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Global Peace and Unity | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Conference |
Dates | Third week of an Autumn month |
Begins | Saturday |
Ends | Sunday |
Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre |
Location(s) | Royal Victoria Dock, London, England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Years active | 2005–present |
Inaugurated | 2005 |
Most recent | 2013 |
Attendance | Over 50,000 |
Organised by | Islam Channel |
Website | www |
The Global Peace and Unity (often abbreviated as GPU) is a recurring two-day event/festival and conference held at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in Royal Victoria Dock, London, England and organized by the Islam Channel. It is the largest Muslim, interfaith and multicultural event of its kind in Europe. There have been six conferences since its inception. The first was on 4 December 2005, with others in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013. The 2006 event attracted over 55,000 visitors from five continents.[1] The conference includes an Islamic exhibition, an evening nasheed concert, as well as a series of talks, workshops, seminars and lectures from international speakers over two days.[1][2]
The aim of the events, according to the organisers, is to bring together people from all spheres of the British society to inform and educate them about Islam and Muslims, and through this help to bridge the gaps between Muslims and non-Muslims and improve community relations.[1][3]