Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/muslim-conference-1.4345710 | By Alex Johnson, CBC News
Saskatoon Muslim conference emphasizes peace
This year the community extended conference invites Indigenous peoples
Lal Khan Malik, national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Canada, spoke with reporters at the annual western Canada conference on Saturday. (CBC News)
As the Muslim population in Saskatchewan grows, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are looking to strengthen its community relationships.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Canada held their annual western Canadian conference this weekend at the Henk Ruys Soccer Center in Saskatoon.
“Every now and then we want to refresh our values,” said Lal Khan Malik, national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Canada.
“We want to remind our members that these are the values for which we stand: We refresh our spirituality … and we develop friendships.”
This year, the community extended conference invites to Indigenous peoples, and Malik said he hopes that will help create a special relationship between the two cultures… read more at source.
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