The Feast is very pleased to share that we have secured the support of our first two Patrons. Each are of remarkable standing in their faith communities, as well as in the field of interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims. So, introducing to you:
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams, the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, the third largest group of Christians in the world. Dr Williams has is widely respected as a leading advocate and proponent of dialogue between the different faiths, and has in the past given his endorsement to the work pioneered by Dr Andrew Smith and Youth Encounter, which launched The Feast.
Professor Mona Siddiqui OBE.
A British Muslim academic, Prof Siddiqui is Professor of Islamic Studies and Public Understanding at the University of Glasgow, as well as the Director of its Centre for the Study of Islam. Prof Siddiqui is also a regular contributor to Thought for the Day and Sunday on BBC Radio 4, and various other national newspapers.
You can see a conversation between Dr Williams and Professor Siddiqui held at the University of Glasgow in October 2008 at the link here.
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