Malik

“We should have more clubs to go to where we can meet and socialise with people from different cultures and backgrounds.”

“There is a lot we could do if we got together and exchanged ideas. We should have more clubs to go to where we can meet and socialise with people from different cultures and backgrounds – that would help understanding and reduce a lot of problems. I would like to see smiles on everybody’s faces.

“My wife and I used to go to Meeting Point for the over-50s where we used to live. We made friends, chatted, exchanged ideas. There should be something like this near us. Now we go to the local library a lot. We sit and read and use the coffee shop.

I am attending an IT course at the library. I didn’t know anything about computers before I started. I have learnt how to send and receive emails, use the internet, use messenger to speak to relatives abroad, use a microphone and a camera. Last night I was speaking to my grandchildren in Cairo.”