Source: http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/03/meet_a_muslim_in_cleveland_on.html NORTH CANTON, Ohio — It’s easier to blur the lines about what is and what isn’t acceptable speech about a certain group of people if they are just an abstract concept. This situation prevails in America, in which, when some individuals refer to Muslims, they are speaking not about […]
Source: http://dailytexanonline.com/2017/03/09/interfaith-communities-come-together-with-strength-in-numbers BY HANNAH PLANTOWSKY Interfaith communities come together with strength in numbers Though the anti-Muslim flyers stapled across the West Mall and the vandalism of the Texas Hillel building were clearly intended to frighten, religious leaders on campus have come together in showing mutual interfaith support. “There is a really […]
Source: http://newyork.carpediem.cd/events/2889709-pioneer-women-in-my-faith-at-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-queens-ny/ 12th MARCH — 15:00 – 17:00
Source: http://www.highrivertimes.com/2017/03/09/campaign-seeks-to-remove-islam-misunderstanding By Kevin Rushworth, High River Times In order to build bridges and take down barriers, youth members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community launched a nation-wide campaign to remove misconceptions surrounding the Islamic faith. Thousands of Canadian Muslim youth chose March 5 to travel to towns and cities across […]
Source: http://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/7179996-ureport-people-from-king-for-refugees-attend-maple-mosque-open-house/ King Connection | By Nancy Hopkinson Several people from King for Refugees accepted the kind invitation of the Muslim Ahmadiyya Mosque in Maple to attend an open house on Sunday, March 5. The visitors arrived at 2 p.m. and were directed to the mezzanine upstairs to view the prayers. In […]
Source: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/letters/ci_30845659/heres-your-chance-meet-muslim Here’s your chance to meet a Muslim Sentinel & Enterprise UPDATED: 03/09/2017 08:55:35 AM EST In this age of misinformation, many Americans have misconceptions about Islam and a majority (62 percent) don’t even know a Muslim. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association aims to erase these misgivings and answer any […]
Source: http://torontoist.com/2017/03/meet-the-young-torontonians-combating-islamophobia/ BY ANDERS MARSHALL On March 5, a cold day in downtown Toronto, about 30 young kids from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association gathered at Yonge-Dundas Square to talk to people about Islam. Their campaign’s goal, called “Islam Understood,” aims to inform the public and foster a community of young people […]
Source: http://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20170308/letter-few-americans-know-muslim Just hearing the word Islam or Muslim brings emotions like fear and anxiety to many Americans. Thoughts of uncertainty regarding the future of the world and safety of the United States always becomes a topic when discussing Islam. As a Muslim, I was appalled when someone asked me if […]
Source: https://www.evensi.us/invitation-to-sew-with-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-monroe-wa/202373349 PROGRAM: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch (provided) . To enhance our cross-cultural experience and strengthen us as a community, the Ahmadi Muslim Community invites members of the Seattle Limbe Sewing Circle to make feminine hygiene kits at the mosque in Monroe. The sisters of the Ahmadi Muslim […]
Source: Canada: Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Women’s History Month By Dr Amatul Quddus Ayaz-Shams | Marseilles As we commemorate Women’s History Month this March, I wish to elaborate on this subject and shine some light upon the remarkable gestures of generosity and outstanding achievements of the women in my […]
Source: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/inside-britain-s-largest-mosque-baitul-futuh-in-morden-a3482946.html The Standard has gained exclusive access inside Britain’s largest mosque to find out why security has been stepped up, how the mosque is recovering after fire damage, and who prepares behind the scenes for the arrival of 6,000 Muslims during Friday prayers. The Baitul Futuh Mosque in south London […]
Source: http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/15145564.Ahmadiyya_community_call_on_walkers_to_help_raise_charity_cash/ By Tom Barnes, Reporter Waltham Forest. Call 07795 507440 / thomas_barnes Waltham Forest Ahmadiyya community call on walkers to help raise charity cash Members of Waltham Forest’s Ahmadiyya community are calling on volunteers to get their walking boots on to raise charity cash. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association will […]
Source: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/15141830.More_than_50_young_Muslims_take_to_the_streets_to_banish_the_borough_of_litter/ By Grainne Cuffe, Reporter – Wandsworth / @grainne_cuffe Young Muslims joined members of the local community to clean the streets of Wandsworth to “help keep Britain’s streets clean” last weekend. More than 50 youths from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Wandsworth took the initiative to ‘Keep Britain Tidy’, as […]
Source: http://www.loveforallhatredfornone.org/uk-ahmadi-muslims-hold-charity-walk-dinner/ The Ahmadiyya community’s elders association held a charity walk dinner, walk is planned for may 2017. Event was attended by 235 guests including representatives of over 55 charities. Event was chaired by Mr Rafiq Hayat National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/15142091.In_pictures__The_Big_Tidy_Up_hits_Merton/ Groups from around Merton joined forced to clean up the borough for the ‘Big Tidy Up’ weekend. Volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), based at Morden’s Baitul Futuh Mosque in London Road, joined forces with local environmental group Sustainable Merton for a litter pick in Morden town […]
Source: http://www.battlefordsnow.com/article/553262/islam-information-session-library By Angela Brown Curious to know more about Islam but don’t know who to ask? The Ahma’adiyya Muslim Jama’at missionary from Lloydminster is holding an information session at the North Battleford Library, called Islam Understood, to try to educate people on Islam. Tariq Azeem, of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’adiyya will give […]
Source: http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=91540 Muslims Canvassing Owen Sound | by Claire McCormack About 30 youth will be canvassing Owen Sound apart of Islam Understood You may find a Muslim youth at your door this weekend. It’s part of the Nationwide ‘Islam Understood’ campaign put on by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association that aims […]
Source: http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2017/03/06/muslim-youth-make-house-calls-in-moose-jaw-as-national-outreach-continues/ By Carmel Kilkenny | english@rcinet.ca Muslim young people were visiting homes in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan yesterday in an effort to dispel the myths and misunderstandings about the second-largest religion, after Christianity, in the world. Ahmadi Muslims come from an Islamic religious movement established in Punjab, British India, near the […]
Source: http://www.championnewspapers.com/news/article_0cdbf52a-0055-11e7-9999-3fbb39159ae3.html By Marianne Napoles Amjad Khan was a little boy when he laid one of the first bricks in the foundation of the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino 30 years ago. Today, the 37-year-old raised in Chino Hills relishes his volunteer role as the national director of public affairs for […]
Source: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/03/210295/young-canadian-muslims-launch-door-door-education-initiative/ By Constance Renton – March 6, 2017 , 10:22 pm Toronto – Following the massacre in Quebec last month, which left six Muslim men dead and five others injured, Muslim youth across Canada launched a new initiative aimed at educating neighbors and community members about being a Muslim in Canada. The […]