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Sophie Gilliat-Ray
@sgilliatray.bsky.social
Director - Islam-UK Centre - Cardiff University
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As our integrity sustains our community relations, so those relations sustain our mission, which as the vice chancellor Wendy Larner noted, aligns directly with that of Cardiff University itself.

Both speeches are from our 20th anniversary event in September. youtu.be/hfK0-ANnaFU?...
Professor Wendy Larner: 20 years of the Islam-UK Centre
YouTube video by Islam UK (IUKC)
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December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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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?...
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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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?...
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Love this framing. A great way to tell stories. Material culture for the win!
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?...
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Some thoughts about this wonderful international conference on Muslim chaplaincy in Switzerland!
June 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
@islamukcentre.bsky.social Dr Mansur Ali speaking about his research on Muslim chaplaincy and Islamic bioethics…with Professor Harvey Stark from the US sitting to his left, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
June 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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A message from @drmansurali.bsky.social who, alongside our Director @sgilliatray.bsky.social, is at the University of Freiburg this week for the conference ‘Muslim Chaplaincy: Practice, Research and Recognition’, co-organised with the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society.
June 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Enjoying the Muslim Chaplaincy conference co-organised by the Islam-UK Centre,Cardiff University and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland…meeting delegates from all over the world
June 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Muslim chaplains tend to prisoners of all religions - Hyphen hyphenonline.com/2022/06/13/m...
Muslim chaplains tend to prisoners of all religions
Alamgeer Choudhury talks about his interfaith work, Covid-19 and changing lives
hyphenonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM