International Issues

 

Ian Linden

 

Ian Linden is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, SOAS, and has been involved in development work for many years with a particular interest in Africa. He has a long-standing interest in Christian-Muslim relations with experience arising out of the work he has done in Northern Nigeria, Yemen, Somaliland and Iran. Recently, he has been instrumental in Muslim development agencies such as Islamic Relief gaining 'partner' status from the British government.

We are committed to fostering good relations between Christians and Muslims in the International context; in particular with reference to Africa and Iran. We aim to do this by bringing together different faith based international development agencies in order that their pooling of resources - material and human - can optimize the work of each. In the case of Iran, the Christian Muslim Forum works with other advocacy groups and attempts to stimulate discussion about Iran on the basis of the two faith traditions.