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New Zealand: New Plymouth’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community breaking down misconceptions about Muslims

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89194716/Muslim-offers-himself-up-for-dates-to-those-who-have-never-meet-a-follower-of-Islam ‘Love for all, hate for none’: New Plymouth man offers himself up for dates to those who have never met a follower of Islam Tashriq Hanif from Fitzroy, New Plymouth, is breaking down misconceptions about Muslims living in New Zealand. This Muslim man in New Plymouth is offering himself […]

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New Zealand: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organize Taranaki’s first Koran exhibition (featuring Maori translation)

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/national/89310450/Taranakis-first-Muslim-exhibition-features-Koran-in-Maori Taranaki’s first Muslim exhibition features Koran in Maori JANE MATTHEWS | Last updated 16:20 11/02/2017 ANDY JACKSON/Fairfax NZ: Tashriq Hanif, Bashir Khan, Shafiq Ur Rehman were the organisers of the The Holy Quran Exhibition which was a chance for members of the public to find out more about the Muslim faith. […]

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Canada: Ahmadiyyan Muslims Conduct open house at Port Dover’s Norfolk Public Library

Source: http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2017/02/06/muslim-outreach-in-norfolk Muslim outreach in Norfolk By Monte Sonnenberg, Simcoe Reformer Monday, February 6, 2017 4:54:00 EST PM Ahmadiyyan Muslims continued their ongoing program of dialogue with the wider community at an open house this weekend at the Port Dover branch of the Norfolk Public Library. Leading the delegation was Brampton […]

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Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s Al-Nusrat Mosque in Montreal opens its doors to public; seeks to dispel Islamophobia

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/we-have-to-band-together-vandalized-pointe-saint-charles-mosque-opens-doors-to-public-1.3967115 ‘We have to band together’: Mosque opens doors to public Muslim community seeks to dispel misconceptions about Islam following deadly attack at Quebec City mosque Mosques in Montreal opened their doors Friday to show the public what goes on inside and to spread awareness about Islam and the Muslim […]

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‘Get out of France’: Paris police tear gassing refugees and stealing blankets in freezing conditions, report reveals

Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ research shows almost two thirds of migrants ‘violently’ forced to move Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden Refugees sleeping on the streets in freezing conditions inParis are having their blankets and sleeping bags stolen by police while being “violently” forced to move on, a report has found. Research exclusively published by The Independent […]

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Applying the brakes

Source: ET Prior to President Trump’s inauguration there was speculation as to whether or not he would be subject to the inbuilt checks and balances within the American system of governance. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has demonstrated in the most decisive manner possible […]

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Rising Islamophobia

Source: Dawn “A SPECTRE is haunting Europe — the spectre of Communism. All the Powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre.” If adapted to the situation we now face, and have witnessed in the last three decades and more, these opening lines of […]

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Thousands gathered at Jakarta mosque urged to vote for Muslim governor

   Reuters International FEB 11, 2017 –  Protesters pray during a rally against Jakarta incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama inside Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta (reuters_tickers) By Johan Purnama and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Indonesians gathered on Saturday at a mosque […]