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Thursday 09 Jul 2015 - 16:57 Makkah mean time-22-9-1436
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London, (IINA) - Julie Siddiqui, National Co-Ordinator of the big Iftar campaign and member of the Armed Forces Muslim Forum (AFMF), joined an Iftar reception at the Ministry of Defence to talk about #WalkTogether – an initiative supported by AFMF, Ministry of Defence reported. The #WalkTogether initiative asked people all over Britain on Tuesday, on the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings, to alight from their mode of transport one stop early and walk in a quiet moment of unity and remembrance of those who lost their lives.
Siddiqui spoke to members of the AF as well as representatives from various Muslim and non-Muslim faith networks, charities and communities about the importance of unity amongst all communities and the opportunity to remember and reflect on what happened that day, a day where terrorists attempted to divide the nation; how mutual respect united London at that time; and how such mutual respect is now crucial to how we need to live our lives today.
Inspired by the Big Iftar campaign, the Armed Forces Muslim Forum wanted to remember the tenth anniversary of 7/7 by hosting an Iftar reception at the Ministry of Defence; an event to bring Muslims and non-Muslims together as a symbol of shared experience and social cohesion.
The Armed Forces Muslim Forum was brought into being last year and seeks to build a positive and better relationship between the British Armed Forces and the British Muslim communities through dialogue, conversation and collaboration. The existence of the Forum underlines the strong relationship between the Armed Forces and the Muslim community and shows the Ministry of Defense’s commitment to strengthening it.
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