Muslim leaders in Dundee have suggested that the introduction of a US-style pledge of allegiance in UK schools may help to tackle the scourge of extremism.Muhammed Ahmad, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dundee, insisted there is no place for extremism in society.His comments came after Prime Minister David Cameron’s pledge this week to tackle…
Ahmadi Muslims in UK Support Measures to Tackle Extremism and Protect Freedoms The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK welcomes efforts to counter extremism. Rafiq Hayat, National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, said: “We welcome the Prime Minister’s renewed focus on tackling the root causes of extremism. The issue must be tackled from the…
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad emphasised the need for world peace during the meeting. The Prime Minister of Tuvalu visited the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at the Fazl Mosque in London on Saturday 11 July 2015. During the meeting, His Excellency, Prime…
Members of the community in Perry Barr and Great Barr came together to remember the victims of the Tunisia shootings in a minute-long silence on Friday. Officer workers to refuse collectors alike gathered outside Sandwell Council’s offices at noon for the national minutes’ silence to remember those killed in Sousse last Friday (June 26). Sandwell…
A Muslim community in Hartlepool says the country needs to unite in the wake of the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hartlepool says they believe a collective response is needed from families, faith communities, the Government and the media as the country seeks to tackle the issue of…
A 32-year-old Leukaemia patient is undertaking a marathon challenge from his hospital room to try to raise £50,000 for charity. Kamal Aftab from Huddersfield is aiming to do the marathon during his treatment at St James’s hospital in Leeds. Kamal, who works as an optometrist and has a passion for volunteering, was diagnosed with…
Peterborough joined the Queen, Prime Minister David Cameron, and the rest of the country in paying its respects to the people murdered in Tunisia. A minute’s silence was held at noon today (Friday, July 3) in Cathedral Square with dozens of people turning out despite the short notice. The attack on a Tunisian beach a…
Thousands in Huddersfield took part in a moving tribute to the victims of the Tunisia massacre. And they included local Muslims who interrupted their Friday prayers to include the victims of the Isis gunman and then condemned the actions of the killer. A minute’s silence was held across the UK to remember the 38 people – including…
A religious community group in High Wycombe has shown support in the government’s fight against extremism, after a man from south Bucks was killed fighting for al-Shabab. Thomas Evans, from Wooburn Green, is believed to have joined the terror group in 2011 and died last month during a gun battle in Kenya. His family, who…
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