Peaceful co-existence at the edges of Islam
By Rachel Aspden, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
Rachel Aspden
Fellow’s Profile
Rachel Aspden
Peaceful co-existence at the edges of Islam
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Learning from youth activists who are using Islam to create positive social change
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Fellowship year
2010
Locality
London
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Biography
I'm currently an editor at the Guardian newspaper in London after several years reporting in the Middle East.
My Fellowship in 2010 was about traditional Islamic education and how it can be used alongside cultural interventions (eg music, arts) to foster tolerance and coexistence between communities.
Along with my reporting from Egypt, it led to me writing a non-fiction book called Generation Revolution: On the Front Line Between Tradition and Change in the Middle East (2017), which was a New York Times book of the year. I have spoken and written further on the ideas contained in it in both the UK and United States.
The Fellowship was such a wonderful opportunity to develop these ideas, and learn from and share with others working towards coexistence in the region.
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Peaceful co-existence at the edges of Islam
By Rachel Aspden, 2021
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
