On 17 October the Centre launched a new project Islam and Ireland in partnership with the Clingen Centre for the Study of Modern Ireland (Notre Dame); the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion (Notre Dame); and the Dublin City Interfaith Forum. The launch was followed by an all-day conference held in the Royal Irish Academy.
The aim of the conference was bring the Irish Muslim experience into focus and to learn how the Irish Muslim experience is similar to and different from the experience of Muslims in other countries, especially the UK, Europe, and the US. To that end, we are joined by leading figures from Irish politics, academia and society, as well as distinguished guests, academics, and politicians from the UK, Europe and the US; and, most importantly, by members of Ireland’s Muslim community.
The project as a whole aims to address the questions of how Irish Muslims are represented and misrepresented, and how the Irish Muslim experience is similar to and different from the experience of Muslims in other countries. We hope that in addressing these questions, we can begin to learn and better understand the ways in which Ireland can best support its Muslim citizens, and how other countries might learn from the Irish Muslim experience.
The launch and conference received significant media attention:
