A SERIES of multi-faith events marking the fifth anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings highlight the fact that people of all faiths and backgrounds were affected by the terrorist act.

The Coexistence Trust – which tackles Islamophobia and anti-Semitism on university campuses – believe that the commemorative events across Britain are an important way to build links between people of Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other faiths and those of no faith.

Multi-faith services across Britain - including Yorkshire, Oxford and London – demonstrate that the vast majority of Muslims unequivocally reject the hatred and division espoused by the perpetrators of the 7/7 atrocity.

Co-director Rokhsana Fiaz said: “It almost goes without saying that the most Muslims, and people of every faith, have nothing but revulsion towards the London bombings and all forms of extremist terrorism.

“The 52 people who died, and those who were affected, were of all faiths. This fact is a reminder that we must tackle extremism by coming together.

“What the fifth anniversary shows is that when people of different faiths coming together then society can truly heal. The multi-faith services are crucial to laying firm foundations to lessen the chance of anything like 7/7 ever happening again in Britain.”

The Coexistence Trust’s work in UK universities is based on the principles of Respect, Empower and Change, and bringing Muslim and Jewish students together in a shared space to understand each other and discuss issues in a respectful way.

We recently launched a Campus Ambassadors Programme to recruit Muslim and Jewish students in 12 universities to lead inter-communal activities on their campuses. For more information visit our website: www.coexistencetrust.org

The Coexistence Trust – which tackles Islamophobia and anti-Semitism on university campuses – believe that the commemorative events across Britain are an important way to build links between people of Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other faiths and those of no faith.

Multi-faith services across Britain - including Yorkshire, Oxford and London – demonstrate that the vast majority of Muslims unequivocally reject the hatred and division espoused by the perpetrators of the 7/7 atrocity.

Co-director Rokhsana Fiaz said: “It almost goes without saying that the most Muslims, and people of every faith, have nothing but revulsion towards the London bombings and all forms of extremist terrorism.

“The 52 people who died, and those who were affected, were of all faiths. This fact is a reminder that we must tackle extremism by coming together.

“What the fifth anniversary shows is that when people of different faiths coming together then society can truly heal. The multi-faith services are crucial to laying firm foundations to lessen the chance of anything like 7/7 ever happening again in Britain.”

Co-director Samuel Klein was involved in an event organised by Westminster Interfaith held in Methodist Central, in the immediate aftermath of 7/7 where Muslim and Jewish figures discussed responses to the attack.