Month: September 2021
Ijtema – The Path to My Public Voice
Maleeha Mansur, Hayes I remember as a child being curious about the concept of shyness and stage fright, a fascination rooted from alienation with the concept. Why were children and adults frightened of speaking in public? I failed to comprehend the challenge and what I certainly lacked was sympathy – until I was faced with the same difficulty in my son. For me, this … Read More Ijtema – The Path to My Public Voice
Ijtema: A Pathway to Opportunity
Navida Sayed, London Every year, thousands of Ahmadi Muslim women and girls congregate at a national two-day gathering called Ijtema. The worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad(may Allah be his Helper) at an Ijtema address stated that the “Ijtema itself was a proof of the freedom and independence Islam grants to women.”[1] Attending the Ijtema enables girls and … Read More Ijtema: A Pathway to Opportunity
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Journeys To Ijtema
Nabila Khalid, Bury Friday at school would be spent repeatedly checking the clock in anticipation for home time. As soon as it was 3pm we would rush home, change, grab our bags (which we had packed and repacked weeks in advance) and head to the mosque where women and girls from around the region would take coaches and minibuses to the National Ijtema for … Read More Journeys To Ijtema
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Ijtema: Holding the Rope of Allah
Fezia Haq, London A flock of birds. A forest of trees. A galaxy of stars. There’s something about the natural world that is inclined towards sticking together. Nature not being separate from religion, it is understandable why faith has laid so much emphasis on remaining united. Ijtema is one of those events that gives us the chance to “hold fast, all together, by … Read More Ijtema: Holding the Rope of Allah
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