What did the Moors do for us?
In amongst the scholarly contributions to Arches Quarterly IV/8 you’ll find something a bit different, with food, Canon David Porter & Billy Bragg in it. That’s my piece (p 74). … Continue reading
The EU, religion & belief
A first for the EU Parliament – a seminar for religious associations. I’ve written about my day trip to Brussels on the London Boroughs Faiths Network blog. Here’s a bit … Continue reading
European network of intercultural groups?
Just back in London from an *intensive* day in Brussels with a bunch of remarkable people. Four of us from the UK met up with eight more from a variety … Continue reading
The EU (or whatever)
I’m booked on Eurostar to Brussels next Monday. A handful of us (some from the UK, others from Europe-wide networks) have a meeting at the European Commission to talk about … Continue reading
Eddie Izzard & savoire faire on European networking
I’m for the Eddie Izzard approach to speaking new languages – just get on and do it. In public. Trouble is, many of us educated in the “Don’t open your … Continue reading
Berlin (en français pour la journée du blogging multilingue)
Quand on peur qu’on ne peut pas parler la langue étrangère qu’on apprenait à l’école il y a beaucoup des ans, mon avis est: allez au pays plus étrange et … Continue reading
Brussels
Arrived in Brussels for week-long awareness training on religious discrimination, made possible by a mobility grant from the EU, through Grundtvig. People from different religious traditions from all over Europe … Continue reading
Meeting the Mayor of Tuzla
Today everything shifted gear. We (now warmly welcomed as a delegation) met the Mayor of Tuzla, a large town in the north of the Federation entity of Bosnia (Bosniac majority), … Continue reading
Monday evening
Just out from a reception at the British Embassy where we were briefed by the Defence Attache. Both entities within Bosnia, the Republic and the Federation, which are kind of … Continue reading