Bringing communities together across Tower Hamlets The Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum (THIFF) brings together faith communities, residents, community organisations and public services to promote understanding, cooperation and community cohesion. During 2025–2026, THIFF continued to grow as a trusted voice for faith communities and an important bridge between residents, organisations and local decision-makers. A year […]
THIFF, through the Tower Hamlets Equalities Hub, is contributing to a national emergency resilience toolkit to help community and faith settings prepare for local emergencies. Emergency readiness matters. Faith leaders can ensure their communities are supported, safe, and included in local planning—so when a crisis hits, everyone knows what to do and no one is left unheard. We’re looking […]
Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum marked Inter Faith Week 2025 with A Place to Call Home, a well-attended event bringing together faith leaders, council representatives, health experts, researchers, and residents to explore the deepening housing crisis in the borough. THIFF Co-Chairs Sufia Alam and Rev James Olanipekun opened by acknowledging that housing insecurity affects […]
Take a look at our Annual Report for 2024–2025, highlighting a year of renewed collaboration, community engagement, and growth across the borough. Under the interim leadership of Reverend James Olanipekun, THIFF strengthened its role as a key platform uniting faith and community organisations to foster understanding and cooperation between Tower Hamlets’ diverse communities. The forum […]
We are looking for new members to join our Steering Group! Would you like to join our steering group, and be a part of helping providing a voice for faiths in the borough? We are looking for enthusiastic members from faith communities in Tower Hamlets to join our Inter Faith Forum – a vibrant and action […]
Our latest THIFF Forum Meeting Jan 2025 notes are now available! Read them for: Hate crime statistics, emergency resilience work, what matters to you
Our Faith Calendar for 2025 is now available for download. You can download it here. We also have a limited amount of hard copies available. If you would like one, please email info@faithintowerhamlets.org.uk
Take a look at our Inter Faith Week 2024 event Communities Living in Harmony, read about the evening and take a look at our pictures from the night!
Join our Focus Group to input into the new LBTH Cohesion Plan What are your views on peoples’ relationships with other members of the community in our borough, what are your feelings about ‘belonging’ and ‘pride’ in Tower Hamlets? Join us at an online focus group, to share your thoughts and opinions, and be part of developing a new […]
Our Annual Report is now available to download! With a foreward from our Steering Group and Cllr Maium, Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets, the report details of the work that the Forum has done in the past year, including: Our events Forum meetings Vision and manifesto Partnership working You can read the THIFF Annual Report […]