The Mahboba’s Promise Open Hearts, Open Home project will be launched on Saturday, March 14, with an afternoon tea at the Gosford Anglican Church.
Father Rod Bower of the Gosford Anglican Parish will host Mahboba Rawi of Mahboba’s Promise, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, the Grand Mufti of Australia, Ms Maha Abdo OAM, Executive officer of the Muslim Women’s Association and winner of this year’s NSW Human Rights Award, and Sheikh Ahmed Abdo, honorary Muslim chaplain to the NSW Police Force, will be at the official launch.
This new initiative is focusing on building bridges between communities. Cultural diversity is a rich and wonderful part of Australia, but the violence in the Middle East is creating fear within the country.
Members of the community are encouraged to open their home and invite their friends for an evening of connecting people and encouraging mutual understanding and appreciation of diversity.
Email, 23 Feb 2015
Brian O’Heir, Open Hearts,
Open Home