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Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community helps Friends of Edithvale Seaford Wetlands volunteers plant a whopping 2000 trees on National Tree Day

Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/friends-of-edithvale-seaford-wetlands-give-greenthumbs-up-to-national-tree-day/news-story/7b27bf3d825a5eb7e28ccccaa26a15cb | By Christian Tatman, Frankston Standard Leader GREENTHUMBS have given the Edithvale Seaford Wetlands a massive boost — restoring woodland habitat as part of National Tree Day. Friends of Edithvale Seaford Wetlands volunteers, residents and members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community planted a whopping 2000 trees. Friends group member Rex […]

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USA: Jews and Muslims need to build bridges, rather than burn them for we share a common origin

The Ahmadiyya Muslim community locally in Southern California always seeks to build bridges with our Jewish friends Source: http://www.pe.com/2017/08/02/letters-more-that-unites-jews-and-muslims-than-divides-us/ By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | letters@pe.com | Press-Enterprise Re: “Riverside imam accused of anti-Semitic sermon that called Jews ‘tyrants’” [News, Aug. 1]: As an Ahmadi Muslim, I was dismayed to learn of the anti-Semitic remarks made […]

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Indonesia: Investigation Report Documents Plight of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Indonesia

Source: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/08/really-feel-afraid-indonesias-religious-pluralism-threat-report/#bV2aW5yD0LRZE6hk.97 | By Max Walden AHMADI and Shia Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are being increasingly targeted by radical Muslims in Indonesia, according to an investigative report by a Christian NGO. Published on Tuesday, the report documents a trip in May by human rights non-profit Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) to Indonesia – the […]

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New Zealand: Shakil Ahmad Monir – the first translator of the Holy Quran to Te Reo Māori for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Passes Away

Source: https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/education/translator-maori-quran-dies | By Leo Horgan, Online News Team The man credited with the first translation the Holy Quran into Te Reo Māori has passed away. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in New Zealand has announced the death of Mr Shakil Ahmad Monir this morning. Born in Monghyr, Bihar province of India in 1932, Mr Monir was a professor […]

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Australia: Planting trees a statement for the future for the Beverley-based Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Source: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/planting-trees-a-statement-for-the-future-for-the-beverleybased-ahmadiyya-muslim-community/news-story/468e4aa8fa0cf66f2b4880b6db4aaf5d | Michelle Etheridge, michelle.etheridge@news.com.au, CoastCity Messenger SALEEM Shaukat hopes his work planting hundreds of trees will help locals realise Muslims want to “stand shoulder to shoulder” with other Australians. The Woodcroft man was among about 60 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to plant shrubs and trees at Oaklands Wetland […]

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Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – A State finalist in Multicultural Awards

Source: http://www.jimboombatimes.com.au/story/4824553/committed-local-helpers-up-for-state-award/ THIS week’s Queensland Multicultural Awards have seen many Logan City groups and individuals honoured as finalists, including the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at Stockleigh, nominated for best local club or community group. The awards recognise the valuable contributions of Queenslanders who support and promote a united, harmonious and inclusive state community, celebrated during Queensland Multicultural Month […]

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India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Delegation Mangalore meets Police | Presents Jamaat Literature #PromotingPeace

Source: http://timesofahmad.blogspot.in/2017/08/india-ahmadiyya-delegation-from.html The Ahmadiyya delegation presented Jamaat literature to T. R. Suresh, Commissioner of Police and K M Shantharaju, Deputy Commissioner of Police of Mangalore. It was held on 25th July 2017 at 5pm in Rozario Cultural Hall, Mangalore. Mangalore Police Commissioner Office organized an event to build a public relationship […]

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UK: More than 35,000 Ahmadi Muslims from 100 countries gather to condemn ISIS – Promote true peaceful Islam” at the largest Islamic convention in the UK

Source: https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/more-30000-muslims-gather-condemn-isis/3207229/ | Lucy Pasha-Robinson MORE than 30,000 Muslims from 100 countries gathered this weekend to “promote the true, peaceful teachings of Islam” at the largest Islamic convention in the UK. The Jalsa Salana event, held on a 200-acre farm in Hampshire, saw tens of thousands of Ahmadi Muslims come together to […]

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Dub poet, artiste & talk show host Mutabaruka speaks from the 51st Jalsa Salana of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Source: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20170731/mutabaruka-addresses-muslim-convention | Dub poet, artiste and talk show host Mutabaruka rubbed shoulders with several European politicians and other dignitaries as he brought greetings from Jamaica to the 51st staging of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jalsa Salana here in the United Kingdom (UK) last Saturday. “Jamaicans, because of the lack of information, […]

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Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women SA to hold Interfaith Symposium titled ‘My Religion & Liberation of Women’

“Love for All, Hatred for None” is the unique banner upheld by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – The message we believe is the basis for lasting peace. Source: http://religionsforpeaceaustralia.org.au/2017/07/30/south-australia-interfaith-symposium-my-religion-and-liberation-of-women/ | by admin The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Auxiliary SA will present an Interfaith Symposium, My Religion and Liberation of Women at Flinders University on Sunday, 6 […]

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Thousands of Ahamdi Muslims take a stand against terrorism

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-4744774/Thousands-Muslims-stand-against-terrorism.html | By PRESS ASSOCIATION Tens of thousands of Ahmadi Muslims gathered in southern England over the weekend to disavow all forms of terrorism. Caliph Mirza Masroor Ahmad – who represents tens of millions of Ahmadis across the world – led the assembled faithful of the minority sect in prayers […]

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Know what is Jalsa Salana… the UK’s biggest Islamic convention

Over 30,000 Muslims gathered in Hampshire for the event Source: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/Viral/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-jalsa-salana-the-uks-biggest-islamic-convention-35982423.html The three-day event of Jalsa Salana, which aims to promote Islam and challenge misinterpretations of the religion. Here’s everything you need to know. What is it? (Caroline Spiezio/AP) The annual event sees thousands of Muslims gather to share the Ahmadiyya […]

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UK: Caliph of Islam Ahmadiyyat calls for Muslims to reject extremism & terrorism

The purpose of the three-day international gathering is to promote the true, peaceful teachings of Islam and challenge misinterpretations around the world’s second largest religion. Source: https://www.economicvoice.com/caliph-calls-for-muslims-to-reject-extremism-and-terrorism-as-uk-islamic-convention-concludes/ | Author: Economic Voice Staff The Caliph to tens of millions of Ahmadi Muslims concluded the largest Islamic convention in the UK with a condemnation […]

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UK: Union Jack, the British flag raised at Ahmadiyya Muslim’s Annual Convention to affirm ‘Loyalty to country is a core part of their faith’

Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/muslims-fly-flag-for-britain-at-festival-3hnvkbq2d | Kaya Burgess  Muslims fly flag for Britain at festival The Union Jack was raised at a festival attended by more than 30,000 Muslims at a farm in Hampshire yesterday to affirm that loyalty to their country is a core part of their faith. Those attending the Jalsa Salana gathering […]

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MSN | Thousands gather at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s International Convention to celebrate True Islam

Source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/thousands-of-muslims-gather-at-the-jalsa-salana-international-convention-to-celebrate-islam/ar-AAp41JQ | Thomas Triebel More than 30,000 Muslims from around the world have gathered in the Hampshire countryside for the annual Jalsa Salana convention. The convention sees a huge group of Ahmadi Muslims congregate in order to challenge ‘misinterpretations of Islam’ and denounce extremism and terrorism. Some 38,000 Ahmadi Muslims from around 100 […]

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Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Jamaica | Islam teaches messages of peace, love, patience & humility

Source: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20170730/muslim-blessings-uk-religious-and-cultural-diversity-good-jamaica | Corey Robinson Umair Khan, missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Jamaica, is convinced that the island stands to benefit from cultural and religious diversity, and that is what his group is trying to bring to the island. “When we came into Jamaica and our mosque was […]

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UK: How three-day Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community prove Islam is a Religion of Peace

Source: http://www.dbknews.com/2017/07/28/islam-peace-ahmdiyya-conventiona/ By Zafir Ahmed is a sophomore public health major. He can be reached at zafirahmedmalik@gmail.com London has always been a traveler’s fascination, but for me the real thrill lay some 50 miles southwest of the capital, in a small community known as ‘Hadeeqatul Mahdi’ (previously called Oakland Farm). Though from […]

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USA: Shooter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque in Meriden is now combatting stereotypes about Islam

Source: http://wnpr.org/post/terrorism-shared-prayer-story-reconciliation-and-religion By PATRICK SKAHILL A Connecticut man convicted of a hate crime is now working to combat stereotypes about Islam. His story, which made headlines around the world, sprang out of an attack on a mosque in Meriden in 2015. After a night of drinking, Ted Hakey, Jr., a former marine, […]