Many Muslims blame issues surrounding sexuality on outsiders. It is not uncommon to hear some Muslims pit an Islam vs. the West binary when it comes to models of sexuality and gender roles. Yet complicated historical, geopolitical, and colonial roots underlie this claim of simplicity.
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Sexual and gender liberation in Pakistan: An inside or outside issue?
29 Nov 2023
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Dr. Amanullah De Sondy spoke at Tech Industry Alliance conference in Cork on diversity and moving beyond tokenism.
29 Nov 2023
His comments touched on anti-racism, religions, University College Cork’s Race Equality Network, joining the dots of discrimination and his experience of being in the middle of the Dublin riots.
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Dr Tatsuma Padoan publishes new book chapter
28 Nov 2023
Dr Tatsuma Padoan (Study of Religions Dept., UCC) just published the book chapter “Walking the Sutra: A Semiotic Theory of Pilgrimage”, in J. Eade and M. Katic (eds.), Approaching Pilgrimage: Methodological Issues Involved in Researching Routes, Sites, and Practices (London: Routledge).
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Dr Jenny Butler received her 5th Award as a Cork Conference Ambassador at the Fáilte Ireland Conference Ambassador Recognition Awards
22 Nov 2023
She has been in the Fáilte Ireland Conference Ambassador Club since 2016 and has been involved in organising eleven conferences in Ireland, nine of which were hosted by UCC. She has brought four major international conferences to UCC.
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Dr James Kapaló has contributed a chapter to the new Oxford Handbook of Slavic and East European Folklore.
20 Nov 2023
His chapter ‘Eschatology and Visions in Moldovan Folk Religion’ explores the role that folklore played in the emergence of new religious movements in Eastern Europe and is available open access online.
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Cork’s greatest philanthropist — Isabella Honan’s bequest
26 Aug 2023
Isabella Honan died in August, 110 years ago. Her family’s crypt in St Finbarre’s cemetery in Cork, where she was laid to rest, has recently undergone a splendid restoration.
Despite being recognised as the benefactor of the famous Honan Chapel at University College Cork, very little is known or has been written about her and her extraordinary benevolence.
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