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Testimonials

"An encounter of the yearning souls,
To share a taste of the Divine...
It was a night illuminated brighter than the day!
The sun of a spiritual dimension was gently on the rise
As the eager made their way to a home they had never been before"

Amine O. Atalay
A Muslim lady
spontaneously expressed the feelings of all participants

"Not only am I learning about Islam. I am also appreciating some of the basic elements of Christianity. These basic elements are so often taken for granted but having to think and speak about them in a group that sincerely wants to know, makes me look again and in looking I find a richness that I hadn't realized was there.

The whole process has alerted me to the programs on television/radio and the articles in the press. Sadly, these have not helped much in my understanding of Islam but rather have helped me identify the stereotypes of both Islam and an Anglo-Celtic Australia, its insensitivity, crudeness and ignorance."

Grahame Ellis
Retired Uniting Church Minister

"I cannot believe how much these meetings have made me appreciate my own faith."

Muhammad Elbishbeshy
A Muslim from an Egyptian background

"The need to confront, in a mature way, any serious tension between Islamic and Christian views has been positive. This has been achieved with a matured understanding of each other's faith and appreciation for both. There are differences, evident to all in the group but with questioning and hopefully understanding of differences and similarities of same, there has developed a much better appreciation of each other's faith."

Monica
A Christian lady

"It was re-affirmed to me how truly we come from the same Abrahamic descent."

Makiz
A young Muslim lady and a university student

"I learnt that there are more similarities between Islam and Christianity than I had realized. At the same time, there are significant differences in our understanding and interpretation of our religions. It made me realize that we could talk about each other's religion openly without offending members of the other faith. I realize that we can build friendships with Christians and it does not make me feel uncomfortable. I learnt that Christians have a great interest in learning about my religion and that they are willing to put misconceptions behind them."

Zuleyha Keskin
A Muslim lady from a Turkish background

"I have learnt a lot about Islam as well as my own faith."

Margaret Roberts
A Christian lady
simply summed up the result of the project for herself