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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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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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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…
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By Laiqa Ahmad Bhatti, Slough, UK Dear Terrorist How are you? Have you slept well? Has terrorising the world brought you peace? Is God pleased with you? I have been meaning to ask you; do you belong to the faith called Islam? Islam actually means obedience and peace. Do you obey Allah? Do you bring…
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By Mubarika Sami, UK It’s difficult to say exactly when International Women’s Day (IWD) began; its roots can be traced to 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding voting rights, better pay and shorter working hours. A year later, the first National Woman’s Day was observed in the US on 28th February in…
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By Sadia Sami, Canada It was in 2008 when my family decided to move to Saskatchewan–one big land with a very, very small Ahmadiyya Muslim branch consisting of 20 people. Despite our branch being small, each individual Ahmadi came with their own unique story of struggles, success, sadness and happiness. However, one story in particular…
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For International Women’s Day members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim women’s and girls’ auxiliaries have been writing about women who inspire them. Some have chosen figures from history while others write about women in their personal lives who have inspired them. What we learn is that no matter who the women are, whether significant historical figures…
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