Immanuel Students Experience Other Faiths on Visit to East London School

Monday, 14th July 2008

Fifteen Immanuel students joined Muslim students for a day at the London East Academy as part of a series of community cohesion projects aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue.

During the course of the day the year 10 students attended sessions educating one another about their respective religions. The group discovered commonalities between the two religions learning, for example, the similarities between Hebrew and Arabic words such as charity.

The fifteen London East Academy students had previously joined the Immanuel students for a multicultural tour of East London. They also recently visited Immanuel College for a day of informal education and further cross-cultural discussions.

Philip Skelker, Headmaster of Immanuel College, commented: ?I am delighted that our pupils had the opportunity to engage in such a worthwhile experience. Not only did they learn about the Muslim faith, gaining new friends along the way, but they served as ambassadors for all of us in the Jewish community.?

Photo (from left to right) - 1. Bygid Rahman (student at London East Academy); Aviva Golbert (head of Jewish Studies at Immanuel College); Rabia Lemahieu (coordinator of Alif-Aleph); Abdullah Yussuf (teacher at LEA); Daniel Tysman (teacher at Immanuel College); Joseph Lever (student at Immanuel College)