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Pakistani asylum Seekers in Thailand raise concerns ahead of UNGA

In 1974, Pakistan declared the Ahmadiyya as a non-Muslim community using a constitutional amendment, which soon after lead to the community becoming the most persecuted religious community in the country. Ahmadis are not allowed to call themselves as Muslims and are prohibited from preaching or practicing their faith If they do so they can be charged and arrested under the country’s anti-Ahmadiyya laws. Due to this continuous persecution, many Ahmadis end up fleeing the country. Many have sought Asylum in …

سات ستمبر کا دن اور ریاست کے خلاف جشن

ابھی کچھ عرصہ قبل ہی حمزہ علی عباسی نے میڈیا کے ذریعے ایک بحث اٹھائی کہ کیا احمدیوں کو انسان سمجھنا چاہئے؟ اسکے خلاف ایک طوفان برپا ہوگیا۔ کہا گیا کہ طے شدہ امور کو چھیڑا جارہا ہے۔ عوامی جذبات کو انگیخت کرنے کی کوشش کی جارہی ہے۔ ملک کے امن و امان سے کھیلا جارہا ہے۔ گویا احمدی نہ ہوئے بارود کا ڈھیر ہوگئے جسے ایک بنیادی انسانی حقوق کے سوال سے بھی آگ لگ جائے گی جس میں …

German restaurant expels Muslim woman over Veil row

A restaurant manager in Bielefeld, Northern Germany expelled a woman in a full burqa from his Seekrug restaurant which inflicted a media storm. Since then Christian Schulz, the restaurant manager was flooded with comments on his Facebook page that either declared the support for his action or labelled him a “racist”. The niqab wearer turned up on a Saturday to the Seekrug restaurant where people were gathered to celebrate the Festival of Light. The surrounding people started to feel discomfort …

Ahmadis fearful of celebrating Eid in Rabwah

“The right to celebrate Eid and other Islamic traditions has been snatched away from us because they are associated to Islam and since we have been declared non-Muslim we can not celebrate” In 1974 Pakistan declared the Ahmadis a non-Muslim minority using a constitutional amendment. Since then they have been stopped from celebrating “Muslims Holy Festivals.” 60-year-old Ijaz Ahmad is a resident of Rabwah and works in a small company. He says like every year he likes to celebrate Eid …

Respecting others’ view is the way out

It is time we learned to dissociate Islam from any form of intolerance and extremism. Islam is a religion that teaches and advocates peace among people of diverse backgrounds and the whole world in its entirety. Owing to the heterogeneity of the world, Islam permits every human to have their say and practice whatever they deem right to make them attain salvation, but always pointing to the fact that the only way to attain salvation is peaceful coexistence. The recent …

Islam, Blasphemy & the Nigerian State

The subject of blasphemy, as it concerns Islamic personages or symbols, has become more visible in recent times especially in countries or regions that pride themselves as adhering to the Islamic faith, no thanks to the attendant jungle justice that have been meted out to alleged ‘blasphemers’. Nigeria has a blotted history of violence arising from allegations of blasphemy. Blasphemy is regarded as the utterance of words or actions considered unworthy or impious in respect of beings or things that …

Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States

The prospect of Donald Trump becoming the 45th President of the United States has become very real. A year ago, everybody thought that Trump was a joke but now, less than 8 weeks before election day, some very serious people are openly admitting that Trump could be our next President. Trump has never shied away from getting himself in the middle of a juicy story; not until last Saturday, on the 15 year anniversary of September 11 attacks. Everyone in …

Erfurt Mosque Controversy: Ahmadiyya spokesperson attacked

According to Police, a spokesperson for Germany’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community was attacked on Tuesday evening. The attacker who is thought to be a 40 to 45-year-old man shouted xenophobic slogans and praised the rightwing AFD party. 33-year-old Suleman Malik who is of Pakistani origin was racially abused and attacked on Tuesday at around 7PM between the city center and main Station in the town of Erfurt. The attacker mentioned AFD Leader of Thüringen and said: “You do not belong in …

Muslim extremist linked to CAIR and 9/11 Mosque volunteered for Virginia Democrats

A Virginia man linked to CAIR and the controversial Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque has been exposed as an extremist sympathizer after promoting extremist ideology in the U.S and encouraging murder. Zamir Ali Akhtar Kiani who resides in the Fairfax area is a regular at the infamous Dar al-Hijrah Mosque. It is the same Mosque where Al-Qaeda cleric Anwar Awlaki, served as an Imam (Preacher) from 2000 to 2002. Awlaki is known to have counseled at least two of the 9/11 hijackers. On …

Is Dr. Yasir Qadhi an Extremist ?

Shaikh Yasir Qadhi is an American Sunni Muslim scholar and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Al-Maghrib Institute. In a very passionate Facebook Post, Mr. Qadhi recently lamented the rise of sectarianism and the practice of Takfir (anathematization, or refusing to identify sect of Islam as Muslim) amongst Muslims. He said: “Sadly, sectarianism is still well and alive in the Ummah. Recently, a large group of scholars, primarily of a Sufi/Ashari trend, gathered in Chechnya for a conference whose pre-planned and coordinated conclusion was to claim …

Extremist group Khatm-e-Nabuwat hosts conference against Ahmadis in Rabwah

On September 7th, Extremist organization Khatm-e-Nabuwat held an anti-Ahmadiyya conference in Pakistan’s only majority Ahmadiyya town of Rabwah. The conference was organized to mark the 42nd anniversary of Pakistan declaring minority Ahmadiyya as non-Muslims. Conference speakers included Ministers and Islamic preachers. Local District Police Officer Mustansar Feroz also paid a visit to the conference site to make sure security arrangements were adequate. Speaking at the conference serving PML-N Minister and head of International KhatmeNabuwat Movement, Ilyas Chinioti said: “Qadianis are …

Khola Maryam Hübsch on maybrit illner – Who belongs to Germany ?

Ahmadiyya Muslim Journalist Khola Maryam Hübsch appearance on ZDF talk show “Maybrit Illner” on September 1st, The topic of discussion was “Stranger in a new home – who belongs to Germany?” The guests included: • Aydan Özoğuz (SPD), Minister of State for Integration, Deputy SPD National Chairman • Paul Ziemiak (CDU), Chairman Junge Union • Christian Pundt, Mayor Hatten, Niedersachsen, parteilos • Khola Maryam Hübsch, journalist and author • Güner Yasemin Balcı, author and filmmaker – inter alia “The girl …