The Oxford Foundation

01/10/2026

Oxford Faith Leaders Caravan for Schools. This video contains short contributions from 12 faith and one humanist leaders. Below is the list of leaders with the time in brackets when their contribution begins: Welcome from Imam Monawar Hussain, Founder, The Oxford Foundation Jo Lane, Buddhist (0.32)....

01/10/2026

Caravan for

We are delighted to launch our first video featuring faith leaders and a humanist on the theme, 'What inspires me about my faith?'

This will provide a basis for visits to schools to engage in with . If you would like a visit to your school, please email: [email protected].

Oxford Faith Leaders Caravan for Schools. This video contains short contributions from 12 faith and one humanist leaders. Below is the list of leaders with the time in brackets when their contribution begins: Welcome from Imam Monawar Hussain, Founder, The Oxford Foundation Jo Lane, Buddhist (0.32)....

02/05/2026

A from the and Thames Valley , and Leaders Groups

On behalf of the faith and civic leaders of Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley we wholeheartedly condemn the violent attacks against two Jewish people in Golders Green on Tuesday.

We stand in solidarity with our Jewish friends and neighbours and condemn all forms of , , and .

We are pledged together to build a strong and cohesive society marked by tolerance and mutual respect and to stand against a rising tide of hate and .

The Rt. Revd. Dr. Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, Co-chair
Imam Monawar Hussain, The Oxford Foundation, Co-chair

Louise Gordon, Council Member, Oxford Jewish Congregation
Mark Bhagwandin on behalf of the Oxford Hindu Community
Susan Brown, Leader, Oxford City Council
Leyla Moran, MP
Bishop Memory Tapfumaneyi
John Dunston, President of Oxford Jewish Congregation
Revd Jon Keyworth, Minister, New Road Baptist Church
Jawaid Malik JP, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
Rebecca Vickers, the Bahai Community and Oxford Council of Faiths
Dr Reuven Ziegler, Jewish Community
The Revd. Charlotte Bannister Parker, Chair, Oxford Council of Faiths
The Rt. Revd. Gavin Collins, Bishop of Dorchester
Jane Clements
Callum Miller MP
Anneliese Dodds MP
Professor Tim Soutphommasane, Chief Diversity Officer, University of Oxford
Professor Helen Laville, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University
The Venerable Jonathan Chaffey, Archdeacon of Oxford
The Rt. Revd. Mary Gregory, Bishop of Reading
Arif Hussain, Chair, Buckinghamshire Faiths Forum
Dr Arshad Jarral, Chair, Slough Faiths Standing Together
Jason Hogg, Chief Constable, Thames Valley Police
The Revd. Paul Smith, Diocese of Oxford interfaith group
David Sparrow, Slough Faith Partnership
Sarah Griffin, Reading Interfaith Group
Rabbi Rene Pfertzel, Maidenhead Synagogue
Professor Irene Tracey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Councillor Lubna Arshad, Oxford City Council
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain MBE, Rabbinic Court of Great Britain
Nigel Fancourt, Chair, Oxfordshire SACRE

Please note that this list is not exhaustive.

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