This case study really shocked me. It surprised me to see that even those that are meant to be inclusive and non-discriminatory, such as teachers, indeed aren’t. It ties in with the general a priori dismissal of religion that I … Continue reading →

In Mundair’s (2017) article I found many similarities with my own spiritual journey. Although I started off as Catholic and Mundair started off as Sikh, I find that we both started from a religion with very strong beliefs and customs … Continue reading →

This lecture was quite the eye opener as, believe it or not (pun unintended), I never really thought of all that makes us who we are. Well I did, just never put it all together. I used to identify with … Continue reading →

From ‘We don’t do God’? the changing nature of public religion By Professor Tariq Modood, University of Bristol Western European Moderate Secularism What I have learnt: • Given its expression in public ceremonies, cultural heritage and its close relation to … Continue reading →

The website (https://religiousliteracy.myblog.arts.ac.uk/research/religion-and-belief-in-higher-education/) offers a plethora of resources, text, video and audio based, which highlight the complexity of this subject both in education and in the arts. The complexity is not just due to the nuances between the meaning of … Continue reading →

This article brought back lots of memories of how I was brought up. Even before I started working for money, I was imprinted with the utmost sense of duty. This meant that I never did what I actually felt like, … Continue reading →

This journal was absolutely jam packed with super interesting, useful, inspiring information. I read it a couple of times (yes, the whole thing!) and I still feel like I have barely scratched the surface! I found the “practice-based social practice” … Continue reading →

This article helped me understand something I didn’t know had a definition: “Invisible Disability”. Too often we assume to know people, we assume that what we see is actually true, we take for granted that our evaluation of people is … Continue reading →

This article made me sad and disappointed. Growing up in Italy as a Lesbian in the 80s/early 90s (I hope it’s ok to draw this comparison), I had hardly any reference in the media. If you sum this with the … Continue reading →

The disabilities services webpages, gave me the opportunity to dig deeper into the definition of disability according to the Equality Act 2010 and what falls under discrimination by law as well as the situation in which people are officially protected … Continue reading →