If I didn’t have my religion, my life would be a little different
because part of my religion, Islam,
says you're not allowed to drink, you're not allowed to smoke drugs
or gamble and stuff like that.
So if I didn't have my faith, maybe I would be doing those things.
I do have a religion so that I can stay focussed and stay away from bad things.
All my mates understood my religion and respected me for it.
They wouldn't wave things in front of my nose
saying, "We can do this and you can't".
Some of the parties I went to when I was younger -
I couldn’t drink but I still had a good time.
I work for an organisation called Aik Saath,
we work at schools and youth centres with young people.
Aik Saath means "together as one", it's translated from Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
We’re a conflict resolution group and we work in schools
and youth centres in and around Slough.
We work with young people with issues like conflict and anti-racism.
If you were fearful of someone of a different religion,
just talk to people from different cultures and backgrounds.
If you're not sure about something and want to find out, ask someone a question
because more often than not they don’t mind answering it.