On 21 June, the UK's first inter-faith game show aired on the Islam Channel. Faith Off saw teams representing Islam, Christianity and Judaism answer religious questions "in a spirit of co-operation and tolerance" for a cash prize.
The show's producer, Abrar Hussain, said: "The aim is to attract younger people who may find the commendable but somewhat repetitive inter-faith initiatives going on at the moment boring."
That prompted Youth Work Now to find out if there was any interesting online activity promoting inter-faith. Hussain might be surprised to find himself in agreement with former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Following a recent career change, Blair wants to improve the ways young people of different faiths work together. The site of his new foundation, www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org, wants to hear from 10- to 16-year-olds and those that work with them who have "ideas for practical resources, materials and tools that might support inter-faith dialogue and exchange". There's not much there yet, but it might become a useful resource.
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