Inter-belief Dialogue in Contemporary Ireland Conference

 
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A conference on Inter-belief dialogue in contemporary Ireland was held in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick on February 17th 2016. The conference was supported by NCCA as part of our consultation on the proposals for a curriculum in Education about Religions and Beliefs (ERB) and Ethics.

Below there are some video highlights of the conference.

Introduction

Opportunities

                                                                                                                          Some attendees spoke to us about the opportunities ERB and Ethics might bring to the classroom.

Challenges

Some attendees spoke to us about the challenges that ERB and Ethics might face

Dr Julia Ipgrave: Inter-religious encounter and dialogue in schools

Dr Julia Ipgrave was the keynote speaker at the conference. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Education Studies, University of Warwick. She has 16 years teaching experience in schools as classroom teacher and in assistant head and head teacher roles.

Mary O'Sullivan

Mary O' Sullivan, Centre for Prayer and Dialogue in Oświęcim (Auschwitz)

Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri

Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri, Chair of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council and Head Imam of Blanchardstown Islamic Centre

Tomi Reichental

Mr Tomi Reichental, “Are we going to stand by?", Holocaust Survivor

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Dr. James Carr

Dr. James Carr,   Islamophobia in Ireland, University of Limerick, Department of Sociology