Not Again! Sweden’s Qur’an-Burning Slippery Slope

by Sohail Nakhooda | 29 Jun, 2023 | Diplomacy, Featured, Human Flourishing, Interfaith, Kalam

EDITORIAL There is a direct correlation and a terrifying slippery slope from burning the books of a community, to the burning of that very community. During the Spanish Inquisition, the burning of Jewish and Muslim books led directly to the annihilation of Jews and...

Strengthening Partnership: Nayed and Gopin Discuss Compassionate Reasoning

by Kalam Research & Media | 11 Jun, 2023 | Events & Reports, Featured, Human Flourishing, Interfaith, Kalam, Latest News, News & Events, Research

Dr Aref Nayed, Chairman of Kalam Research and Media (KRM), visited the George Mason University campus in Virginia today to meet with Professor Marc Gopin, the Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC). Dr Nayed and Professor...

Nayed Attends Higher Academic Council Meeting of MBZUH

by Sohail Nakhooda | 30 May, 2023 | Events & Reports, Featured, Interfaith, Kalam, Latest News, Learning, News & Events, Philosophy

Dr Aref Ali Nayed, Chairman of Kalam Research and Media (KRM), attended the Higher Academic Council meeting of the Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH) in Abu Dhabi, which met to approve the university’s future plans for academic programmes. The...

Dr Peter Ochs Awarded Lucas Prize by Tübingen University

by Sohail Nakhooda | 15 May, 2023 | Events & Reports, Featured, Interfaith, Kalam, Latest News, News & Events, Philosophy

Kalam Research and Media (KRM) congratulates Dr Peter Ochs for being awarded the Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize by the University of Tübingen in Germany, in honour of his seminal contribution to inter-faith dialogue between Judaism, Christianity and Islam.  The...

The Mediterranean: Reason, Faith, and Civility

by Kalam Research & Media | 29 Dec, 2022 | Interfaith, Kalam, Latest News, Monographs, Philosophy, Publications, Research

This new monograph, “The Mediterranean: Reason, Faith, and Civility” contains the speeches delivered by Dr Aref Ali Nayed, Chairman of Kalam Research and Media, and Dr Wael Farouq, Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Culture at the Faculty of Linguistic...

The Mediterranean: Reason, Faith, and Civility

by Kalam Research & Media | 16 Dec, 2022 | Featured, Interfaith, Kalam, Latest News, Philosophy, Research

Dr Aref Ali Nayed, Chairman of Kalam Research Research and Media, delivered a keynote speech on Tuesday 29th November 2022 at the prestigious Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UNICATT) in Milan on the theme “The Mediterranean: Reason, Faith, and Civility.” Dr...