Islam
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Laiqa Bhatti, Slough, UK For Muslims worldwide, it’s that time of year again. Ramadhan. Eagerly anticipated, Muslims all over the world spend a whole month fasting followed by Eid, a day where many families get together and enjoy spending time with each other. While Ramadhan may be associated with the abstinence of food and drink…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK I noticed #volunteersweek trending on Twitter and the messages people were posting about the volunteers that are so important to so many charitable groups. It made me think about how important volunteering is to members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community here in the UK and around the world. In fact volunteering is so…
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By Munazzah Chou, Hertfordshire For many in the West, the modest dress of Muslims, particularly the woman’s hijab has become synonymous with the concept of modesty in Islam. However, modesty encompasses far more than the clothes one wears. In the Holy Qur’an, God says: “O children of Adam! We have indeed sent down to you raiment…
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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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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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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 Laiqa Ahmad Bhatti, Slough, UK Brutality begins at home. It is quite true that some aspect of the recent terror attacks may stem from their home lives as Yasmin Alibhai-Brown has mentioned in her article in the Daily Mail today (24th March). However, just like the terrorists have nothing to do with Islam, neither…
