{"id":41,"date":"2025-08-17T11:59:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/?p=41"},"modified":"2025-08-18T02:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T01:57:28","slug":"faith-and-community-sacred-spaces-in-a-shared-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/2025\/08\/17\/faith-and-community-sacred-spaces-in-a-shared-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Community: Sacred Spaces in a Shared city"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>By Mengmeng Zhang<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>At the crossroads of cultures in Newcastle, <a href=\"https:\/\/hindutemple.co.uk\/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMOIGNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp7G_1TFIuRm3CQzv_jI9BcAyuH8sMjWWOPZMmqen4Ujif_bxQPHjRT56CNzn_aem_rN3ybd-WHa1WeBCMix5qOA\">the Hindu Temple<\/a> stands as more than a place of worship.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In a multicultural city like Newcastle, <a href=\"https:\/\/hindutemple.co.uk\/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMOIGNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp7G_1TFIuRm3CQzv_jI9BcAyuH8sMjWWOPZMmqen4Ujif_bxQPHjRT56CNzn_aem_rN3ybd-WHa1WeBCMix5qOA\">the Hindu Temple<\/a> on Westgate Road has become more than a place of worship. It is a community hub where traditions are preserved, identities are reaffirmed, and connections are built across cultural boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video features insights from the temple\u2019s head priest and community members, who share how the temple shapes cultural identity, sustains traditions, and opens its doors to people from diverse backgrounds. Their voices reveal how faith and culture intersect in everyday life, making the temple a living example of cultural exchange and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc40Press play below to see how they do this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Faith and Community: How Newcastle\u2019s Hindu Temple Shapes Cultural Identity\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HGq_DJXZWX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/disclaimer\/\"><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mengmeng Zhang At the crossroads of cultures in Newcastle, the Hindu Temple stands as more than a place of worship. In a multicultural city&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/mengmeng-zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}