A group of Muslim volunteers in Yorkshire spent Christmas day giving free taxi rides to elderly people, taking them to local halls for Christmas dinner.
Members of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) used their own vehicles to transport people, and some vans were adapted because many people used wheelchairs. The volunteers then handed out gifts, posed for photos and sat with the groups, in order to take them back home at the end of the day.
Nadeem Ahmed, head of the AMYA said, "We felt like a family with the people we helped and that is how they felt too."
"People may wonder why we take out time to help, but we enjoy doing the voluntary work."
The AMYA planned to visit 2000 vulnerable people on Christmas day, including those in homeless shelters, handing out warm meals and gift bags. On their website the AMYA say their motto is "Love for all, hatred for none".
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- Why do some people get together for lunch on Christmas day?
- Why do some elderly people need help to get to a Christmas day dinner?
- Why are the people from a Muslim Association helping people celebrate a Christian festival?
- What does this story show us about the people in the Muslim Association?
- What can we learn from the Muslim Association?
- What does this story show us about living in Britain today?
-What does the motto "Love for all, hatred for none" mean?
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