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Faiths leaders in unity meeting | Faiths leaders in unity meeting |
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Muslim and Christian leaders are gathering for a meeting designed to bring the two faiths closer together. | |
The two-day event, the largest of its kind seen in the UK, was opened on Wednesday by Prime Minister Tony Blair's envoy to the faith communities. | |
MP John Battle warned that young people were being neglected by religious leaders who must engage with them. | |
The conference, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, is organised by the Christian Muslim Forum. | |
The event brings together imams and Christian ministers and aims to foster relationships, discover common concerns and tackle areas of difference. | |
Gulf | Gulf |
Leeds MP Mr Battle argued that a greater gulf often exists between the generations within Islam and Christianity than between the faiths themselves. | |
Mr Battle also said imams and priests must engage with young people or risk alienating and marginalising them. | |
Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, an imam in Leicester, who is one of the 75 delegates attending the conference said: "This is a unique opportunity for both sides, the imams and the clergy to promote relationships that do already exist but need to be more ground-rooted and more widespread throughout the country." | Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, an imam in Leicester, who is one of the 75 delegates attending the conference said: "This is a unique opportunity for both sides, the imams and the clergy to promote relationships that do already exist but need to be more ground-rooted and more widespread throughout the country." |
Christian Muslim Forum chairman, Bishop David Gillett said: "In the current climate there is a great need for local Christian and Muslim Communities to get to know one another and to work together for the good of all in their towns and cities. | Christian Muslim Forum chairman, Bishop David Gillett said: "In the current climate there is a great need for local Christian and Muslim Communities to get to know one another and to work together for the good of all in their towns and cities. |
"One of the best ways to bring communities together is to bring their leaders together". | "One of the best ways to bring communities together is to bring their leaders together". |
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