Islam: A Religion of Peace

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UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim’s Morden mosque Bait-ul-Futuh to host National Peace Symposium reconfirming Islam as a religion of peace

Source: http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/national-peace-symposium-morden/ By Matthew Robinson His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, leader of the community, will provide the keynote speech Morden’s Baitul Futuh Mosque to host key Ahmadiyya Muslim Community event A Morden mosque will host a global Islamic community’s symposium promoting peace and cooperation this month. The National Peace Symposium, hosted […]

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community & Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to host an interfaith symposium

Source: http://www.sbsun.com/social-affairs/20170315/refugees-migration-to-be-discussed-by-faith-leaders-at-san-bernardino-symposium By Staff report SAN BERNARDINO >> Local Muslim and Mormon communities will join together with representatives of various faith communities Thursday evening to talk about refugees and migration. The Inland Empire Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are hosting a […]

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‘The Ahmadis of Algeria’, By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson

Source: https://conflictcauses.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/the-ahmadis-of-algeria-the-governments-most-convenient-security-threat/ Despite numbering in the few thousands, the followers of this branch of Islam have been branded a major security threat by the Algerian state. Now, they are facing both a crackdown and a propaganda war. By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson In the last six months, at least 70 individuals belonging […]

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Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association’s cross country campaign connected with Non-Muslim Canadians to dispel Islamophobia

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/tony-norman/2017/03/14/Tony-Norman-Door-to-door-Muslims-Canada/stories/201703140086 By Tony Norman / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettte Tony Norman: Door-to-door Muslims, only in Canada While Canadians have a reputation for being among the most tolerant and least xenophobic people on the planet, even they aren’t immune to the kind of soft and hard bigotry that constantly oozes up from their […]

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Malta: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta & KSU invite you to the annual Peace Symposium 2017, titled “Jihad & Terrorism”

Source: https://ahmadiyyamalta.org/2017/03/14/peace-symposium-2017-jihad-terrorism/ Invitation to Peace Symposium 2017 titled ‘Jihad and Terrorism’ Posted on March 14, 2017 by Laiq Ahmed Atif The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta & KSU invite you to the annual Peace Symposium 2017, titled “JIHAD & TERRORISM”. Please reserve your place through sending an email on: amjmalta@gmail.com , secretary@ksu.org.mt […]

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USA: Ahmadi Muslims in Houston address the misconceptions on their faith #MeetAMuslim

Source: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/03/13/191554/hoping-to-dispel-misconceptions-young-muslims-welcome-questions-about-their-faith/ TRAVIS BUBENIK | POSTED ONMARCH 13, 2017, 1:56 PM Hoping To Dispel Misconceptions, Young Muslims Welcome Questions About Their Faith Saturday’s “Meet a Muslim” event in Houston was one of many held across the U.S. A nationwide outreach effort involves handshakes and friendly conversation, with the goal of changing how […]

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UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association (AMWA) Carshalton hold Inter-faith Peace Conference

Source: http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/yournews/15152360.To_coincide_with_International_Women___s_Day__the_Ahmadiyya_Muslim_Women___s_Association__AMWA__held_a_Peace_Conference/ To coincide with International Women’s Day, the Carshalton branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association (AMWA) held a Peace Conference, inviting women from local churches, synagogues, temples and other places of worship to discuss how interfaith harmony could be spread in the Borough. Delegates from the Carshalton Beeches Baptist […]

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UK: Caliph of Islam Ahmadiyya keen to spread Muslim message of peace, love & harmony

Source: http://www.haslemereherald.com/article.cfm?id=117752&headline=Caliph%20keen%20to%20spread%20Muslim%20message%20of%20peace,%20love%20and%20harmony&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017 By Farnham Herald in Community News THE global head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, leader of tens of millions of followers around the world, paid a special visit to Haslemere last Saturday. His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, presided over the fifth convocation ceremony of the Muslim community’s only […]

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USA: Coffee, Cake And True Islam at Ahmadiyya Muslm’s Al Nur mosque in Wilkinsburg

Source: http://muslimwriters.org/2017/03/10/coffee-cake-and-true-islam/ By Adnan Ahmed Adnan Ahmed a graduate of the Ahmadiyya Institute of Islamic Studies of Toronto. He is currently serving as Imam of Ahmad Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Pittsburgh. Since Donald J. Trump has been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, skepticism and uncertainty have  enshrouded many […]

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Milwaukee’s Ahmadi Muslims host their inaugural National #MeetAMuslim Day at St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Source: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2017/03/11/national-meetamuslim-group-used-milwaukees-st-patricks-day-parade-debunk-misconceptions/99077466/ Maggie Angst , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel As hundreds gathered Saturday in downtown Milwaukee to watch the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a small group set out on a different mission — to debunk misconceptions. Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, a nationwide group, hosted its inaugural National #MeetAMuslim Day Saturday across 50 cities […]

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“Terrorism has nothing to do with Islam”: #MeetAMuslim Campaign Breaks Down Barriers-Educates Public About Islam

Source: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/MeetAMuslim-Education-Islam-Public-415963653.html By Brendan Weber and Kent Wilhoite Iftikhar Khan, donning a white T-shirt with an American flag imprinted on it, graced the streets of San Jose on Saturday to teach the public about one topic: Islam. “The vast majority of Americans don’t know a Muslim and a lot of Americans […]

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Oshkosh’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community set up #MeetAMuslim Day

Source: http://www.wbay.com/content/news/Meet-A-Muslim-in-Oshkosh-415959213.html Jorge Rodas OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) – Muslims in Oshkosh and in 79 other places across the country this weekend extended a hand to their communities to take away misconceptions or fears about Islam. They’ve dubbed the event, ‘Meet A Muslim’. Muslims in local communities say it’s their responsibility to […]

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Ahmadiyya’s #MeetAMuslim Day comes to Indy to remove wrong ideas of Islam or Muslims

Source: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/03/11/meetamuslim-day-comes-indy/99067216/ Kara Berg , kara.berg@indystar.com The fact that people are now willing to listen to Muslims gives Faran Rabbani hope. Hope that America now has a place for Muslims. Hope that people’s attitudes will change for the better toward Muslims. Rabbani, the director of faith outreach for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, created the national #MeetAMuslim […]

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association bring #MeetAMuslim campaign to Tempe

Source: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2017/03/11/do-you-know-muslim-no-group-hopes-change/99050998/ ive men stood on Mill Avenue in Tempe on Saturday afternoon holding signs reading, “I’m a Muslim. Ask me anything.” The public responded with hugs, high-fives, car-horn honks and a few questions. On Mill Avenue, the group handed out pamphlets explaining “True Islam” in an attempt to change some misconceptions. […]

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San Jose Ahmadiyya Muslim’s #MeetAMuslim aimed at building acceptance

Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/11/national-meet-a-muslim-day-aimed-at-building-acceptance/ By TATIANA SANCHEZ | tsanchez@bayareanewsgroup.com | SAN JOSE — With signs that read “Ask me anything” and “Meet a Muslim,” dozens of young Muslim men and boys in the Bay Area and beyond stood in public places Saturday in hopes of combating Islamophobia simply by talking with people. The […]

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USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association’s #MeetAMuslim campaign comes to California

Source: http://www.ktvu.com/news/241007853-story PLEASANTON, Calif. (KTVU) – Two 16-year-old boys stood outside the Pleasanton Farmer’s Market hoping people would stop to talk to them. The sign they held read: Meet A Muslim. Ask me anything. “We’re hoping they ask us questions and start a conversation,” said Ughman Monen of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth […]

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Ahmadiyya’s National #MeetAMuslim Hopes to Spark Dialogue, Debunk Misconceptions on Islam

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/national-meetamuslim-day-hopes-spark-dialogue-debunk-misconceptions-n732251 by DAKSHAYANI SHANKAR Amid the country’s current political climate, can open dialogue be the key to debunking misconceptions about a group of people? One youth organization is hoping the answer is “yes.” On Saturday, Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), a nationwide group, hosted its inaugural National #MeetAMuslim Day across […]

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USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim’s National campaign #MeetaMuslim comes to Long Island, New York City

By Laura Blasey and Matthew Chayes Source: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/national-meetamuslim-day-comes-to-long-island-new-york-city-1.13245338 Despite the cold, Saturday, March 11, 2017, Muslims from Long Island got out  on a street in Amityville to introduce themselves to the community. Said one, 62 percent of Americans have never met a Muslim and many fear what they don’t know. This […]

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USA: Georgetown’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organzie #MeetAMuslim to improve understanding of Muslim faith

Source: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/meet-muslim-day-saturday-georgetown-part-nationwide-initiative/kTX4WH8FgHekH1bmxnIyzN/ By Dahlia Dandashi The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) is launching its national #MeetAMuslim Day Saturday with members inviting all to join them in Georgetown and speak to those of Muslim faith. From noon to 3 p.m.,  members of AMYA will be holding up signs that read, “I’m a Muslim, ask […]

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USA: ‘Coffee, Cake & True Islam’ spurs discussion in Round Rock, Austin

Source: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/coffee-cake-true-islam-spurs-discussion-round-rock/QZEnaitHYENUO0IkBXaSRI/ By Nicole Barrios | Austin Community Newspapers Staff Questions about clothing, culture, heaven and hell were discussed Wednesday night over coffee and cake as neighbors came together to learn more about one another. “Don’t you get hot in the summer wearing something on your head all day?” asked Susan Sneller. “I […]