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Cambridge in Morocco

In the midst of the historic changes that are affecting much of the Arab world, a team of Cambridge researchers are visiting Morocco to explore new perspectives in the study of the Middle East and North Africa.

Narratives of Conversion

A project concluding this weekend examines why women choose to convert to Islam - and what the experience is like.

Powerful words

Ancient manuscripts that hold important clues to India's intellectual and religious traditions will be the focus of a new study.

Intertwined Worlds

A conference which aims to establish wider recognition for a "Judaeo-Islamic tradition"; the shared, cultural past common to Muslims, Arabs and Jews, will take place in Cambridge this weekend.

Classroom lessons in Islamic reform

A Cambridge conference is set to reveal how Islamic faith schools, and other educational institutions, are adapting to far more than political pressure under the intense international scrutiny of the post-9/11 era.

Chinese food for thought

Chinese food contains a hidden recipe for living, a new analysis reveals.

Ancient Bible fragments reveal a forgotten history

New research has uncovered a forgotten chapter in the history of the Bible, offering a rare glimpse of Byzantine Jewish life and culture.

The Book of Kings: the epic continues

A millennium after its completion, an epic Persian poem is providing the springboard for a new centre of Persian studies in Cambridge.

Contextualising Islam In Britain report released

A report which explores the philosophical and theological perspectives on what it means to be a Muslim in Britain today has been published.

Weaving a web of world history

For five researchers embarking on the project 'Civilizations in Contact', finding the links between each of their specialist fields will provide unique insight into pre-modern world history.