An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
Members of the East Anglian Bangladeshi Mosque and Community Centre on Rose Lane spoke with different members of the community from the religious to non-religious as part of the Visit My Mosque event on Sunday February 18.
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
Organised by the Muslim Council of Britain, the national event sees 200 mosques open to the public.
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
Sirajul Islam, East Anglian Bangladeshi Mosque and Community Centre secretary, said: 'Visit My Mosque is to breakdown the misconceptions of Islam. It has been a good day. People are very responsive.
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
'Islam is fairly new in this country and some people don't know much about it.'
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
He added that Visit My Mosque was good for community relations and said Norwich welcomed the Islamic faith.
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
Owen Gallagher, 48, from Thorpe Road in Norwich, who works in finance, said: 'I want to see what Islam is all about. There are a lot of incorrect perceptions of Islam.'
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreGisele Walker, Sheriff David Walker and Lord Mayor David Fullman with mosque secretary Sirajul IslamByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic Centre. Byline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: ARCHANT EASTERN DAILY PRESS (01603) 772434)
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
An open day at the East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic CentreByline: Sonya DuncanCopyright: Archant 2018 (Image: Archant 2017)
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