The Need to Bridge the Gap Between Faith Community and Social Services Sector ~ Abid Ullah Jan

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IMPORTANT: We Need to Bridge the Gap Between Faith Community and Social Services Sector ~ Abid Ullah Jan


A Conversation About the PeaceQuest's Approach 



In our struggle to stem gun violence, youth joining gangs, drug dealing/abusing and stemming extremist tendencies, the most important protective factor that we are ignoring is the faith factor. For that we need to bridge the gap between social services sector and the faith organisations – particularly Muslim community centres/mosques.

To understand Please also see:

PeaceQuest in the broader context: Addressing gun violence and extremism in Ottawa through collective impact work

Bridging the Gap: A conversation with Musleh Khan

The Faith Factor: Attention Muslim Parents

Developing a Counter Narrative

A Note to CVE Training Designers

Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada

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