Bangkok is a city celebrated for its beauty and tradition, and also one notorious for a nefarious underbelly, driven largely by the same tourist market that buttresses the Thai economy. It’s an unfair reputation that has ignored or quickly forgotten the human lives that stay there, beneath the gloss and grit filtered into movies and documentaries, among the outskirts. The first part of this series covered the lives of Christians, who fled persecution in Pakistan, and are staying in Thailand …
Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad has offered his condolences over the sad demise of Abdul Sattar Edhi. Edhi, who was a prominent Pakistani humanitarian and philanthropist passed away on Friday. In a statement released on Sunday, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said: “I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Mr Abdul Sattar Edhi. On behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I would like to extend my …
Police in Pakistan’s southern district of Badin have arrested a terror victim for terrorism after he was injured in a terror attack. 12-year-old Imran Gurgez was arrested along with 4 of his family members after a pipe bomb was thrown at their house. Gurgez belongs to the minority Ahmadiyya sect of Islam which is heavily persecuted in Pakistan. Imran’s uncle Akbar Gurgez said “Imran was sitting on the roof when a plastic bag was thrown onto the roof, the bag had a …
A Man from the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been shot dead in Pakistan’s seaport city of Karachi. 49-year-old Chaudhry Khaliq Ahmad was a doctor of Homeopathy and was was tending to his patients at his clinic in Gulzar Hijri area of Karachi when unknown gunmen opened fire. Two bullets hit him in the head and he died on the way to the hospital. The assailants managed to escape. Karachi has seen a rise of violence against Ahmadis, 55-year-old Dawood Ahmad …
USA’s largest and oldest Muslim community has condemned the nightclub shooting in Orlando which left 50 dead. 29-year-old shooter Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, took hostages and opened fire inside an Orlando nightclub at around 2 a.m. Sunday. The shooter died following a shootout with SWAT officers. The FBI is looking into whether this was an act of international or domestic terrorism. In a statement the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemned the ‘senseless’ shooting and urged people to remain clam. “This is really …
In a bid to spread the spirit of Ramadan a Shia Imam spent the first day of the Islamic holy month at an Ahmadiyya Mosque. Imam Tawhidi spent the first night of Ramadan with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the community’s Mosque in Beverly, South Australia. Imtiaz Ahmed Naveed of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Imam Tawhidi, both spoke about the importance of cooperation and commonalities between the diverse communities of Australia. Imam Tawhidi also met with the head organizers of …
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has condemned the brutal murder of an Ahmadi man who was shot dead on June 4th in Pakistan’s northern city of Attock. 65-year-old Dr Hameed Ahmad was approaching is home in Islam Colony when by two unidentified attackers opened fire, killing him on the spot. MQM chief Altaf Hussain released a statement the very next day and said “In Pakistan extremists are specifically targeting those of different beliefs and faiths. The brutal killing …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
‘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 …