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Runnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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Since the results of the Gorton and Denton by-election, we have witnessed a barrage of smears against Muslim people in the UK. Voting is a fundamental right. Voting according to political interests is entirely ordinary and is how our democratic system is set up.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

And now National Poet of Wales @hananelizabethissa.bsky.social reciting her poem "Where Two Rivers Meet", commissioned by @islamukcentre.bsky.social for our 20th anniversary in September. Lovely to hear these words out in the world again.

A woman in an orange hijab and a pale blue dress reads from a phone beneath a big red screen.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Poor photo, but my @islamukcentre.bsky.social colleague @abdulazim.bsky.social killing it at the first national iftar for Wales on St David's Day at Cardiff City stadium.

A bearded man in grey speaks at a lectern beside red banners reading "Croeso" and "Welcome" and under a big screen that reads "St David a Shaykh al-Hakimi: Gwersi o'r Gorfennol. Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed. Muslim Council of Wales (and Welsh translation) Islam-UK Centre (and Welsh translation).

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Here's my @islamukcentre.bsky.social colleague Mark Bryant (not of this parish) adjusting our History of Islam in Wales display at an iftar at our friendly HE colleagues Cardiff Metropolitan Uni.

A white, bearded man in a cream skullcap, scarf, and robe and a dark blazer adjusts a black poster on a wooden easel in a hall filled with picture displays. The poster has photos and text relating to Islam's history in Wales - this one on the theme of "empire".

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

As the university winds down its activity, we're also winding down our social media presence. We hope you all keep safe, and we'll see you back here in January.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

With recent news of plans to attack a Cathays mosque & a Welsh Jewish Cemetery, the planned interfaith gathering seems very important. Church in Wales & Darul Isra Mosque host a talk about Mary mother of Jesus. 18th Dec 7.30-9pm Darul Isra Mosque All are welcome Sign-up: forms.gle/yEp8WxqKTDZf...

Poster for interfaith event.
Who is Mary, mother of Jesus, in Islam and Christianity?
Details of registering and description of theme. Photos of two speakers, Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed and Canon Andrew Lightbown.
Thursday 18 Dec at Darul Isra Mosque CF24 4BG 7:30-9:00 pm, and community logos

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We are a serious academic research centre, but we're not immune to celebrating a little star power. 20 years ago, folk singer Yusuf / Cat Stevens came to Cardiff to open our centre. He wasn't able to join us in September for the anniversary but sent this message of support: youtu.be/GINccE7JzLs?...

Yusuf Islam: 20 years of the Islam-UK

Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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Yusuf Islam: 20 years of the Islam-UK

Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

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Hear this powerful poem from @hananelizabethissa.bsky.social National Poet of Wales, which we commissioned for our 20th anniversary. "Where Two Rivers Meet" imagines knowledge flowing like a river, rooting our contributions in a place while propelling them into the world. youtu.be/8KfKtk3cjIw?...

Hanan Issa: 'Where Two Rivers Meet'

Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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Centre staff, including deputy director @abdulazim.bsky.social, attended an event to remember Srebrenica at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff yesterday. Ahmed, as Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Wales, joined faith leaders, rights advocates, and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff Adrian Robson.

Two bearded Asian men in dark formal clothing stand in a foyer before an information sign for Srebrenica and the Bosnian war. One wears a hat and scarf and leans on a red umbrella.

Three men stand before a podium that bears the poster Remembering Srebrenica. The man on the left is bearded with a hat and scarf over a dark coat; the man centre wears a kippah and a navy suit with vibrant blue tie; the man right is in the black robes with red accents that mark him as a Christian priest. He is speaking at a microphone.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Poetry for a cold, wet Friday in December? National Poet of Wales @hananelizabethissa.bsky.social shared her memories as a teenager in Cardiff when the Islam-UK Centre opened 20 years ago - "history was being made" - then recited a commissioned poem "Where Two Rivers Meet". youtu.be/8KfKtk3cjIw?...

Hanan Issa: 'Where Two Rivers Meet'

Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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Director @sgilliatray.bsky.social speaks about the independence and integrity of the Islam-UK Centre in its relations with partners and funders. This has allowed us to provide research that stands up academically and remains in touch with the grassroots. Full video here: youtu.be/8Vb66SucUEA?...

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Centre director @sgilliatray.bsky.social presents a large woven basket, collecting a series of objects with which she tells the story of 20 years of the Islam-UK Centre. The clip below is an invitation to play "Show and Tell". Unpack the basket on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/8Vb66SucUEA?...

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This is a key community for the staff and students of our Centre. Save the date, and we hope to see some of you in Nottingham next summer!

Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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Wendy Larner, vice chancellor of @cardiffuni.bsky.social, calls our centre "a living example of the aspirations we hold here at Cardiff University as we look forward." It's about excellence as well as community partnerships! Full speech here: youtu.be/hfK0-ANnaFU?...

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Deputy Director @abdulazim.bsky.social was hanging up a display from the History of Islam in Wales project he's been leading on. Hyfred to have these materials in the Senedd as Islamophobia Awareness Month draws to a close.

Easels with posters and also a concertina board with posters in a large, slate-floored mezzanine in the Welsh Senedd. The roof has undulating beams of red cedar, and there are wide windows.

A bearded man in a grey jumper fastens a poster to a grey temporary wall.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Our Research Associate @haroonsidat.bsky.social was respondant at the launch for a collection of essays on Islamic Education in honour of Syed Ali Ashraf. Abdul Mabud of the Islamic Academy in Cambridge edited the volume and spoke about Ashraf. @sadekhamid.bsky.social hosted the event in Manchester.

A book cover, facing the camera but perched on a stack of more books, with a blurred background showing a man in a beard and classes speaking to someone else just inside the frame. The book is Education of the Interior: Essays in Honour of Professor Syed Ali Ashraf, edited by Shaykh Abdul Mabud.

Three men of South Asian ethnicity stand before a banner and an upturned table and before a table with stacks of books and, to the right, a microphone. All are bearded: the man on left is in a tan coat and pale scarf, the man central is in trousers and a white shirt with a grey jacket overtop, and the man at right is in a smart slate-blue suit with white shirt and pale silver tie.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Warm words from Wendy Larner, vice chancellor for @cardiffuni.bsky.social, about our Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. Her welcome speech in full is available here: youtu.be/hfK0-ANnaFU?...

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Vice Chancellor Wendy Larner speaks about how the Islam-UK Centre aligns with @cardiffuni.bsky.social's priorities as a global-civic institution. This was from our 20th anniversary celebration event in September.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Our research associate @haroonsidat.bsky.social was in Turkey recently and spoke about Muslims in Britain with television station TVNet. His packaged piece is up on YouTube - the narration and captions are in Turkish but Haroon's comments (from 2:15) are in English. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Rr...

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Avrupa İslam’ın yeni merkezi mi?

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

As Civic Mission Lead for my school and a staff member with @islamukcentre.bsky.social I'm glad to share this video on the same day as Cardiff Uni's Global-Civic Conference. I think our work epitomises the principles of partnership (and our vice chancellor thinks so, too) youtu.be/miHedozIUt8?...

20 years of the Islam-UK Centre

Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

A lovely look back at our 20th anniversary event from the start of the academic year. Please watch and share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=miHe...

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

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Job opportunity in Glasgow! There's a vacancy in the Sociology department with a focus on social justice and inequalities.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Last month, we celebrated 20 years as the first research centre dedicated to understanding Muslims in Britain in sociological perspective. One of our current PhD students, Nancy Kemal, has written up her reflections on the event and its significance for her. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/islamukcentr...

A row of seven people seated behind and around a long tale covered with a red tablecloth. The front reads Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK and its translation in Welsh, along with logos for Cardiff University and the centre itself. The people are mostly older. A woman to the right in a white jacket and skirt holds a microphone and reads from comments on a paper.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Mabrouk and llongyfarchiadau to our colleague @karinwahlj.bsky.social of @cujournmedcul.bsky.social as the newly incoming president for @icahdq.bsky.social

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Religion Media Centre @relmedcentre.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Religion news 24 October 2025 ➡️ King Charles and Pope Leo in historic prayer service at Sistine Chapel ➡️ Two men charged over Peacehaven mosque attack ➡️ £10 million security boost for British Muslims ➡️ 'Expel protesters' threatening Jewish lecturer

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Religion news 24 October 2025 - Religion Media Centre

King Charles and Pope Leo in historic prayer service at Sistine Chapel; Two men charged over Peacehaven mosque attack; £10 million security boost for British Muslims; Badenoch says expel protesters th...

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

New funding for security at mosques and other Muslim community centres in UK. It's a helpful recognition by the national government of an unfortunate moment in the security of these and other places of worship. www.lbc.co.uk/article/mosq...

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UK mosques and Muslim faith centres to get £10m security funding boost after string of hate crime attacks | LBC

The new investment will provide vital security measures including CCTV, alarm systems, secure fencing and security personnel services.

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Islam UK Centre @islamukcentre.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Here's the group having a meal after the hard work of our research forum. Also a chance to say thanks to volunteers Sami Bryant and @aanwasr.bsky.social for their stalwart help with our 20th anniversary celebrations last month.

A group of nine people.dressed casually and sitting around a mostly emptied table after a meal. The wall to the right is dark with paler splashes on it; wall left is blue at the bottom and pale grey on top. Colourful lights are on the ceiling.