We felt that if something could happen that could bring the two congregations together, then that would make cohesion easier, and this project has been a godsend," remarked Saifer Rehman, an active citizen in the community surrounding the mosque National Local Democracy Week is one such way, and, we have pushed it to nearly a fortnight, with a calendar of lectures, workshops and events designed to help to engage the people of Birmingham with the structures of power and influence that surround them