Mothers of Faith
- Salam House, Maida Vale, London
- 10, 16, 24 November 2011
- Programme Flyer
This is a new and innovative project jointly organised by the Foundation and Lotus Life (a Muslim women organisation).
A group of Muslim and Jewish mothers with religious background and school-age children attended a series of four educational seminars, one of which took place during the Interfaith Week. They discussed a variety of issues which affects religious women in a secular society.
Women talked about issues affecting religious women living in a secular society
There was an introduction to Shabbat by the Jewish women
Sharing of Challah
Siham, a Palestinian mother and co-chair of Bereaved Parents spoke at one of the seminars
The project has now become an on-going project because the group decided to become a permanent forum, meeting every 2-3 months and leading educational projects with women and schools.