INTER FAITH WEEK

Background

Inter Faith Week is an annual initiative in November to strengthen interfaith relations, increase awareness of the diversity and contributions of faith communities in the UK, and foster understanding between people of different religious and non-religious beliefs. Since its launch in 2009, Inter Faith Week has seen thousands of events, including discussions, dialogues, community walks, cultural festivals, and educational activities.  

Inter Faith Week was initiated by The Inter Faith Network for the UK in 2009, following the 2008 Department for Communities and Local Government report ‘Face to Face and Side by Side – a Framework for Partnership in our Multi-Faith Society’.   

After The Inter Faith Network for the UK was closed in Spring 2024, a loose coalition of national interfaith organisations came together to facilitate Inter Faith Week in November 2024, supported with funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Despite the success of Inter Faith Week 2024, there remains uncertainty about the future of Inter Faith Week. The consultation aims to gather the views of those involved in the interfaith sector, which will be presented to government and policymakers for consideration.