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Fakt ist ! : National President Ahmadiyya Germany debates Björn Höcke of AfD

On Monday June 6th Germany’s MDR Tv hosted a live debate between National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany, Abdullah Uwe Wagishauser and Björn Höcke, who is the leader of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party which is known for its ant-Islam stance. Wagishauser, 66, converted to Islam when he was young, and has headed Germany’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community for the last 32 years. The community which is building a Mosque in Erfurt, Thuringia has faced strong opposition from AfD …

Channel 5: Inside Britain’s Biggest Mosque and the Ahmadiyya Muslims who run it

Meera Syal narrates a documentary going behind the scenes at the Baitul Futuh mosque in Morden, south London, home to Britain’s 30,000-strong Ahmadiyya Muslim community. The film reveals the defining moments of life at the mosque, from finding love to committing to faith as well as looking at international celebrations and a tragedy that devastates the entire community.

55-year-old Ahmadi man shot, killed in front of his house in Karachi

Dawood Ahmad was shot dead Tuesday night in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. He was shot 3 times by unknown assailants in front of his own home. Ahmad was waiting for his friend outside his house in Gulzar e Hijri neighborhood of Karachi when two unidentified men on a motorbike approached him, one of them disembarked and opened fire. Both men fled on the motorbike afterwards. Ahmad was hit by 3 bullets, one in the chest and two in the …

Ahmadiyya Mosque in Indonesia targeted in a late-night attack

The Ahmadiyya Mosque located in the village of Gemuh in the Kendal Regency of Central Java was vandalized late Sunday night. Mosque Board has reported the incident to Gemuh sector’s Chief of Police, I Wayan Suprapto. The loss is estimated to be around 15,000 USD. However, there were no reports of casualties. Missionary of Ahmadiyya Muslims Community Central Java, Asep Jamaludin said the attackers demolished the Mosque walls, roof and burnt Quran’s. Mosque construction had been delayed for 13 years …

Ahmadis have it the worst: Asma Jahangir

Pakistan’s leading Human Rights activist Asma Jahangir has said that Ahmadiyya Muslims are the most persecuted religious minority in Pakistan. Jahangir made the remarks while speaking at the Hudson Institute on May 18th, in Washington D.C. The event was moderated by Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani. Answering a question about Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadiyya laws Jahangir said: The supreme court in one of the cases many years ago had given a judgement on the Ahmadi issue which I find revolting in terms of …

London hosts Muslim Cricket Tournament

The 8th International Masroor cricket tournament got underway on Thursday May 19th in London. 12 teams from Asia, Europe and America are taking part in the 4 day tournament. Masroor Cricket tournament is an annual cricket competition that takes place in London and features Muslim teams from around the world. The tournament was initiated in 2009 under the supervision of His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the 5th Khalifa of Islam. The tournament aims to brings together international cricket talent and …

Fact Check: Biggest Charity Fraud in Panama Papers

‘Kill Ahmadis’ Hate Group alleges financial misconduct by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.  An anti-Ahmadi activist with links to the extremist Khatme Nabuwat group recently wrote a libelous article alleging financial misconduct on the part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The allegations are so absurd, they do not merit a response. But for the benefit of those who are unaware of the community and how it works, here is a brief point-by-point response to the allegations. 1) Author belongs to Khatme Nabuwat Hate Group: First …

Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s family named in Panama Papers

Names of 4 Family members of Pakistani Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan revealed in Panama Papers. Khan is believed to have sold nuclear secrets to North Korea and Iran. A list released by Pakistani news channel Geo TV linked Khan’s brother Abdul Quiyum Khan, daughters Ayesha Khan, Dina Khan and Dutch wife Hendrina Khan to a Bahamas based company Wahdat Limited. The company was incorporated in 1998 and defaulted just after two years in January 2000. According to U.S intelligence …

Toronto’s Nathan Philips Square to host 50th anniversary celebrations of Muslim community

On Sunday, May 8th Toronto City Hall located at Nathan Phillips Square will host 50th anniversary celebrations of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada. Nathan Phillips Square which was officially opened in 1965 marked its own 50th anniversary last year. The event will start off with congregational prayers at 12:30PM and is expected to attract thousands of Muslims from across the Greater Toronto area. Toronto Mayor John Tory and Premier Kathleen Wynne will also take part in the celebrations. National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim …

Sherry Rehman accused of bias due to Jang gaffe

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice President and former federal minister Senator Sherry Rehman has been accused of inciting religious hatred against the persecuted Ahmadiyya sect after a hateful article appeared in an Urdu daily under her name. The article which was published on April 4th wrongly attributed a hateful statement against Ahmadis to Pakistan People’s Party’s Vice President Sherry Rehman. Soon after the publication of this article Ms. Rehman personally responded and clarified her stance with the following tweets: @RabwahTimes pl see several clarifications. This …

Former Pakistani PM takes credit for ‘breaking neck’ of persecuted Muslim Community

Former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Raja Parvez Ashraf proudly took credit of persecuting a minority Muslim group while speaking at a political rally on Saturday April 29th. Ashraf served as the 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2012 to 2013 and is a senior figure of the Pakistan People’s party. The rally which which was held in Kotli, Azad Kashmir was also attended by the PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and another former Prime Minister from …