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Sadia Sami, London, UK On April 20th, Humanity First organized their second annual charity dinner for ladies only which I had the good fortune to attend. Before jumping into the details of this great charity event, let’s focus on what exactly Humanity First is. Humanity First is a charity organization that first began in the…
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Navida Sayed, Hounslow, UK Following Asad Shah’s death, Scotland’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community launched a bus poster campaign in Glasgow with the message “United Against Extremism”. The campaign is fully supported by Scottish politicians, the police, and members of the Christian, Jewish and Sikh faiths. The campaign also has the full support of UK Prime Minister David…
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Mubarika Sami, Chessington, UK Islam is a religion which prescribes the middle way. As the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said ‘I pray, yet I sleep. I fast yet I eat’ in order to discourage his followers from going to extremes.’ Moderation extends to all spheres. Increasingly extremist groups notably the…
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Sarah Khan, London Everyone loves a good slogan. The holy grail of all marketing and advertising executives, a short phrase that will stick in the mind and be associated with their product or association. Some slogans are amusing little word plays, others become memorable for decades. Simply think ‘Just do it’ by Nike or ‘I’m…
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Navida Sayed, London Religious persecution in Pakistan against Ahmadis has existed since they were declared non-Muslims in the amendment introduced in Pakistan’s Constitution in 1974. Since then, many hard line Muslims refuse to have anything to do with Ahmadis considering them as social outcasts; many Ahmadis have faced bitter persecution and some have been murdered…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK It is so common these days to hear about terrorist atrocities being committed by extremists and while many right wing groups are also a cause of terror, for a Muslim it is more painful when Muslim extremists kill and maim innocent people and say it is in the name of Islam. When…
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Sarah Khan, London A close friend of mine once recounted to me an action she saw made by a wise person. This spiritual leader took a thread of black and a thread of white. He wound them together so they criss-crossed, becoming intertwined. This, he explained gently, was the path of life. The black represented…
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Maxi Martin, a dear friend to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community passed away on Wednesday night; our thoughts and prayers are with her family. She was a Councillor for St Helier Ward in London, a former mayor and cabinet member for children’s services. Maxi had a heart of gold and her sincerity was tangible. She was a friend of…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK A picnic in the park. What could be a more natural, safe pastime for a family? Something we have all done as children and continue to do with our own children. But there are children from Lahore who will never experience a picnic again after their young lives were cut short…
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By Sarah Waseem, London, UK At times of personal and national tragedies we try to make sense of loss and suffering. For the global community, the bombings in Belgium have provoked a lot of soul searching and at times finger pointing. Did the police and security services do enough? Could this have been stopped? Were…
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