Leeds: Launch of #Muslims4Lent

Focolare members in Leeds walking together for Peace with Mohammad Mozaffari and friends from LMYG

On Monday, (15 February) , the Leeds Muslim Youth Group (LMYG) announced #Muslims4Lent, an interfaith campaign aimed at highlighting the commonality between Muslims and Christians around the world.

In solidarity with the season of Lent, Muslims from LMYG will be giving up pleasures from their daily lives, in remembrance and respect for the trials and challenges Jesus went through and to demonstrate their commitment to interfaith and the universality of faith. Particular respect and solidarity is held with the Christians of the Focolare Movement and their continual commitment towards interfaith and peace.

#Muslims4Lent campaign is running for 40 days and Muslims and Christians will be using this time of self- sacrifice to help better understand the common practices and principles within Christianity and Islam and help to unify together under the banner of Peace and Humanity.

LMYG is a Muslim organisation that promotes social cohesion, peaceful mutual coexistence and respect towards people of faith and no faith and seeks to promote common good, equality and mercy towards humanity. They are a 12-17 age-range youth group serving the Muslims community in/around Leeds, LMYG has a strong relationship with local faith communities in Leeds and organises interfaith events year around. They can be found on Facebook.