“Technology, which has been perceived as secular and even detrimental by some orthodox believers, is now sacred.” By Tilak Parekh

**Briefing tomorrow** Join us next week as Tim Wyatt hosts our briefing and Q&A with leading imam & #Islamic scholar Qari Asim MBE, researcher into British #Hinduism Tilak Parekh, and Ｐｅｔｅｒ Ｌｙｎａｓ, UK director of Evangelical Alliance - tickets via [email protected]

Today Tim Wyatt asks about how the virus has affected membership of religious groups as part of our series He's joined by imam & #Islamic scholar Qari Asim MBE, UCL Institute of Education's Prof David Voasresearcher into British #Hinduism Tilak Parekh, and Ｐｅｔｅｒ Ｌｙｎａｓ, UK director of Evangelical Alliance

During the early months of the pandemic, it seemed that young people were more inclined but the optimism about young people seems to not have been sustained - says Tilak Parekh about young people's involvement in religious communities

Tuning in online can be very passive - people are sat at home on the sofa, in their joggers, with their phone in hand 'Alongside the quantity, the quality of engagement' is also important says Tilak Parekh, Prof Voas agrees

Exclusive - In his first interview, doctor in charge of debunking vaccine myths fears millions of people of south asian heritage won’t take the Covid -19 jab. Dr Harpreet Sood bbc.co.uk/news/uk-556664…

Locked down, lost faith: is non-attendance of worship weakening connection? A report on our Religion Media Centre briefing with comment from Ｐｅｔｅｒ Ｌｙｎａｓ, Qari Asim MBE, Tilak Parekh and Prof David Voas with Tim Wyatt religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/locked-do…

#Religions unite in #India to combat the spiralling #Covid19 crisis - our briefing report with comment from Pam Das 💙👊🏾⚖️, Tilak Parekh, Nilesh Solanki, @bhavikdepala, Saurabh Vaktania by Lianne Kolirin religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/religions…

📢BRIEFING TODAY: Rishi Sunak & Religion What is his impact on the British #Hindu & #SouthAsian community, does it really indicate that race and faith diversity is the new normal, or marks an important step along the way? Join us at 12:30pm online with guests 1/2

- Sunder Katwala British Future - Prof Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad Lancaster University - Akhandadhi Das, Science & Philosophy Initiative - Nilesh Solanki, PwC UK Hindu Network Founder - Tilak Parekh Cambridge University 2/2

Reflections on visiting sacred space: interfaith.cam.ac.uk/news/report-vi…

EVENT // Join Tilak Parekh this Thursday for the final lecture in our Autumn series on Monumentality, as he explores the inception and construction of the remarkable Neasden Temple (1992-95) - one of the largest Hindu temples ever built outside of Asia. 🎟️c20society.org.uk/events

Join @cany_ash Duncan Wilson Tilak Parekh @pollymackenzie Ian Harrabin & @adam on the role of heritage and conversation: can the past help us fall back in love with the future? 📆Friday 8th March - 11:50 AM 📍Drapers Hall, Coventry Sign up for Friday’s summit here: