Radio Salaam Shalom display at local government office.

Kyle Hannan and Shabana Kausar with Phil Bishop (standing, left) of the Planning Inspectorate

November 2008: Radio Salaam Shalom kicks off local Government Diversity Month

The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) offices in Bristol house the national headquarters of the Planning Inspectorate for England. Radio Salaam Shalom was privileged to kick off the Inspectorate’s Diversity Month with a display in the main lobby of the administration building at Temple Quay in early November.

Volunteers from the station answered questions about the radio project and also gave practical demonstrations of what radio can do, recording interviews with staff for the Inspectorate’s audio archive.

Our team would like to thank the Planning Inspectorate’s Phil Bishop for the invitation to be part of Diversity Month.

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Join us at Cambridge University on the 23rd.

Radio Salaam Shalom will be taking part in the Cambridge Festival of Ideas on the 23rd October this year.

Special representative Madge Dresser and Station Manager Kyle Hannan will be participating and recording as the Centre for Muslim and Jewish Research team of Dr Edward Kessler and Shaykh Michael Mumisa debate the need for fostering greater understanding between Jews, Christians and Muslims.

See details of the event here

This debate will be made available as a special podcast from Radio Salaam Shalom in early November.

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Fond Farewells For ‘Crossing Cultures’ Co-Host.

Joining the party were RSS colleagues (from left) Dana, Naomi and Javed with Kalsoom and Kyle (third and second from left).

Radio Salaam Shalom presenter Naomi Levav Yoran was recently joined by friends and colleagues for a surprise ‘Bon Voyage’ party at the Bristol waterfront.

Her ‘Crossing Cultures Show’ co-host, Kalsoom Bashir, was there as was Saturday presenter Saleha. Other radio friends included ‘Abraham Nexus’ co-presenter Javed Latif, ‘Flying Carpet’ children’s show host Dana, Deputy Station Manager Farhan Cheema, ‘Pulse’ anchor Brendi Waks and Station Manager Kyle Hannan.

A tasty range of home-made treats was brought along by Naomi’s family’s wellwishers who packed out a small cafe on the Bristol canalside.

Station Manager Kyle Hannan said “The whole team’s had a great time working and socialising with Naomi over the last year and a half. We’ll all feel her absence as she returns to Israel with her family. It does make us feel quite proud that she’s going to be taking a little bit of what we’re doing here in Bristol and exporting it to the Middle East at this exciting time in Muslim and Jewish relations there.”

RSS Team at the Abraham Foundation UK launch.

Radio Salaam Shalom presenters Naomi Levav (‘Crossing Cultures’) and Shagufta Iqbal (‘The Shabs and G Show’) joined Station Manager Kyle Hannan at the world-famous Reform Club in London for the launch of the UK Friends of the Abraham Fund Initiatives.

After an inspiring series of speeches from the guest speakers, it was time to network! Over canapes and conversation with intercultural musical collective Psychosemitic, as well as local representatives of the Neve Shalom/Wahaat As Salaam ‘Oasis of Peace’ village in Israel, the seeds of some exciting international cooperative projects were planted.

Coming soon: news of a plan for Radio Salaam Shalom to establish a physical presence in Israel as well as in the West Bank itself.

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Muslim/Jewish Concert available for download.

In another first for Radio Salaam Shalom, you can now visit our website and download the whole of Psychosemitic‘s ‘Sacred Slamming and Holy Graffiti’ performance at 93 Feet East in London.

Recorded live in April by Garysh for Radio Salaam Shalom, this is an edited, radio-friendly edition of an exceptional and inspiring night. Big thanks to Adrian and Danny for their editing skills.

For more on the featured performers, including many voices familiar to Radio Salaam Shalom listeners, go here.

You’ll find the concert in the ‘Website of the Month’ area of the Radio Salaam Shalom homepage.

To use or rebroadcast the concert in any way, please contact the Psychosemitic team directly.

Intercultural Cities – Liverpool 08 – Day 2

Posted: 9th May 2008

Reporter: Sam Downie (Volunteer Presenter, Bristol Sounds)

Intercultural Cities Conference – Liverpool 08

Day 2: Saturday 3rd May 2008

Conference Track: Islam in Liverpool
Hosted by Muslim Enterprise Development Service http://www.muslimenterprise.co.uk

As a port, Liverpool is the home of one of Britain’s oldest and most diverse Muslim communities.

The visit that I attended, considered the past and present of Islam in Liverpool. Beginning with a talk about the UK’s first mosque, founded by local convert Sheik Abdullah Quilliam in 1889 http://www.abdullahquilliamsociety.org.uk, and concluding with videos and a discussion with young Liverpudlian Muslims about their life in the city.

The talks, videos and discussion, took place at the Liverpool Supplementary School Youth Forum, in a deprived area of Liverpool called Toxteth: Click Here to View a Map of Toxteth, Liverpool

For further information about the Liverpool Supplementary School Youth Forum, visit: http://www.livss.co.uk/AboutLss.swf

I also listened to the issues raised recently in their recent filmed study of attitudes to Muslim religion and culture in the city, asking questions such as “What conclusions have the young people drawn about the prospects for Liverpool as an intercultural city?”

Watch their video, online to find out more: http://www.mutualarising.com/youth/index.html

Audio interviews and recorded talks/sessions from this visit, will be broadcast in a ‘Intercultural Cities special show’, and will also be available soon as a Podcast, via the Media page of the Radio Salaam Shalom website at: www.salaamshalom.org.uk

Intercultural dialogue : The Way Forward

Posted on: April 11th & April 12th 2008

Reporter: Sam Downie & Kyle Hannan (Station Manager)

For Radio Salaam Shalom’s 2nd LIVE webcast – we brought you LIVE coverage from the Intercultural dialogue : The Way Forward conference, that took place at @Bristol, in central Bristol, UK.

Please view the video and audio highlights, via our online TV channel at:

www.justin.tv/radiosalaamshalombristol

This two day conference reconsiders learning, teaching and research in the field of intercultural dialogue from a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives. The first day will have a teacher/ practitioner focus, whilst the second day will be more focused on current research. The conference aims to enhance the exchange of ideas and there will be a lot of crossover between the two days.

This event is a partnership between the subject centre, The Centre for Intercultural Communication (CICC), University of the West of England and Bristol City Council.

Click HERE for further details…

Reporter: Sam Downie & Kyle Hannan (Station Manager)

The Muslim-Jewish Music Festival in London

Posted: March 20th 2008

Reporter: Kyle Hannan, Station manager

RSS managers Kyle Hannan and Farhan Cheema joined the MUJU crew for a day of inspiring (and often surprisingly funky) cross-cultural performance festival in Kilburn, North London.

See all the festival details (and get planning for the next one) at: http://www.muju.org.uk

Reporter: Kyle Hannan, Station manager

Building the Bridge

Posted: March 15th 2008:

Radio Salaam Shalom Partners with Bristol City Council, for first Intercultural Conference Webcast

Reporter: Sam Downie

In a first for Radio Salaam Shalom, Bristol City Council’s hugely successful Building the Bridge conference, that took place on Saturday March 15th 2008 – was streamed live via our website.

For details of the conference and LIVE video highlights Click Here

Reporter: Sam Downie