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, […]

Ask and you shall receive…answers from an Ahmadi Muslim Marine

Source: http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-thursday-dossier-mumbai-news-mumbai/18458165 A recent survey by the US-based Pew Research Center found that 75 per cent Muslims feel there is still a lot of discrimination. Yet, many of them identified as proud Americans. Thus, it was heartening to come across a Twitter handle, The Muslim Marine, whose goal is simple – […]

A brief into the background & program plan of Jalsa Salana UK 2017

Source: http://www.altonpostgazette.co.uk/article.cfm?id=109497&headline=Jalsa%20Salana:%20a%20commitment%20to%20peace%20by%2038,000%20people&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017 |  By Surrey and Hants News in Local People Around 38,000 people from 100 countries have descended on Hadeeqatul Mahdi – formerly Oaklands Farm – near East Worldham for Jalsa Salana, the 51st annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The highlight of the three-day event, which began today and continues […]

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Annual Convention (Jalsa Salna) commences in the UK

Source: http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/ahmadi-s-annual-convention-opens-in-uk-120227 Accra, July 28, GNA – The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, a unique event that brings more than 35,000 participants from more than 90 countries opened on Friday. The three-day event, which starts from July 28 to July 30, is to increase religious knowledge […]

UK: Heavy traffic expected for Jalsa Salana

Source: http://www.altonherald.com THIS weekend (July 28 to 30) will see the return of country’s largest annual Islamic gathering at East Worldham, near Alton. Around 35,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims are expected to be in attendance at the event, and heavy traffic is anticipated on the A31 through Farnham and the A325 through Wrecclesham […]

Australia: Adelaide’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Association sets up ‘Coffee & Islam’ program to clear up misconceptions

Source: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/adelaides-ahmadiyya-muslim-association-sets-up-coffee-and-islam-program-to-clear-up-misconceptions/news-story/aa814c55ce8a77db7efd8eae0434274d | Kurtis Eichler, Westside Weekly MISSIONARY Imtiaz Ahmed has a simple message he wants to spread about the Islamic faith – it is all about peace. “In this time there are a lot of things which are going on in the world because of terrorism and people being killed,” Mr […]