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LONDON—InEastLondonnearthemainOlympicpark,BritainslargestcivilsocietyorganizationrecentlyheldaninterfaithRamadancelebrationwithanOlympictheme.TheeventfocusedbothontheOlympictraditionofpeaceandthepositiveeconomicimpactthegamesarehavingononeofthecitysmostethnicallydiverseareas.
InEastLondonsYorkHall,theUnitedKingdomslargestcivilsocietyorganization,CitizensUK,organizedanIftar,theeveningmealfollowingadayoffastingduringRamadan.ThegrouphasbeeninvolvedwiththeLondonOlympicsOrganizingmitteeandcameinparttocelebratetheimpacttheOlympicsarehavingonthemunitywherethemainstadiumshavebeenconstructed.
Thegroupsuccessfullyadvocatedforalivingwageofatleast$12anhourforeveryoneworkingatLondonOlympicsjobs,aswellasOlympicfundingforlocalschools,hospitalsandnewaffordablehousing.
NeilJameson,thedirectorofCitizensUKsaystheinvolvementoftheEastLondonMosquewasessentialinensuringtheeconomicdevelopmentofthisethnicallydiverseareaofthecity.
TheEastLondonMosqueisthelargestcivilsocietyorganizationinLondon,10,000peopleworshipthere.Sowearethem,effectively,andtonightwebreakthefast-non-MuslimsandMuslimstogether-becausethatmakesforapeacefulworldandapeacefulOlympics,saidJameson.
MuhammadBari,thechairmanofthemosque,saysinadditiontotheeconomicbenefitthegamesarebringingtothearea,thepeacefulpetitionaspectoftheOlympicshasspecialmeaningduringRamadan.
Theywanttoachievethehighest,saidBari.Sothereisahealthypetition.Thereisharmony.Thereislesspoliticsinit.SoinawayithasbeenasuperbandusefulexperienceforpeopleofLondonandthewholeofBritain.
AtsundowntheMuslimmengatheratthebackofthehallfortheeveningprayer,andafteralongdayoffastingtheyallshareameal.
LocalfieldhockeyplayerDarrenCheesman,whomissedplayingin
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