Ahmadiyya Muslim Prize for the Advancement of Peace, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad giving award to Dr Oheneba Boachie-Adjei
London, March 23, 2013
The 4th Annual ‘Ahmadiyya Muslim Prize for the Advancement of Peace’ was presented by His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad to Dr Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, in recognition of his outstanding work in the promotion of peace through his life-changing medical work that has provided hope and a future for thousands of people in the developing world. Accepting the award in person, Dr Boachie-Adjei said he was “deeply honored and humbled” to receive the award and also said it was of great importance for all people to “to remember our roots and give back.”
His Holiness Mirza Masroor addressing the symposium
The prize was given at the 10th Annual Peace Symposium, at the largest Mosque in the Western Europe, Baitul Futuh Mosque in London.
The event attracted an audience of more than 1,000 people, including Government Ministers, Ambassadors of State, Members of both Houses of Parliament and various other dignitaries and guests from all walks of life. The theme of this year’s Symposium was ‘The Pathway to Peace.’
Before the keynote address, various dignitaries spoke about the importance of peace and the means to achieve it.
Rafiq Hayat, the National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat UK, said 2013 was an historic year for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community as it marked its 100th anniversary in the United Kingdom.
Many in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community think of this as a Nobel Peace prize, without the political strings attached. The recipients in the previous years have been:
SOS Children’s Villages UK
2011 Recipient
Abdul Sattar Edhi
2010 Recipient
Lord Eric Avebury
2009 Recipient
Whilst delivering the keynote address, His Holiness warned of catastrophic consequences if true justice at all levels was not observed. He said the risk of a nuclear war was real and was the biggest threat to today’s civilization.
Islam focuses on securing peace in every sphere of human activity. It encourages all to promote education, respect and tolerance, improve social and interfaith harmony, support charitable causes and serve humanity regardless of race, creed or color The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is dedicated to establish peace at all levels and to protect the basic human rights of all. In light of this it is keen to recognize efforts made by anyone to advance the cause of peace. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize is therefore awarded in recognition of an individuals or an organisations contribution for the advancement of the cause of peace.
To read more about the The Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize or to nominate for next year, click here.
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I wish that picture had also specified where in West Africa (his name gives a clue that he’s West African), this latest recipient is from?
That and what his achievement, in the cause of Peace, is all about, of course, is also vitally missing.
Please, let us know these details.
The good doctor is from Ghana and that is where the clinics are based.
He works in the USA and has funded these hospitals with $100,000 of his own money.
He also provides spine care in Barbados.