Source: https://www.rabwah.net/thousands-of-ahmadis-fleeing-persecution-in-pakistan-and-seeking-asylum-overseas/
More and more Ahmadis are leaving Pakistan and seeking asylum overseas as persecution in Pakistan increases. Sources within Pakistan and stats released by the U.S. indicate that Ahmadis are the largest asylum seeking group from Pakistan.Newly published statistics by Germany, U.K., and the US revealed that over 10,000 Pakistanis had sought asylum in these three countries over the past year.
Data from US Department of State which classified refugees by religion showed that most of the 376 Pakistanis who applied for refuge in 2016 were Ahmadis. Throughout the last five years, Ahmadis were the single largest group of Pakistanis seeking refuge in the US. Ahmadis accounted for over half of all Pakistani asylum applicants with 746 claimants. The data further revealed that 240 Christians and 66 Shias also sought refuge.
Meanwhile, Germany received the highest number of asylum application from Pakistanis. Data from the German interior ministry showed that 9,185 Pakistanis applied for asylum from January to July 2016. This was in contrast to just 2,546 applications in 2015. Sources within the Ahmadiyya community say, most of those applicants were Ahmadis.
Similarly, in the UK, 2,992 Pakistanis applied for asylum from June 2015 to June 2016, however only 16 percent of the applications were accepted.
Europe and U.S. are not the only destinations for Ahmadi asylum seekers. Many have even fled to South East Asia and remote parts of Africa. Countries with a significant Ahmadi refugee population include Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Uganda and Ghana.
The Ahmadiyya sect of Islam is practically banned in Pakistan. Ahmadi Muslims are targets of extremist groups who consider them heretics and under the Pakistani law it is a crime for Ahmadis to label themselves Muslims.
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The Ahmadiyya sect of Islam is practically banned in Pakistan. Ahmadi Muslims are targets of extremist groups who consider them heretics and under the Pakistani law it is a crime for Ahmadis to label themselves Muslims.=====
As liberal or progressive Muslim around the world should speak up loudly to stand up together to defend the right of Muslim Ahmadiyyah’s belief. Muslim Ahmadiyyah are 100 percent Muslim. The believe in Allah, as Creator, they do shalat 5 times a day, do fasting and pay zakat, These are the main criteria in Islam.
Every Muslim clerics in the world has the right to interpret Holy Quran and the sunnah. No one can claim they are the only one the true Islamic interpretation and other are wrong. Only Allah can judge His people’s interpretation.
I urge Islamic Clerics who oppose Muslim Ahmadiyayah to stop judgeing Muslim Ahmadiyyah, Muslim Shia and other sects.
Let us shoe the world that all Islamic Clerics can work unitedly in good deeds for humans. Let us forget our differences in Islam. as long as we judge eac other, we lose many hours and our energy for nothings. In contrast, we lose many life of our beloved children, and our beloved parents and family.
Let us follow our prophet’s wisdom;
“None of you has faith until you love for your neighbor what you love for yourself.”
These Golden Rules are found in Christianity, Judaism, and other religions.
“Love your neighbor as yourself. If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
These are the messages we must give the next generation. (our children and grandchildren) at home and schools.