Edinburgh Women’s Interfaith Group (EWIG) wrote a lovely reflection about their Scottish Interfaith Week event:
The event took place on Saturday 8th November at the Southside Community Centre based in the heart of Newington.
It featured Fariha, originally from Libya, who shared her story and faith journey. Fariha spoke about her connection with the Bridgend Community Allotments, a story of faith in action. She talked about community, nature, the opportunities they provided, the people she met and valued, people who helped her care for her disabled son and how they supported mental health. It was great to hear how passionate she is about the organisation and what they provide.
The afternoon continued with a talk from Frances Hume from Interfaith Scotland about events taking place across Scotland to celebrate Scottish Interfaith Week.
The last speaker of the afternoon was Parul Ben from the Edinburgh Brahma Kumaris Centre who shared a short peace mediation and left the group feeling very calm and peaceful.
Nila then invited the group to each say a few words about themselves and it proved to be an inspiring moment of connection where people’s identities and barriers came down and the focus was on what we had in common rather than our individuality.
We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone involved, the speakers, the attendees, everyone who contributed to the food and drink and a special thank you to Nila Joshi our Chair for getting us all together.
