Professionals who participated on previous courses included:

Teachers, Police Officers, NHS workers, College, Yorkshire Television, Church Leaders, Tenants & Residents Association, St. Annes Shelter, Magistrates, Local Authority Personnel Officers, Planning Department, Equal Opportunities Officers, Learning and Skills Council, Health Visitors, Nurses, Community Safety Team, Social Workers, Fire Service, Non-Executive Directors of Primary Care Trust, SureStart Workers.

 What participants said on previous courses:

 “Useful literature and a concise introduction to Islam." 

“A friendly environment, where questions were welcomed and answered thoroughly”.         

“Increased my knowledge and understanding”.

“Able to feel comfortable to ask questions”. 

“Very open and honest and informative”

“Able to gain a better understanding of Muslim beliefs, religion and words used in the faith and their meanings”.

“The whole day was very informative and very well presented”.

“The whole course gave a good basic introduction to Islam and showed how distorted thoughts are outside the religion”.

“Raised awareness/knowledge beyond expectations”.  “Understanding the benefits of the Maddressah”.

“The course was very interesting I thought I knew quite a lot but realise now I was quite ignorant”.    

“Excellent handouts/books.”

“Information given in various ways through verbal deliverance, projector, question time and discussion.”

“A better understanding of Islamic faith and Muslim society.”

“Opportunity to watch prayer and have the individual actions explained. A very worthwhile opportunity to discover more about the Islamic faith in an open forum”.

“An enjoyable day that thought me a lot about Islam and the Islamic way of life”.

“As I went on the course having no knowledge of the Islamic religion.  I found everything useful and learnt a lot.”

“Helps separate the religion from culture.”

“A good course to gain a basic introduction to Islam a dispel some myths.”

“The openness for question, clear explanation, and the opportunity to visit prayer and observe .”  

“Excellent, very informative, useful to all Non-Muslims.”

“Very informative and useful. I now understand more about the Muslim religion than I did before.”

"The visit to the Mosque and observing the prayers was most useful”.

“Islamic myths expelled”. “Information Pack excellent”  “Food excellent”

“Particularly enjoyed the opportunity to observe prayers”.

“I found it useful going into the Mosque and a lot of information in the talk time”.

“The visit to the Mosque was a privilege and informative”. 

“All the topics covered were explained well”.

“The visit to the Mosque was eye opening”.

“Very enjoyable course”.   

“Understanding the faith and how close to Christianity”.

“The course provided a unique insight into Islam and culture of practicing Muslims.  I hadn’t realised how closely linked Christianity and Islam are”

“Good Interactive course. Topics were explained very well.  Well planned and thought-out presentation”.