British Muslim leaders visit churches, temples, synagogues

As hate crimes rise, Muslim leaders take the lead in visiting Churches, Synagogues and Temples Symbolic interfaith visits come in week where over 250 mosques open their doors to the public on #VisitMyMosque day. Muslim faith leaders from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland took part in an act of interfaith solidarity by visiting Churches, […]

As hate crimes rise, Muslim leaders take the lead in visiting Churches, Synagogues and Temples

Symbolic interfaith visits come in week where over 250 mosques open their doors to the public on #VisitMyMosque day.

Muslim faith leaders from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland took part in an act of interfaith solidarity by visiting Churches, Synagogues, Mandirs and Gurdwaras on Tuesday 26 February.

At a time when the country is polarised by Brexit and hate crime is on the rise, the symbolic action aims to emphasise the importance of communities of all faiths and none in coming together and putting aside differences for the common good.

Leaders from the Muslim Council of Britain, Muslim Council of Wales, Muslim Council of Scotland and Belfast Islamic Centre made the visits to Churches, Synagogues, Mandirs and Gurdwaras to share common experiences with their Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh neighbours.

The visits come in the week where over 250 mosques across the UK will be opening their doors to the public on #VisitMyMosque day on Sunday 3 March.

Harun Khan, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain said “It was a privilege to visit the West London Synagogue today. It was great to hear about the similarity of the Jewish religious services to my own faith as a Muslim, alongside the synagogue’s active outreach programmes for refugees and the homeless. I strongly encourage more of my fellow Muslims to visit other faith institutions as this will only make our bonds stronger as we have more in common than what divides us.”