The MCB Youth Committees' monthly meeting in March took place in the City of Coventry in the West Midlands: home to approximately 35,000 British Muslims and a City famous for the car-making industry and the severe blitz during the Second World War. The City is also home to Coventry and Warwick Universities where a large and noteworthy Muslim student population from overseas come to study.



The meeting was followed by a tour of the city, visit to the Coventry Transport Museum and a series of meetings with local Mosque and community organisations.

Arranging the visit, the Youth Committees West Midlands Representative Asif Takolia said `It is really important that we visit all cities in the UK to meet people locally and see firsthand the issues and needs confronting local communities'.


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