How to Continue Talking. Research Report
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April 2026
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This report is based upon research carried out between June 2024 and January 2026 as part of the How To Continue Talking (HTCT) project. The project examined the ways in which the October 7th 2023 attacks and subsequent
Israeli military actions in Gaza and the wider Middle East have impacted interfaith relations in the UK. In particular, it considered how British Interfaith Organisations (BIOs) have grappled with the situations that have arisen as
a result of these developments.
Gauging the true extent of damaged interfaith relations in the UK, as well as examining examples of successful continued engagement and dialogue, the project has explored local, regional, and national differences in the state
of interfaith relations and the practices of BIOs, when faced with a particularly complex and polarising conflict which has had a divisive impact upon faith communities.
Israeli military actions in Gaza and the wider Middle East have impacted interfaith relations in the UK. In particular, it considered how British Interfaith Organisations (BIOs) have grappled with the situations that have arisen as
a result of these developments.
Gauging the true extent of damaged interfaith relations in the UK, as well as examining examples of successful continued engagement and dialogue, the project has explored local, regional, and national differences in the state
of interfaith relations and the practices of BIOs, when faced with a particularly complex and polarising conflict which has had a divisive impact upon faith communities.
