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Rabwah Times

EU Parliament – Murder in the Name of God

This year marked the tenth anniversary of the terrorist atrocity that changed the world. The coordinated attacks in America that led to the deaths of almost 3,000 people. The effects of 9/11 continue to impact lies a decade on. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association believes there’s been a rise in religious extremism in Europe since 2001. Politicians, think tanks, religious leaders and academics came together for a landmark conference at the European Parliament to highlight the threats posed by religious extremism …

Ahmadi teacher gunned down in Sheikhupura

Dilawar Hussain, 42 a teacher at a local Government primary school was gunned down after two unknown assailants entered the school where he was teaching and started firing at him.He was seriously injured as he was shot in the neck and the stomach, He died while he was being taken to the hospital. Soon after he converted to Ahmadiyyat local clerics issued a Fatwa (religious decree) against him declaring him to be an apostate and worthy to be killed. Mr …

Extremist religious groups threaten Ahmadi Muslim students

Malice, hatred and discrimination against Ahmadi Muslim students is growing in Pakistan as part of a wider scheme to cripple Ahmadis educationally, economically and socially. Ahmadis were declared a non Muslim minority in Pakistan by the amendment in the Constitution and they cannot perform their religious duties in open places, nor can they declare themselves Muslims. And even then, they cannot enjoy the rights of the minorities as guaranteed in the Constitution of Pakistan. A campaign against Ahmadi students, particularly …

Zujaja Tauqeer awarded Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford (in Oxford, England). It  is widely considered the “world’s most prestigious scholarship”. The scholarship has been awarded to Scholars like Wasim Sajjad (Interim President of Pakistan, Chairman of the Senate) & Bill Clinton (42nd President of the United States) . Most recently the scholarship has been awarded to an Ahmadi girl named Zujaja Tauqeer .

President Terje Anderson welcomes Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad to Norway

Earlier today, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad visited Norway’s National Parliament, the Storting, in Oslo. His Holiness, was greeted by a number of national MPs and was given a tour of the Storting, before having a private meeting with President Terje Anderson in the Presidential Office. Arriving just before midday, His Holiness was welcomed by Mr Are Helseth MP and a group of other MPs from the ruling Labour Party. Mr Helseth then gave …

Stockwell Mosque’s terror links with KhatmeNabuwat in Pakistan

A south London mosque is at the centre of allegations it helped promote of acts of terror and hate in Pakistan. Leaflets circulating in Pakistan calling for the murder of members of the Ahmadi Muslim sect directed readers to a website naming Stockwell Mosque. The website mentioned on the leaflets in turn advised people with queries to contact the mosque in Stockwell. Angry trustees at the mosque said its name had been misused and it had no links to the …

9/11: Murder in the name of God

As the world marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a leading Muslim group is taking the issue of the rise of religious extremism to the European Parliament with a stark warning that current measures are insufficient. The debate on September 20 entitled ‘Murder in the Name of God’ focuses on the ideology that is feeding religious extremism and violence overseas as well as breeding intolerance and extremism in Europe. The attacks on Western targets are only the tip of the …