To bake a cake with DD and take it to the mosque?

[PixiePopPops]

I know it's a tiny gesture in the grand scheme of things. But I thought maybe baking a cake for the worshippers to eat when they break their fast tonight might be a nice idea? We live a couple of minutes away.

It's just, in other terrorist attacks, there is an immediate outpouring of love and support. Athough it's early, there seems to be a lot less today. Coupled with the biased media reporting. Thought it might be a nice way of showing solidarity and love.

But are they going to be in mourning? Does it seem patronising? I'll absolutely accept if I am BU, please don't flame me.

Aww, brilliant Waitrose!

They were absolutely lovely people. They shook my hand and told me they would pray for me and that at the end of the day we all go to the same place.

At the end of the day we are all the same people and all we can do is be kind to each other. I wanted them to know that I'm standing with them, not against them.

Thank you for the idea. I've just arranged with the local mosque to take over some treats for them later this week.

Brilliant and a great idea. Very inspiring too 😀

Just seen your thread OP. Sounds like you've made some new friends as the Mosque and centre

Pixie and Waitrose, on the back of your lovely random acts of support and kindness, I have emailed my local Mosque to say how appalled I was to hear about the attack this morning and that there are many people who are angry and saddened by it and who want kindness and respect for everyone regardless of religion or race and wished them Ramadan Mubarak.

That's lovely too disastrous. It's amazing how much difference a little act like that makes. In life, they matter so much and usually its it much effort at all.
I'm inspired to do something too.

Lovely idea. Please do it. I would steal your idea if I had a mosque nearby. Solidarity and compassion is even more important these days.

What a brilliant idea. Great to hear it's been so well received.

Lovely thing to do OP, glad it was well received :)

Lavenderhue seriously?
What he actually said was “Part and parcel of living in a great global city is you’ve got to be prepared for these things, you’ve got to be vigilant, you’ve got to support the police doing an incredibly hard job. We must never accept terrorists being successful, we must never accept that terrorists can destroy our life or destroy the way we lead our lives.”

A lovely gesture Pixie & Waitrose. Not being a baker, I have shamelessly copied disastrousflapjack and emailed the mosque opposite my house expressing similar sentiments.

I know what he said Captain and i don't accept that we should have to expect or accept it. Getting blown to bits certainly shouldn't be part and parcel of living in a big city in the Uk.

and yes "seriously"

CaptainHammer - I was about to post something in a similar vein but didn't want to come across as that "chippy Muslim on Mumsnet"!

There are some truly lovely thoughtful
people on MN doing nice things for others. A pithy comment about something the London Mayor said (and quoted out of context) has no place on here.

As you were cake bakers...the mosques of the country are awaiting your delicious baked goods

Absolutely do it! My Muslim friends are always sharing food at special celebrations both Muslim and Christian. Also their generosity knew no bounds when my DM was in hospital for a few months and my DF was by himself. Their neighbours brought food every day. It will be received in the manner in which you baked it.
Let us know how you get on.

But he didn't say you've got to expect it and he definitely said you shouldn't accept it! Just to be prepared. As you would walking down the street on your own at 2am, you'd be a little more cautious. Or locking you're front door to prevent burglars etc etc.

Sadly, I can't see how there will ever be a time when there isn't terrorists/murderers/rapists etc etc. So I think it's in the best interest of everyone's safety to be prepared.

My Muslim friends are always sharing food

Same. Ramadan is my favourite time of year for this reason. When they come over they break fast with us they bring the most AMAZING FOOD with them. I mean we cook for them too, but good lord it's spectacular.

Lovely lovely thread bakers. I'm going to see if I have a mosque nearby and do something nice. Ps the attack has been reported all day on BBC news 24 which is on continually in my office AND you can back off Sadiq Kahn. It's bad enough that the Trumps keep having a pop at him.

Some people will take issue with Sadiq Khan for being a bit browned and more Muslim than they'd like. Some of the comments on his fb page are truly vile.
It seems one such has found their way to this thread.

It has EVERY place on here starfleet. Just because we're talking about a nice gesture the OP has made let us not forget the massive threat we're living under and make everything all nice and sugar coated. The London mayor was not quoted out of context at all, the implication was quite plain, that terrorist attacks were all part and parcel of living in a big city. No it isn't and shouldn't be and we shouldn't have to accept that it's all normal. I'm leaving this thread, carry on making light of the serious situation we're in, i certainly won't.

Yes do it! What a lovely idea. I love the fact that people are reacting to all the horrible things that are going on by reaching out to others.
I thought 2016 was a shit year but we're not even half way through 2017 and it's been awful. However I am proud of the way people have responded to Manchester etc. This is what will beat extremism.

My cockles are well and truly warmed. Its really lifted my spirits.

seagulls before i go, do me a favour, don't try and tell me the reasons why i don't agree with what the London mayor has said. Such fucking naivety.

What a spiteful individual you are on an otherwise positive thread.

Lavender - your comment was only part of a much longer speech, you quoted the usually line that everyone else likes to spout without giving the bigger picture. Yes it is massive threat that ALL of us are living under - do you not think we aren't aware?

No need to be nasty to OPs on what was a perfectly reasonable thread. So what if people want to post about making cakes and the like - do you want us all to walk round in a permanent state of misery and despondency? Because that's really going to help.