Nisa-Nashim Conference 2018

Lea Taragin-Zeller reports from the 2018 conference of Jewish-Muslim women’s network Nisa-Nashim. The panel on head covering provided an open and inspiring space for dialogue about freedom and choice. We spoke to panel chair Reina Lewis as well as panel guests Lindsay Simmonds, Elizabeth Arif-Fear, and Rabia Mirza.

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Encounter: Should We Send Our Children To Faith Schools?

Join Ed Kessler and guests Julian Huppert, Azadeh Moaveni and Austin Tiffany as they discuss and debate religion and education in the UK. Are faith schools good for society as a whole or do they breed division? Should faith schools receive taxpayers’ money? What part do faith schools play in the lives of the non-religious?

Encounter is brand new discussion podcast produced by the Woolf Institute and presented by its Founder Director Dr Ed Kessler. Episodes will explore the relationship between religion and society. Join Ed and guests as they navigate their way through some of society’s most debated topics.

Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/encounter-podcast/id1373679751?mt=2