Faith can bring Jews and Muslims together
A leader of Britain's biggest Muslim organisation addressed a Jewish audience for the first time in Hampstead on Monday. The assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), Inayat Bunglawala, was at the Everyman Cinema Club in Holly Bush Vale to take part in a debate about the similarities between Muslims and Jews. The MCB's decision to take part in the forum Does More Unite Jews and Muslims Than Divides Them, was seen as a step towards bringing the two communities together.
Before the meeting Mr Bunglawala said: "It really is to try and explore how much Jews and Muslims have in common as minority faiths in this country. We want to show some enthusiasm from our part towards more cooperation between Muslims and Jews and we want to stay away from importing any conflicts from abroad."
Martin Sullivan