Building on the Centre’s long-term work on the Muslim community in Cyprus, PCC engages in research of issues related to coexistence and religion, as well as new and minority religions on the island, many of which are linked to migration. The UN stresses the need to recognize the complex nature of religion in Cyprus today, which extends beyond a simplistic “bicommunalism” that considers only the Greek Orthodox Church and Islam as key actors in peacebuilding. This project assumes that any interfaith dialogue efforts must consider the other indigenous religious communities on the island, migrant communities that have brought their own beliefs, and, in the island’s north, the large secular segment of Turkish Cypriot society that opposes public expressions of faith.
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Apart from long-term work on the Muslim community in Cyprus, the project also incorporates work on issues related to coexistence and religion, as well as regarding new and minority religions in the island, many of which are related to migration.
