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Introduction
An international research partnership exploring the relationships between several major world religions, development in low-income countries and poverty reduction. It focuses on four countries (India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania), enabling the research team to study most of the major world religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and African traditional belief systems. Based at the University of Birmingham, England, the programme works with researchers in other UK institutions and the focus countries. Announcements
RaD Conference 2010First Announcement and Call for PapersReligion Shaping Development: Inspirational, Inhibiting, Institutionalised?21-23 July 2010, University of Birmingham, EnglandA major event organised by the Religions and Development Research Programme LUMS Conference 2010Religion, Politics and Society in Pakistan11-12 February 2010, Lahore University of Mangement Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, PakistanLatest News
Press Release: Islamic microfinance an ethical alternative to modern banking for poor communities, Islamic Relief Worldwide, 25 November 2009 Khan, A., Tahmazov, I. and Abuarqub, M., (2009) Translating Faith into Development, Islamic Relief Worldwide RaD comments on The UK Department for International Development 2009 White Paper: Building a Common Future and its relevance to the RaD programme Report on the Faith and Development Leaders Meeting, 1-2 July 2009, Accra, Ghana Latest Research Outputs
The following have recently been added to the website: WP 28 Mapping Faith-based Development Activities in Contemporary Maharashtra, India WP 29 Engaging yet Disengaged: Islamic Schools and the State in Kano, Nigeria WP 36 Domains of Contestation: Women's Empowerment and Islam in Bangladesh WP 38 Mapping the Activities of Faith-based Organizations in Development in Nigeria Policy Brief 1 Rethinking madrasa reform in Pakistan Website last updated: 03/02/2010 |
Sikh gurdwara, Deva Sahib Panjuin Pastshai (fifth guru, guru Arjan Dev), opposite Lahore Fort, Pakistan The Religions and Development Research Programme is an international research partnership exploring the relationships between several major world religions, development in low-income countries and poverty reduction. |
