The Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies is honored to be a member of the Network of Centers for Christian-Muslim Relations (NCMCR), an international platform uniting academic and research institutions dedicated to fostering dialogue, mutual understanding, and cooperation between Christian and Muslim communities. Through this membership, we join a global effort to promote scholarly research, interfaith education, and peacebuilding initiatives.
The NCMCR supports collaboration among its members by facilitating joint projects, sharing resources and best practices, and organizing conferences and training programs. Together, we are committed to advancing respectful interreligious relations and addressing shared societal challenges.
Extacts from NCMCR Charter :
Our Undertakings
To fulfil our objectives, we have designed a set of future undertakings that include – but are not limited – to the following:
1. Establish the Annual Symposium on Christian-Muslim Relations. The symposium will be organized in rotation between Africa, Asia and the MENA region.
2. Organize summer schools in regional centres. The summer schools would cover topics and include activities that involve ‘working for the common good,’‘religious literacy,’ and ‘building a culture of peace.’
3. Create an Online Diploma Program in Cross-Cultural and Religious Literacy.
4. Offer an online Master’s Degree in Eastern Christianity and Islam.
5. Supervise translations of the Patrimoine Arabe Chrétien series which contains the earliest Arab Christian conversations with Islamic thought.
6. Produce a Dictionary of Christian-Muslim Relations.
7. Sponsor Christian-Muslim spiritual chanting events across Africa, Asia and the MENA region.
8. Organize podcasts on contemporary issues facing Christian-Muslim relations.
9. Produce Majlis dramatization episodes of historical theological conversations between Christians and Muslims.
10. Offer an award to key figures fostering Christian-Muslim relations who play a significant role in engaging others who adhere to a different religion.