the Muslims in Britain Research Network, on the past, present, and future of British Muslim studies

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Neges fideo gan Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, nad oedd yn gallu bod yn bresennol heddiw, ond a agorodd y Ganolfan yn ffurfiol 20 mlynedd yn ôl

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

A video message from Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, who was unable to attend today, but formally opened the Centre 20 years ago

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Mae ein Cyfarwyddwr a Sylfaenydd, yr Athro Sophie Gilliat-Ray, yn rhoi araith hyfryd yn myfyrio ar ychydig o'r nifer o bethau pwysig y mae'r Ganolfan wedi bod yn rhan ohonynt dros yr 20 mlynedd diwethaf, gan gynnwys rhai o'n prosiectau ymchwil, digwyddiadau a gwobrau

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Our Director and Founder, Prof. Sophie Gilliat-Ray gives a wonderful speech reflecting on just a few of the many important things that the Centre has been a part of over the past 20 years, including some of our research projects, events, and awards

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Mae Is-Ganghellor y Brifysgol, yr Athro Wendy Larner, yn croesawu ein gwesteion i'r digwyddiad

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

University Vice Chancellor Prof. Wendy Larner welcomes our guests to the event

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Adrodd hyfryd o'r Coran gan Imam Faisal, gyda chyfieithiad Cymraeg gan gyn-fyfyriwr y Ganolfan Dr Laura Jones, a chyfieithiad Saesneg gan yr ymgeisydd PhD presennol Sheam Khan

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

A beautiful recitation of the Quran by Imam Faisal, with Welsh translation by Centre alumnus Dr Laura Jones, and English translation by current PhD candidate Sheam Khan

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

Mae Dirprwy Ganghellor y brifysgol, Jason Mohammad, yn croesawu ein gwesteion i'r digwyddiad

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

The university’s Pro Chancellor, Jason Mohammad, welcomes our guests to the event

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

We are thrilled to celebrate twenty years of cutting edge and collaborative research on Muslims in Britain! @cardiffuni.bsky.social

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 20d

We're excited to welcome staff, students past and present, and our many friends of the Centre to Cardiff today. It's a big occasion to celebrate!

Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 21d

Rare is the day they get me in a necktie these days, but today we're celebrating 20 years of @islamukcentre.bsky.social where I work, so I'm rising to the occasion. Looking forward to the day and seeing all the people gathered!

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · Jul 17

Mabrouk, llongyfarchiadau, and congratulations to @aanwasr.bsky.social who graduated today with the last MA Islam in Contemporary Britain. It's been a pleasure to teach you and to work with you!

Pictured here with Development Officer Mark Bryant and Senior Lecturer @michaelmunnik.bsky.social

Graduation photo in a green park with trees. Centre, a young bearded bespectacled man in black gown and mortar board with a blue and red hood has arms around two older bearded men, one with glasses and one bald on top. All are smiling.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · Jul 8

Two years ago, Hanan spoke about creativity in conversation with Mariah Zaman of @nowinaminutemedia.bsky.social as part of our public seminar series. Video of their discussion (and many more!) is on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/pnY51p6JFBQ?...

Hanan Issa and Mariyah Zaman

YouTube video by Islam UK (IUKC)

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · Jul 8

Our congratulations to National Poet of Wales and friend of the Centre @hananelizabethissa.bsky.social who was given an honorary doctorate by @bangoruniversity.bsky.social yesterday for her remarkable contribution to Welsh culture, language, music, and the arts. Mabrouk and llongyfarchiadau!

A woman in a beige angle-striped hijab stands left of the image centre, gazing left out the window. She wears a black dress, a necktie of geometric offset square pattern with a myriad of colours and white borders, and lush academic robes of red with gold trim, with the crest of Bangor University on the shoulder. She is in a long stone hall, a library with wooden shelves and wooden arches behind and a red carpet centrally over wooden parquet flooring. A watermark for Bangor University/Prifysgol Bangor is superimposed in the bottom right of the image.

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Religion Media Centre @relmedcentre.bsky.social · Jul 7

On the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 London bomb attacks, King Charles calls for "spirit of unity" and the importance of "building a society where people of all faiths and backgrounds can live together with mutual respect and understanding"

King's message of unity for 7/7 attack anniversary

King warns against those stoking division, in a message honouring the victims of 7/7 terror attacks.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · Jul 7

Worth noting, as we reflect today on 20 years since the 7/7 London transit attacks, that the event features little in Haq's book - she's more about enduring practice rather than flashbulb events. But it does appear in reflections about the value of Muslims working in journalism:

Screenshot from the book Journalism and the Muslim Perspective by Nadia Haq.
Subheading reads: Navigation Roles and Responsibilities for Muslim Journalists
Paragraph reads:
Within the profession, there is a general belief that any journalist shoudl be able to report on any story, and their backgrounds should not influence the way stories are reported (Poole, 2014). While the journalists I interviewed did not necessarily feel 'pigeon-holed' into reporting on Muslim-related stories, there was an expectation from some of the non-Muslim journalists that this is where their value came in. In his interview, for example, Patrick reflected on the lack of Muslim representation in his newspaper during the 7/7 terrorist attacks in 2005. He recalled the dawning realisation in the newsroom that the terrorists in this case were not foreign but British Muslims. As Patrick recalled:
That was the first point, it was oh my God this is home grown terrorists or whatever. Oh, do we have a Muslim around and we (laughs) had someone who was on work experience in the building. And we had a white member of staff columnist who'd talked to Muslims - and that was all we had. (Interview with left-leaning broadsheet journalist Patrick)

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