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Wednesday 10 Jun 2015 - 11:45 Makkah mean time-23-8-1436
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Nottingham, UK (IINA) - Muslim and Jewish groups in Nottingham city of the United Kingdom have teamed up recently to work toward a common goal of eradicating hunger in their city and bridging gaps between the two faiths, according to media reports.
The Salaam Shalom Kitchen, or SaSh , is the first fruit of cooperation between the Nottingham Liberal Synagogue and Himmah, an Islamic social justice group.
According to Karen Worth, social action lead for the synagogue, the project has fed about 70 people over the Wednesdays since its May 20 launch. She said the Jewish community’s bonds with Himmah have been growing stronger.
“So far we are already making friends between the (two) groups and this can only get better,” Worth told the Huffington Post in an email. “Doing practical tasks and eating together are really good ways to connect and get to know people.”
Himmah’s co-founder Sajid Muhammad said Salaam Shalom is also meant to address a rise in both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism he’s seen over the past year.
“Nottingham for the most part has been quite sheltered but we felt that now it is the right moment to give hope and demonstrate our communities' values of compassion, dignity and care to others,” Muhammad told The Nottingham Post.
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