Cardiff United Synagogue in Cyncoed opened its doors this afternoon in a bid to stop young people becoming radicalised.<\/p>\n
The inter-faith open day is part of a project called Youth Against Violent Extremism, which was set up by anti-hate charity Race Equality First.<\/p>\n
It’s meant to\u00a0stop young people being drawn to extremism by encouraging them to talk to people from other religions.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Race Equality First says that some religious communities in Cardiff have become more divided in the last few months.<\/p>\n
“Those communities are now feeling vulnerable. Vulnerability can lead to fear. This fear can make some people more likely to move towards extremism.”<\/p>\n
They say more needs to be done to bring young people of different faiths together to help them to overcome their prejudices.<\/p>\n
They say projects like theirs will help stop communities feeling isolated, which can lead to radicalisation.<\/p>\n
“Having a greater appreciation of a different faith will help to break down barriers. It’ll certainly challenge the ‘us and them’ situation.”<\/p>\n
A spokesperson from Cardiff United Synagogue says recent events have made open days like these especially important.<\/p>\n
“Cardiff was quite quiet. There were hardly any problems with racism. But all of a sudden the world exploded, and it’s getting worse.<\/p>\n
“What happens in Syria and Iraq affects people locally. They can become very bitter and then they need someone to take it out on.”<\/p>\n
This event is the first of four inter-faith open days which will be held across Cardiff in local Mosques, Churches and Synagogues over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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