Coexist House

{{Short description|Charitable organization}} {{Infobox non-profit | name = Coexist House | image = | caption = | founder = | type = [[Charitable organization|Charity]] | tax_id = | registration_id = 1169185 | founded = 2018 | location = [[Inner Temple]], London | coordinates =  | origins = Coexist Foundation | key_people = | region_served = Worldwide | products = | services = | predecessor = [[Coexist (organisation)#Coexist Foundation|Coexist Foundation]] | focus = [[Interfaith dialogue]] | mission = | method = | revenue = | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | former_name = | website =  | dissolved = | footnotes = }}

'''Coexist House''' is a [[charitable organization|charity]] for [[interfaith dialogue]] based at [[Inner Temple]] in London, England.

The mission of Coexist House is:<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Coexist House. Charity 1169185. |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5072745/charity-overview |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[Charity Commission]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><blockquote>To establish a global centre in the heart of London, aimed at transforming public understanding about the practices and perspectives of the world's faiths and religious traditions, to promote better, more peaceful relationships across divides.</blockquote>Coexist House was launched in 2015 and continues the work of the Coexist Foundation, which was founded in 2005 by [[Community Jameel|Mohammed Jameel]] {{small|KBE}}.

As of January 2024, Coexist House's board of trustees comprises Sir [[Bernard Rix]], Professor [[Malik R. Dahlan|Malik Dahlan]] and Professor [[Timothy Winter|Tim Winter]].<ref name=":2" /> Previous trustees included Sir Roger Gifford (who died in 2021) and [[Robin Griffith-Jones]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Coexist House |url=http://www.coexisthouse.org.uk/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122110700/http://www.coexisthouse.org.uk/about.html |archive-date=2022-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Coexist House}}</ref> The charity has been led by Michael Wakelin and Fatimah Mohammed‐Ashrif.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2018 |title=Contributors |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/article/782638 |journal=CrossCurrents |volume=68 |issue=3 |pages=457–459 |doi=10.1111/cros.12325 |s2cid=240277669 |issn=1939-3881|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mohammed-Ashrif |first=Fatimah |date=September 2018 |title=Visions of Beauty: Exploring Aesthetics as a Starting Point for Meaningful Inter-Religious Encounter, True-Seeing, Truth-Seeking, and Personal Transformation |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cros.12318 |journal=CrossCurrents |language=en |volume=68 |issue=3 |pages=358–371 |doi=10.1111/cros.12318 |s2cid=171812551 |issn=0011-1953|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

== Launch of Coexist House == In 2013, the Coexist Foundation and the [[University of Cambridge]] Interfaith Programme launched the Coexist House initiative to establish a centre for multi-faith understanding and education in London.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-05-19 |title=Coexist House |url=https://www.interfaith.cam.ac.uk/publicengagement/partners/coexist |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Cambridge Interfaith Programme |language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://www.fionabruce.org.uk/sites/www.fionabruce.org.uk/files/2018-02/All-Party%20Parliamentary%20Group%20on%20Religious%20Edcuation%20-%20Improving%20Religious%20Literacy%20-%20A%20Contribution%20to%20the%20Debate.pdf "Improving religious literacy: A contribution to the debate"]. All Party Parliamentary Group on Religious Education. p. 42.</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Coexist House vision |url=http://www.coexisthouse.org.uk/the-vision.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812231449/http://www.coexisthouse.org.uk/the-vision.html |archive-date=2022-08-12 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Coexist House}}</ref> According to Sir [[Bernard Rix]], chairman of Coexist House, the original idea had been for an "Abraham house" of the three religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, but later changed to a space where those of all faiths and none could come together.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pepinster |first=Catherine |date=2021-05-25 |title=Abraham's new tent, together in the House of One |url=https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/abrahams-new-tent-together-in-the-house-of-one/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Religion Media Centre |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The project was conceived by [[David F. Ford|David Ford]], [[Regius Professor of Divinity]] at the University of Cambridge, with an advisory board comprising the Coexist Foundation, the Cambridge Interfaith Programme, the [[City of London Corporation]], the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] and [[Inner Temple]]. The project was formally launched in 2013 at a dinner at the [[Mansion House, London|Mansion House]], hosted by Sir [[Roger Gifford]], where the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] gave a speech in support.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gledhill |first=Ruth |date=2024-01-16 |title=The City must take religion seriously, says Archbishop of Canterbury |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/the-city-must-take-religion-seriously-says-archbishop-of-canterbury-gkcbpk3djnd |access-date=2024-01-16 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

In 2015, Coexist House had support from [[Charles III|The Prince of Wales]], the Archbishop of Canterbury, the [[Bishop of London]], the [[Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth|Chief Rabbi]], the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]], and [[Princess Badiya bint Hassan|Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan]].<ref>[https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/documents/s56029/Coexist%20House.pdf "Coexist House"]. Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation. 2015-10-19.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Drake |first=Gavin |title=Multifaith hub for the City of London |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2015/27-february/news/uk/multifaith-hub-for-the-city-of-london |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[Church Times]]}}</ref> [[Eric Pickles]], the [[Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities|Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] and Minister for Faith, announced government support for Coexist House at a speech at [[Temple Church]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-25 |title=Recognising the role of faith in Britain |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/recognising-the-role-of-faith-in-britain |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The fundraising target was £20 million.

An audience research study found "The overall concept […] is one of the most well received cultural concepts tested in the last 3 years" and [[Metaphor (designers)|Metaphor]] created the design and business plan.<ref name=":0" />

In 2018, Coexist House was registered as a charity with the Charity Commission, and the Coexist Foundation was dissolved.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" />

== Activities == In 2016, Coexist House produced ''Stations of the Cross'', an exhibition to raise awareness for those in need of refuge, co-curated by Aaron Rosen, Catriona Laing and John W. Moody.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=News and events |url=http://www.coexisthouse.org.uk/news-and-events.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122112941/http://www.coexisthouse.org.uk/news-and-events.html |archive-date=2022-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Coexist House}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rötting |first=Martin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rb0oEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22coexist+house%22&pg=PA91 |title=Houses of Religions: Visions, Formats and Experiences |date=2021 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-643-91203-9 |pages=91 |language=en}}</ref> The exhibition initially comprised 14 ancient and modern works, including by [[Bill Viola]]; [[Jacopo Bassano]]; [[Michael Takeo Magruder]]; Terry Duffy; [[Jacob Epstein]]; Leni Dothan; G. Roland Biermann; and Guy Reid.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Hattie |date=2016-02-05 |title=London landmarks to be Stations of the Cross |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2016/5-february/news/uk/london-landmarks-to-be-stations-of-the-cross |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[Church Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Petry |first=Michael |date=2017-02-12 |title=Send Him to the Tower |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-michael-petry/send-him-to-the-tower_b_9216478.html |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Warde-Aldam |first=Digby |date=2016-03-22 |title=An artistic pilgrimage that will make you see London in a spiritual light |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/artistic-pilgrimage-will-make-see-london-spiritual-light/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[Apollo (magazine)|Apollo]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005174503/https://www.apollo-magazine.com/artistic-pilgrimage-will-make-see-london-spiritual-light/ |archive-date=2018-10-05 }}</ref> The exhibition was hosted in 2016 in London (with support from the Cambridge Interfaith Programme, [[King's College London|King’s College London]] and [[Art and Sacred Places]]) – at the [[National Gallery]], the [[Tower of London]], [[Methodist Central Hall, Westminster|Methodist Central Hall]], and [[St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul’s Cathedral]]; in 2017 in Washington, D.C. – at the [[Washington National Cathedral|National Cathedral]], the [[Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial]], adjacent to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] and at the [[American University]]; and in 2018 in New York City – at [[The Cloisters]], the [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine|Cathedral of St John the Divine]] and the [[National September 11 Memorial & Museum|9/11 Memorial]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-15 |title=Home {{!}} Stations of the Cross |url=http://www.artstations.org/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115011609/http://www.artstations.org/ |archive-date=2018-11-15 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stations of the Cross: Station 12 {{!}} American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington DC |url=https://www.american.edu/cas/museum/2017/stations-of-the-cross-mig17.cfm |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |last4= |first4= |date=2016-03-06 |title=Stations of the Cross 2016 – Methodist Central Hall Westminster |url=https://methodist-central-hall.org.uk/stations-cross-2016/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2017, Coexist House collaborated with [[Ernst & Young]] (EY) and Professor Adam Dinham from [[Goldsmiths, University of London]] to launch the EY Religious Literacy for Organisations programme, designed to help organisations better understand religious inclusion and its positive impact on business process and performance.<ref>"[https://sites.tufts.edu/fletcherrld/files/2018/03/intl-business-case-study.pdf EY launches religious literacy training program for organizations"]. 2017-02-06. ''Conference on Approaching Religious Literacy in International Affairs''. The Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law and Diplomacy.</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Ellis |first=Justine Esta |title=The "Post-compliance" Moment: Religious Literacy in the Workplace |date=2022-10-03 |url=https://brill.com/display/book/9789004523906/BP000013.xml |work=The Politics of Religious Literacy |pages=160–181 |access-date=2024-01-16 |publisher=Brill |language=en |doi=10.1163/9789004523906_007 |isbn=978-90-04-52390-6|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Middlemiss |first=Nicola |date=2017-02-07 |title=Will religious training be the next L&D trend? |url=https://www.hcamag.com/ca/news/general/will-religious-training-be-the-next-ld-trend/128638 |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=Human Resources Director}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Abu-Nimer |first1=Mohammed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FFs8EAAAQBAJ&dq=coexist&pg=PT116 |title=Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue: Methods and Frameworks |last2=Nelson |first2=Renáta Katalin |date=2021-09-20 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-3-11-062508-0 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, [[Nicola Green]] collaborated with Coexist House, the University of Cambridge and King’s College London on the ''Encounters'', an exhibition of 50 portraits of religious leaders, including the [[Pope Francis|Pope]], the [[14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]], [[Ali Gomaa]], [[Jonathan Sacks]] and [[Justin Welby]]. The exhibition was shown at [[St Martin-in-the-Fields]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encounters Exhibition |url=https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whatson-event/encounters/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=St Martin-in-the-Fields |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicola Green: Encounters |url=https://photomonitor.co.uk/exhibition/nicola-green-encounters/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Photomonitor |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mikva |first=Rachel S. |date=2020 |title=Encounters: The Art of Interfaith Dialogue. Art and concept by Nicola Green. Edited by Aaron Rosen. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishing, 2018. 176 pages. $117.00. |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/horizons/article/abs/encounters-the-art-of-interfaith-dialogue-art-and-concept-by-nicola-green-edited-by-aaron-rosen-turnhout-belgium-brepols-publishing-2018-176-pages-11700/8178DD3D3AE0D88B23FC8F66CEC65A5A |journal=Horizons |language=en |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=163–164 |doi=10.1017/hor.2020.24 |s2cid=219436177 |issn=0360-9669|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-09-20 |title=Rabbi Lord Sacks 'honoured' to be featured in art exhibition with faith leaders |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/rabbi-lord-sacks-honoured-to-be-featured-in-art-exhibition-with-faith-leaders/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[Jewish News]]}}</ref>

In 2018, Coexist House collaborated with [[British Muslim TV]], ''[[Church Times]]'' and ''[[Jewish News]]'' for "21 4 21", a project to identify 21 individuals aged under 40 who are increasing dialogue and breaking down barriers, particularly as volunteers but also in their working lives. The 21 awardees were invited to meet and stay at [[St George's House (Windsor Castle)|St George's House]] on the grounds of [[Windsor Castle]], and participated in a business plan competition with investors, sponsored by [[KAICIID Dialogue Centre|KAICIID]]. The competition winners included Mohammad Ryad Khodabocus, from the [[Luton]]-based organisation Grassroots, and Josephine Davidoff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-19 |title=£70,000 raised for trail-blazing interfaith projects at Windsor Castle |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/70000-raised-for-trail-blazing-interfaith-projects-at-windsor-castle |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=[[Jewish News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-29 |title=Interfaith 'Dragons' Den' at Windsor Castle raises £70,000 for projects |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/29-october/news/uk/interfaith-dragons-den-at-windsor-castle-raises-70-000-for-projects |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.churchtimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-21 |title=Luton's Mohammad Ryad Khodabocus invited at Windsor Castle |url=http://grassrootsluton.org.uk/news-events/2021/10/21/lutons-mohammad-ryad-khodabocus-invited-at-windsor-castle |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Grassroots |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2019, Coexist House collaborated with Temple Church to convene a symposium at [[Middle Temple]] to test the hypothesis of Comparative Religious Law: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, a book by Professor Norman Doe, a professor at the [[Cardiff School of Law and Politics|Cardiff School of Law]]. The event was chaired by Mark Hill QC, honorary professor at Cardiff, and attended by Sir [[Andrew McFarlane (judge)|Andrew McFarlane]], president of the [[High Court of Justice|Family Division]], and [[Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf|Lord Woolf]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cardiff Law Professor launches book in London symposium |url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/1480104-cardiff-law-professor-launches-book-in-london-symposium |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Cardiff University |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, Coexist House participated in the [[Greenbelt Festival]], together with the Cambridge Interfaith Programme and [[Rose Castle]].<ref name=":1" />

== Coexist Foundation ==

The '''Coexist Foundation''' (stylised '''COEXIST''' or '''☾{{small|OE}}✡︎{{small|IS}}†''') was a [[Charitable organization|charity]] founded in 2005 by Mohammed Jameel {{small|KBE}} and registered as with the [[Charity Commission for England and Wales|Charity Commission]] in 2006. Its activities were transferred to Coexist House in 2015 and the charity was dissolved in 2018.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7" /> {{Infobox non-profit | name = Coexist Foundation | image = Coexist by Piotr Mlodozeniec.jpg | caption = | founder = [[Community Jameel|Mohammed Jameel]] {{small|[[Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|KBE]]}} | type = [[Charitable organization|Charity]] | tax_id = | registration_id = 1113284 | founded = 2005 | location = | coordinates =  | origins = | key_people = | region_served = Worldwide | products = | services = | focus = [[Interfaith dialogue]] | mission = | method = | revenue = £3.15 million (2017)<ref name=":3" /> | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | former_name = | website =  | dissolved = 2018-02-09 | footnotes = }}

=== Mission and governance === The original mission of the foundation was "to promote understanding and good relations between Christians, Jews and Muslims, as well as to improve their relations with other faiths and those of no faith, by means of education, dialogue and research", but this was later broadened as "to create understanding across divides" through education and innovation.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wakelin |first=Michael |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rb0oEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22coexist+house%22&pg=PA93 |title=Houses of religions: Visions, formats and experiences |date=2021 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-643-91203-9 |editor-last=Rötting |editor-first=Martin |pages=94 |language=en |chapter=Coexist House: London in England}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Coexist Foundation - Charity 1113284 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/4017009/governance |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=[[Charity Commission]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P3ahODkMBVAC&pg=PA81 | title=From Charity to Social Change: Trends in Arab Philanthropy| isbn=9789774162077| last1=Ibrahim| first1=Barbara| last2=Sherif| first2=Dina H.| year=2008| publisher=American Univ in Cairo Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/wanted-an-interfaith-hero-6z7mmd5wd65|title=Wanted: An interfaith hero|last1=Binyon|first1=Michael}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iqna.ir/en/news/1593383/scholarships-to-study-abrahamic-religions|title = Scholarships to Study Abrahamic Religions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3DHnleKSUsMC&pg=PT194 |title = Global Fundraising: How the World is Changing the Rules of Philanthropy|isbn = 9781118417263|last1 = Cagney|first1 = Penelope|last2 = Ross|first2 = Bernard|date = 25 February 2013| publisher=John Wiley & Sons }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/359720|title = Three Faiths, an exhibition on sacred texts, opens|date = 6 November 2010}}</ref>

The founding director of the Coexist Foundation was James Kidner, formerly deputy private secretary to [[Charles III|The Prince of Wales]] (later King Charles III). Its board of trustees included, at various times, the founder, Mohammed Jameel {{Small|KBE}}; [[Robin Griffith-Jones]], [[Temple Church|Master of the Temple]]; Rabbi [[David Rosen (rabbi)|David Rosen]]; [[Richard Chartres]], [[Bishop of London]]; Lord [[Greville Janner]]; and Professor [[Muhammad Yunus]], Nobel laureate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coexist Foundation – People |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05425951/officers |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=[[Companies House]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Gallup partnership === A 2002 Gallup Poll<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-08-24 |title=The 2002 Gallup Poll of the Islamic World: Subscriber Report |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/18127/2002-Gallup-Poll-Islamic-World-Subscriber-Report.aspx |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Gallup.com |language=en}}</ref> of the Islamic world revealed rising tensions between religious and ethnic groups around the world, prompting the formation of the organization. The Coexist Foundation had a 10-year not-for-profit relationship with [[The Gallup Organization]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=126517&d=18&m=9&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom|title=Al Arabiya to telecast 'Inside Islam'|date=18 September 2009|work=[[ArabNews]]|accessdate=15 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330181743/http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=126517&d=18&m=9&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom|archive-date=2012-03-30|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-21 |title=Scholarships to Study Abrahamic Religions |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/304785 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>

=== Cambridge Coexist Programme === The Cambridge Coexist Programme was a collaboration between the Cambridge Interfaith Programme and the Coexist Foundation.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ford |first=David F. |title=Christian wisdom: desiring God and learning in love |date=2007 |publisher=Cambridge university press |isbn=978-0-521-87545-5 |series=Cambridge studies in Christian doctrine |location=Cambridge |pages=xiii}}</ref> Activities included a collaboration with [[Goldsmiths, University of London]] on a [[religious literacy]] programme.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religious Literacy |url=https://www.gold.ac.uk/faithsunit/current-projects/literacy/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Goldsmiths, University of London |language=en}}</ref>

=== ''Sacred: Discover what we share'' === In 2007, the Coexist Foundation sponsored ''Sacred: Discover what we share'', an exhibition of [[Religious text|sacred]] [[Manuscript|manuscripts]] at the [[British Library]]. The exhibition was a critical success.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bar-Isa |first=Molouk |date=2007-09-04 |title=Discovering what we share |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/302936 |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[Arab News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2007-05-03 |title=Sacred at the British Library |url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/theatre-film-music/sacred-at-the-british-library-40416 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Country Life |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Life-giving letters |url=https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2007/04/26/life-giving-letters |access-date=2024-01-16 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2007-04-28 |title=Sacred texts {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|exhibed}} in London |url=https://funci.org/sacred-texts-exhibed-in-london/?lang=en |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=FUNCI - Fundación de Cultura Islámica |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cranfield |first=Nicholas |date=2007-05-02 |title=Three great faiths, and what is written in their book |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2007/4-may/books-arts/visual-arts/three-great-faiths-and-what-is-written-in-their-book |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[Church Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Maev |date=2007-04-26 |title=Sacred texts that reveal a common heritage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/26/religion.books |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[Mary Beard (classicist)|Mary Beard]] said, "You're never likely to get to see such an extraordinary and stunningly beautiful collection of religious book-art ever again", and [[Norman Lebrecht]] described it as the "surprise hit of the London exhibition season".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Reeve |first=John |date=July 2008 |title=Sacred—discover what we share exhibition at the british library, april–september 2007 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2752/175183408X328497 |journal=Material Religion |language=en |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=255–258 |doi=10.2752/175183408X328497 |s2cid=191631061 |issn=1743-2200|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It was the most successful exhibition in the history of the British Library at the time, with 169,240 visitors by 9 September (three weeks prior to closing).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Finney |first=Jill |date=2007-09-17 |title=Letters – Let's discuss religion but quietly |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/lets-discuss-religion-but-quietly-mdwll6k7233 |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[The Times]] |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> The exhibition caused some controversy by including the dress worn by [[Jemima Goldsmith]] at her wedding to [[Imran Khan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hastings |first=Chris |date=2007-04-08 |title=Jemima Khan dress carries holy text message |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1547966/Jemima-Khan-dress-carries-holy-text-message.html |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref>

The exhibition was inaugurated by [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], and [[Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco|Prince Rasheed ibn Hassan II of Morocco]], with attendance from Mohammed Jameel {{small|KBE}}, founder of the Coexist Foundation; Lord [[Melvyn Bragg]]; Archbishop [[Kevin McDonald (bishop)|Kevin McDonald]]; [[Rowan Williams]], the Archbishop of Canterbury; and Rabbi Sir [[Jonathan Sacks, Baron Sacks|Jonathan Sacks]], the [[Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth|Chief Rabbi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-29 |title=Sacred Texts That Reveal Common Heritage on Display |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/298992 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>

=== ''Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam'' === In 2010, the Coexist Foundation sponsored ''Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam'', an exhibition of sacred exhibitions at [[New York Public Library]] (NYPL). Attendees of the opening included Mohammed Jameel {{small|KBE}}, founder of the Coexist Foundation; NYPL president [[Paul LeClerc]], and Rabbi [[Julie Schonfeld]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Rothstein |first=Edward |date=2010-10-22 |title=Abraham's Progeny, and Their Texts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/arts/design/23faiths.html |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2010-11-06 |title=Three Faiths, an exhibition on sacred texts, opens |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/359720 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> [[The New York Times]] noted ''Three Faiths'' was part of an ecumenical response to the [[September 11 attacks]]. It was inspired by the 2007 British Library exhibition ''Sacred: Discover what we share'', which had originally been intended to tour to New York, but the British Library was concerned that heightened inspections post-9/11 could endanger its manuscripts and pulled out.<ref name=":4" /> ''Three Faiths'' instead drew on the NYPL's own collection.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=The New York Public Library Explores Three of the World's Largest Religions in Exhibition Opening on October 22, 2010 |url=https://www.nypl.org/press/new-york-public-library-explores-three-worlds-largest-religions-exhibition-opening-october-22 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=The New York Public Library |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

The Coexist Foundation also contributed a light installation work by Ross Ashton to the NYPL for the exhibition, and supported workshops in [[sacred geometry]] and traditional arts delivered by [[The Prince's School of Traditional Arts]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> The exhibition was co-sponsored by the [[Stavros Niarchos Foundation]], the [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]] and The Achelis and Bodman Foundations.<ref name=":6" />

=== Coexist logo === The Coexist Foundation's logo was the [[Coexist (image)|Coexist sign]], originally created in 2000 by Polish graphic designer [[Piotr Młodożeniec]] for a contest hosted by The [[Museum on the Seam]] for Dialogue, Understanding and Coexistence in Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lawsuits and controversy over who owns the 'CoeXisT' sign |url=http://www.atu2.com/news/cant-we-all-just-coexist.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902135049/http://www.atu2.com/news/cant-we-all-just-coexist.html |archivedate=2009-09-02 |accessdate=2005-07-11}}</ref><ref name="MotsLegal">{{cite web |last=Etgar |first=Raphie |date=11 July 2005 |title=Image of Coexistence Traveling the World |url=http://www.atu2.com/news/museum-on-the-seam-statement-image-of-coexistence-traveling-the-world.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908020536/http://www.atu2.com/news/museum-on-the-seam-statement-image-of-coexistence-traveling-the-world.html |archivedate=2012-09-08 |accessdate=2015-10-20 |publisher=Museum on the Seam}}</ref>

=== Outreach initiatives === The Coexist Foundation was responsible for several projects that are meant to advance the objectives of the organization. An example is its radio show "Pause for Thought," which was created in collaboration with the BBC. The program includes guests from various religious backgrounds sharing their insights on a common subject.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 2 - Pause For Thought |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015nm0y |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gledhill |first=Ruth |title=Young mother wins BBC's Pause for Thought competition |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/young-mother-wins-bbcs-pause-for-thought-competition-wt232qbtcj9 |access-date=2023-03-10 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

One of the Foundation's projects was "Understanding Islam" a first series of internet learning resources designed to give an accessible but thorough introduction to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The Coexist Foundation joined with online education specialists Microbooks and a team of scholars to develop the series.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Binyon |first1=Michael |title=Wanted: An interfaith hero |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/wanted-an-interfaith-hero-6z7mmd5wd65}}</ref>

The Coexist Foundation, operating through a sister [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3) organisation]], Coexist Foundation America, supported [[fair trade]] projects, including working with [[Mirembe Kawomera]] in Uganda and Rajlakshmi Cotton Mills in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coexist Foundation |url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/coexist-foundation |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[National Geographic]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Wind-down and transfer to Coexist House === From 2015, all Coexist Foundation activities were transferred to Coexist House.<ref name=":7">Coexist Foundation. [https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/Sh3edjQoj_Jnrq58lc7GFF9_fQbDLPmckxLxvIJYRCY/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3BEKS7SHE%2F20240116%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240116T143457Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEPn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQCUIon6k3Doy%2Fg0xAUZxYo9uPc7UVq%2BfYkZfKL0AKuexwIgZYhfzU%2BAHZUOFzuwqIC9douskk4prhFHK98hZ1U0%2FtQqxAUIov%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAEGgw0NDkyMjkwMzI4MjIiDFkHnwvEtAMk2JIq6SqYBTeQWtX0qJUhZbiZ%2F6RVZU%2BtF%2FFLBbUj5jBmriNxFNFTqncvsbmtAs6gKSkW4xAa0q6rcehyzEkLEVubHuOGJBtdd56lBUVgZGZz%2FRkwVVatY0DFnHTBA7tuwtSROEqSYgFGNIcXbqpRrFVpkzL%2FMvINiRNLlhUpgaYoP%2FmYfjacc52FDnmiGtb1Zbag2HLTKg3o88Y3aSugMFrpcRYy2oIVRaMataK7SCi5qkcEJAuAV9CjPYw%2Bo3bow85m2Zv4Vp73%2F%2BgiGTy233bzjppfbvfe%2BKZ7X1FguFflhwaJcs1zaTXjtAvtXf4n6TYDXmLfVjpYCWr1DoUaU02UwFpMgmL56vTjROqfImlKrbTyvmxD72QcLqXhHbo4CJ%2F3HBPKHVS0nqiELX5xzU9KrA2Ny%2Bfbiuv2o09GY57ff5JJANaSNuraQ%2BdBeXuwhFzu48bp%2Bzn1K%2FbJ5DeqRpvnWPgI45BR5ryhFddUx4uo9q1QR98reqzPGXVSpubzsPDrq2aZh%2B%2FOSLVt0bx9fD8uE8DIz%2F3AeKjUFc8%2BK5r1Nudaq%2FP0UQAlAS2VwWGtuoS5%2BRKYUBuqmLOGWKWwIraE%2FhvGPznhyFBntZOA3MLLALiW8th05aDQO19GmL%2BLYYGTGc9qc656gTuHii9hq5%2BWEBsr7qGTN4in1vLLJ%2B%2FmmnHfb%2F6b06v5kthOkKl6yWJvbr5meZPcopFrXcbZasL%2B57Ljesaky6PPxGQ1QS91JhozZN7RubYIg8tLOOUACis0zzb7gjXlskFIFPlGmwsGCVNMib8v2e%2BtEcrjZ8r4n6OTl9oEIWfwwYTGXXek%2BnXP4XiWP7cSX7BDl4pEKKzz1nNZXJlB%2FcAP8obhAj583zO%2FqN4ogKObATq44Gcw0YeZrQY6sQEcMHKX9wBQo0e1%2BS9iTFMkIZJGs8NJ6FJIQOE4x1l8LZnXaeCo3JWF4uu1BfNEpZaxZnabocIN3DkFr35KKykn7NEC7PGRWgFxEbwugtALcfDQRU%2FrCBJoPfBQgfgb6B3vdX2K8P9bCOVhXp7BUpYuruu1rtZSDwGyt%2BdIznOG0DiI6F7oIEIwH3bhadQI7lUqCRD8vJaUCN1RzHcFXL64FbS1lkivFysPl41jKPvChpA%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=acc1dfc41d9511eab871c2fb5e3ee771d9da33eda1200a735d0332c034c44512 Report and financial statements for year ended 30 September 2014]. 2015-07-27. Companies House.</ref> Coexist Foundation was formally dissolved in 2018.<ref name=":3" />

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