Posted on 01/30/2016 1:15:42 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski
Mosques across Britain are planning to open their doors to the public in a bid to counter negative stereotypes about Muslims next week, against a backdrop of rising Islamophobia. Organised by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), more than 80 mosques will participate in the "Visit my mosque" day on February 7 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. "It's an opportunity for Muslims in the UK to put themselves out there and reach out to their local neighbours," an MCB spokesman told Al Jazeera.
"The day will allow for people to meet face-to-face, get to know each other and tackle misconceptions."
Visitors of all faiths and none can visit one of the participating mosques, where they will be welcomed to ask questions, go on guided tours and have tea and snacks with volunteers and those who run the place of worship. There are at least 2.7 million Muslims in Britain, or less than 5 percent of the 64 million-strong population. Around half of British Muslims are born in the UK. "We hope that the achievement will be that people of different faiths, and those with none, will better understand us, and we will be more integrated with everybody," Abdul Majid, chairman of the participating Camberley Mosque, told Al Jazeera.
Typically around 300 people usually attend Friday prayers at his mosque in Surrey, in the southeast of England.
"We live in a small town, so we don't have many problems in this area. But there has been some misunderstanding in the media about Muslims, and this is the whole reason we are doing this day - to foster understanding..."
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1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. [...] 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our * love made perfect , that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is , so are we in this world.
The caliphate is coming closer and closer. here at home they are teaching all children in public schools how sharia is great.
I hope people go there and get in their faces, hold them accountable for the evil done by Muslims. Ask the hard questions and make them know what is thought of them.
Islam is a war plan. Something worth fearing.
Not So Great Britain ping
Really, I see nothing wrong with addressing the muzzie-phobia by inviting people to see what it’s all about.
Such an open house at a serial killers place to help quell the fears of those suffering from murderer-phobia. Let’s face it, there’s no reason to own a gun for self defense.
I think the rapists should give women better insight by having a rapist-phobia day. All rape fearing women will have a chance to see it’s not all that bad.
I can think of countless phobias that can be addressed in the same manner, such as fear of arsonists, thieves, drug lords, politicians, etc.
Taquiyya at work.
How weird. I have toured many mosques in Egypt and other areas of the World and I was not impressed. What a mosque is, is a big building with a bunch of rugs on the floor and a few alters on each side of the wall.....they have some paintings but nothing spectacular. I can’t see how this day will change anything. It didn’t to me. I actually thought how sad for them. It seemed very dirty as in dusty.
I hope people go there and walk around with their shoes on.
Disagree with a lifestyle liberals embrace, they call it a phobia.
One precocious student asks; “How do you keep your swords sharp enough for beheading the infidels? Or do they remain sharpened just by frequent use?”
Did you take off your shoes to honor the demon god?
No. They did hand out some sort of clothing for everyone to wear if we wore shorts.....which I did since it was 100 degrees. They gave the woman something to cover their arms and head. (It was throw away plastic junk so nobody wears the clothes again.
Welcome to my nightmare, said the spider to the fly.
Can they pack a lunch for the trip? You know something like a nice BLT sandwich?
Having unfortunately watched one of their videos once it was obvious sharpness wasn’t a concern.
I’m still not ready to watch something like that. Hollywood horror is one thing, even when done Tarrantino Style but the actual event is far more profound. People used to call those Snuff Films.
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