I’ve been given my own weekly radio show on EAVA FM, Friday evenings, 5 – 7 p.m. Each week I’ll be chatting with someone I know who’s doing positive work in the city, with interesting stories to tell about

The mosque is closed and appears to be in a sorry state of repair, inside and out. That’s a pity, as its situation, in the Medieval Town of Rhodes – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – would guarantee it a

Just across the road from the Mosque of Murad Reis and the Turkish cemetery, on the edge of the new town in Rhodes. A well-restored monument to something positive and useful, rather than asking us to remember

On the edge of the new town in Rhodes, just past the Mandraki is the mosque of Murad Reis and the Turkish cemetery. The cemetery is described as a very charming area with its shady eucalyptus trees and

Attending annual conference of the Sea of Faith Network UK. It’s their 32nd, but my first whole one. Conference topic: “Is That All There Is?” Keynote speaker this afternoon: Ernie Rea, host of BBC Radio

Attending meeting of Leicester Interfaith Forum this afternoon, at the little blue church on Abbey Lane. Today’s topic: Gender and Sexuality. Panellists from local Christian, Muslim and Pagan communities

Forty years ago – shortly before midnight on Wednesday 5 July 1979 – I decided to become a Bahá’í, aged 19. Having met Bahá’ís for the first time at the annual Presentation of Faiths in McLellan Galleries,

Attending Annual PMC (“Prominent Members of the Community”) function here. One of the most positive, upbeat and happy gatherings of its type that I’ve attended in a long time. Darul Uloom makes a distinctive

Annual General Meeting of Loughborough Council of Faiths this evening at John Storer House. Meeting began with thoughts of David Patterson, who will rightly be remembered as founding father of this Council

Summer programme of Faith Awareness visits, meeting different communities in Leicester, concludes this evening at City Retreat on Church Gate. This place could be said to be something of an ecumenical

Summer programme of Faith Awareness visits, meeting different communities in Leicester. This evening’s session (number 4 of 5) hosted by local Brahma Kumaris community at World Spiritual University, Harmony

Attending “AI and the Future of Work” this evening. Seminar jointly hosted by the Innovation Centre at the University of Leicester, local Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Institute

Summer programme of Faith Awareness visits, meeting different communities in Leicester. This evening’s session (number 3 of 5) hosted by Filipino Christian community at St Andrews Church Hall, Gateway

Attending Open Iftar this evening at Devonshire Place, London Road, Leicester, hosted by Dialogue Society. We heard what was described as “a rich array” of speakers on tonight’s topic: “Understanding the

Summer programme of Faith Awareness visits, meeting different communities in Leicester. This evening’s meeting hosted by local Bahá’ís. Devotional readings, inspirational music, an illustrated presentation

Spent a refreshing hour or so today at this annual event in Christchurch Clarendon Park, hosted by Triratna Buddhist Community. Interesting variety of activities, stalls, services and wares on display

“Eternity’s Breath” (Parts 1 & 2) which opens the 1975 album Visions of the Emerald Beyond by Mahavishnu Orchestra is the greatest piece of devotional music that I know. A remarkable blend of the spiritual

I don’t usually share single tracks from Spotify but I’m making an exception with this one. Camel are often placed mid- to lower-half in the league table of Prog bands. Perhaps too melodic, too reflective,

Yesterday evening I spent a short time in the company of 20 or so people (by far the majority of them older than me) at our local commemoration of Conscientious Objectors Day. This occasion takes place

Attended a stimulating evening of practical advice and realistic conversation, hosted by local Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts, led by University of Leicester’s Fellow for Business Innovation, Tobias