UK: Keighley’s Ahamdi Muslims respond to report over slow pace of Muslim integration

Source: http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15420126.Keighley_Muslims_respond_to_report_which_highlights_concern_over_slow_pace_of_Muslim_integration/ | Miran Rahman


Aziz Rahman, president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Keighley

Aziz Rahman, president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Keighley

A KEIGHLEY Muslim group says its work to ensure its members are integrated in society shows it is well ahead of recommendations featured in a new report.

“Missing Muslims: Unlocking British Muslim Potential for the Benefit of All”, the result of a commission sponsored by Citizens UK, says more must be done to help Muslims fulfil their potential to benefit society.

But Aziz Rahman, president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Keighley, responded: “Here in Keighley over the last four decades and across the UK and the world we’ve endeavoured to ensure Ahmadi Muslims from all backgrounds play an integrated role in society.

“The town is witness to the humble efforts of Ahmadi Muslims, which cover a host of areas.

“These include our members working in local health services and educational institutions, to our men, women and children volunteering to alleviate suffering by raising funds for charity, assisting in local flood relief, collecting for the Poppy Appeal, offering free health checks or standing to remember our fallen heroes on Remembrance Day.”

The work to compile the report was chaired by … read more at source mentioned above.

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