The University of Exeter is planning to build a new Multi-Faith Centre on the Streatham Campus, opposite the Forum’s South Piazza on the grassed area, aiming to begin construction in 2023.
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We Are One Film Festival: Day Six
Online Screen Editor, Jim Norman, explores the documentary Kmêdeus in his coverage of the WAOFF
The Politics of Architecture
Online Arts and Literature Editor, Lucy Aylmer reflects on the importance of architecture
Apostasy: Review
What must it be like to renunciate your religion? This topic is explored in Daniel Kokotajlo’s harrowing and tragic debut feature ‘Apostasy’, a film based on his own personal experience of leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses sect in which he was brought up. The story is centered around a mother and her two daughters living in […]
Remember This: Sufjan Stevens – The Greatest Gift
It has been over two years since the release of Carrie and Lowell, the most sombre and deeply personal release of Sufjan Stevens’ career. It was also one of his most successful records too, both critically and commercially, with Exeposé giving it a perfect 5 out of 5. With this in mind, it should come […]
Preview: Neon @ Roborough Studios
An early disclaimer to this preview is that I believe Neon is best experienced with as little knowledge of the play’s plot and narrative as possible. All the numerous twists and turns of the intricately structured story were best experienced in this manner and for that reason, I will try to keep any mentions of […]
The Holiday Season
When you hear the words ‘Christmas’ and ‘controversy’, what do you think of? Heated debates about the merits of various turkey soaking methods? Some grumpy member of your extended family wanting you to wait until after lunch to open presents? Or maybe a sneaky sibling who’s pinched all the green triangles out of the Quality […]
Anti-Prevent talk under fire for hosting “Islamist” Moazzam Begg
Students and national organisations have condemned the decision to host CAGE Outreach Director and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg as a guest speaker at a talk this evening due to concerns over his “track record of religious fundamentalism”. A cross-society collaboration between Socialist Students, Friends of Palestine, FemSoc and Islamic Society, Begg is due […]
Why I owe it all to: Religion
Perhaps it’s worth highlighting before beginning, I am that most dreaded of believers: an agnostic. It’s not that I have anything against religion nor that I’m a diehard fan girl of scientific supremacy, it’s simply that I would far rather live my life by my own rules, not by the doctrines you hear shouted about […]
Islam does not foster terrorism, but thinking otherwise has the potential to
The dominant topic on the minds of many over the week needs little introduction. On the whole, people have shown admirable gestures of peace and support in times of destruction, hatred and violence – but the integrity of these gestures is short lived in some, with some people discrediting the feelings of solidarity by closemindedly […]