Tag: Voices for peace
Reflections, Gratitude and Prayer in Ramadan
Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn A few months into the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip I came across a social media post that recalled all the mundane things we do during our day, like eating a warm meal with our family, having a conversation with a friend, going out for a walk or sleeping under a roof that’s ours and how, while doing all of … Read More Reflections, Gratitude and Prayer in Ramadan
‘…if you only knew…’
Nooresahar Ahmad, Hampshire Like many, I find myself entering Ramadan wondering how to deal with the knowledge that, in Gaza, the Palestinian people continue to face horrors beyond comprehension. I wonder what it means to fast knowing that in the Gaza strip, at least 576,000 people are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity. One in six children under the age of two are suffering … Read More ‘…if you only knew…’
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Never Again?
Sarah Ward The shot that was heard around the world. I can envision it even now. I learned about it in school annually. One of those pivotal aspects of growing up ‘British’. A young man enjoying his life when he was cruelly assassinated – his life snatched brutally away- we were told. This act propelled a multitude of nations into a long and bloody … Read More Never Again?
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Podcast – Pathways to Peace: Who Is Leading The Way?
Under the banner of Voices For Peace, Podcast 15 features Iffat Mirza and Danila Jonnud discussing the importance of advocating for peace in our unsettled world.
Solidarity With Women
Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot Throughout time and around the world, women have always suffered more than men. It has generally been men in power, men instigating and fighting wars, men making laws while women were at a disadvantage in status, education, marital rights and, more recently, in the workplace where they have had to combat unequal pay and sexism. Islam gave many rights and a … Read More Solidarity With Women
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Podcast – Living Through Historical Times
Our podcast 14 is the first podcast we have made against the backdrop of #voicesforpeace, a global campaign launched three months ago by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to bring an end to the war in Gaza and establish peace. Ayesha Naseem and Dur-e-Shewar Anwar discuss living through the historical times of the conflict while being part of writing and documenting the history of these … Read More Podcast – Living Through Historical Times
Close the Gates of Destruction
Amna Shakoor, New Malden “Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.” – 2nd century Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. As Israel continues its strikes on Gaza we have also had the first Ahmadi martyrdom in Gaza, of Sheikh Abu Sardana. Beloved Huzoor, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper) … Read More Close the Gates of Destruction
‘What Existence is Worth’
Nooresahar Ahmad, Hampshire In Ghassan Kanafani’s short story ‘Letter from Gaza’, written in 1956, the unnamed narrator writes a letter to his childhood friend Mustafa, who has left Gaza and is living in Sacramento. The narrator and Mustafa have had a joint plan since they were young, to leave ‘this Gaza’ and ‘the ugly debris of defeat’ there, and make their fortune somewhere else … Read More ‘What Existence is Worth’
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Gaza – Let Not History Repeat Itself
Maleeha Mansur, Hayes Learning about World War II at school, I remember being perplexed at how it was possible for such large-scale killing to take place. How could the world witness such atrocities and not stop them? Surely, there was more good in the world? Today, I look at the atrocities being inflicted in Gaza and sadly, I understand how the combination of greed, … Read More Gaza – Let Not History Repeat Itself
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The Dichotomy of Power
Rameen Masood, Leicester Power. An interesting abstract noun. Derived from the Latin word ‘potere’, it means ‘to be able’ or ‘to have the ability’. Well, this means everyone holds power. But there’s a distinction between the types of power. In today’s world, power takes on dual roles— one that serves as an intoxicating poison fuelling conflict and another that empowers individuals to defy injustice. … Read More The Dichotomy of Power
Rules of Recompense: World Religions on War
Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn Ever since the start of the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip following the violence of Hamas on October 7th, the Israeli officials have been citing references from the Bible, which mention the rights of Israelites on the city of Jerusalem and the state of Israel, to justify their war. However, after the merciless killing of more than 20,000 Palestinians, over … Read More Rules of Recompense: World Religions on War
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