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Melvin Morrow:
I'm Melvin Morrow, House Master of Campion House at Saint
Ignatius College, Riverview. We had this idea that there is a need for
conversation. Students at Riverview and at Noor al Houda come from obviously
very different backgrounds. We're all Australians, we recognise that we have
different traditions. We need to talk. Conversation is the way to go, to turn
the theory of respect and responsibility into action. So we've arranged for our
boys at different Year levels to meet each other on those Year levels with a
view to getting to know each other as fellow Australians and hopefully becoming
mates.
Student 1:
We're organising activities like a day at the beach,
afternoon teas, games of touch footie, games of basketball – anything we can do
to come to understand one another.
Student 2:
From this program I've gained a much greater understanding
of different cultures and their beliefs, not just the Islamic culture. I've now
got a greater respect and understanding for every culture, because I can see
what the Islamic culture has been through and I can look past what they believe
and just see the people, and who they are. I can now adapt that to other
cultures, and I've got a much greater respect for everyone.
