In the latest instance of anti-ahmadiyya mob violence sweeping Pakistan a mob of men and school children attacked an Ahmadiyya mosque in Okara, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Police officers present at the scene watched on as the crowd of angry men started hurling stones & bricks at the mosque after their forceful takeover of the Mosque failed.
Hundreds of people are to join Muslims at one of Western Europe’s biggest mosques to take part in the breaking of the fast in Islam’s holiest month, Ramadan. Millions of British Muslims are fasting from dawn to dusk, raising funds for charity and inviting friends and neighbours to open the fast with a meal that is part of the tradition of Islam. The breaking of the fast, with dates, is followed by prayers and a meal, known as Iftar.
Sunday was Hockey Morning in Canada. From coast to coast, Canadians set their alarms early to find a spot to watch the gold medal game between Canada and Sweden. Burhan Goraya was no different. While many lined up on the street to get into their favourite watering hole, Mr. Goraya was off to morning prayers at the Baitul Islam Mosque in Vaughan. He slipped off his shoes and headed into a room with the other men and children of the …
CHINO — Rabiya Chaudry’s spirit may be willing, but she says her body is telling her something else. Healthy Muslims are supposed to take part in the rituals of Ramadan, which include bowing and kneeling five times a day and fasting from dawn until dusk. But women who are menstruating or breast feeding get a pass, electing instead to “make up” the time through an alternative act. “During that (menstruating) time you are told not to fast because you are …
On July 11, the first day of Ramazan, a group of Sunnis beat up the Ahmedis and kicked them out of the Mosque, telling them not to return, according to members of the Ahmadi community. The Ahmedis filed a complaint with the police for the registration of an FIR against the assailants. The police did not register a case, nor heeded their request for protection. Instead, they sealed the Mosque, which is located on a four-marla plot, “because of concerns …
American Muslim author releases landmark book to put an end to the Taliban & Islamic terrorism The Wrong Kind of Muslim is a call to unite those of all faiths and of no faith in the struggle for universal freedom of conscience. Since 9/11, terrorists in Pakistan have killed over 40,000—and counting. Often risking his own life, Qasim Rashid journeys into the heart of that terrorism to unearth the untold story of those silenced by Taliban suicide bombings, secret police …
It turned out to be a rumour that around 25 members of Ahmadiyya community managed to gather at a ‘disputed’ worship place in Rawalpindi to attend Friday prayers, when local police carried out a search operation of the building on the request of a mob, fraught with great emotion, gathered in front of the worship place. The rumour was aired by none other than Sharjil Mir, the head of so-called Action Committee Khatm-e-Nabuwat. However, later it exposed that Mir had …
The religious persecution of Ahmadis continued on July 10 when police authorities, under the supervision of DSP Sultan Meeran, desecrated Bait-ul-Hamd located near Kabari Bazar, Pul Nullah in Kharian, according to the spokesperson of Ahmadiyya Community. The instructions were allegedly carried out on the application filed by Saqib Shakeel Ghazi, Syed Iftikhar Kazmi and other members of Tehrik-e-Tahaffuz-e-Islam under Section 298 B and C of the 1984 ordinance. “The police officials accompanied by Town Municipal Administration (TMA) came during the …
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 …
Jattwala, District Lodhran: Ahmadiyya community in Jattwala, district Lodhran intended to build a place for their worship. Ali Hasan, a member of Lashkr-e-Taiba (a religious outfit banned for its terrorist activities), filed an application in the District Superintendent Police Office to stop its construction. The SHO came to the site on the order of his superiors and ordered a stop to the construction and told both the parties to report to him in the police station the next day. There, …