Islamic Centre group and North Lanarkshire Muslim Women's Alliance hold first in-person public event in over two years

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Friends of Airdrie and Coatbridge Islamic Centre (FACIC) and North Lanarkshire Muslim Women's Alliance were "absolutely thrilled" to hold their first in-person public event in more than two years.Due to the COVID pandemic, the groups had been unable to organise their popular annual community open day gatherings at the Islamic Centre.However, around 800 people joined staff and volunteers from both organisations for a fun-packed "Eid in the Park" event held in Strathclyde Park.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Dr Irfan Jehangir, FACIC chairman, told Lanarkshire Live : "This was our first face-to-face public event since the start of the pandemic and it was wonderful to once again bring the Lanarkshire community together in style. "We used to hold an annual open day at the Islamic Centre but moving to Strathclyde Park gave us much more space and around 800 people were in