The complainant in the FIR, registered against the factory’s security in-charge for allegedly torching some pages of the Holy Quran at the Pakistan Chip Board Factory in Jhelum on November 20, says he had not witnessed the torching incident but had filed the complaint on the statement of one of his colleagues who claimed he had seen it.
This month, Sikhs around the globe are celebrating the birth (Parkash Divas) of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikh faith. Not only that, a number of other communities will also be paying tribute to the “Yug Pursh”, Man of God, Guru Nanak. In order to pay a fitting tribute to Guru Ji, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama ‘at of BC celebrated his 547th birthday at their spacious Baitur Rahman Mosque on River Road in Delta on Sunday, November …
The largest mosque in Japan opened its doors on November 20 near the central Japanese city of Nagoya, heralding a new chapter in the East Asian nation’s relationship with Islam. Islam has never made more than a marginal impact on Japan, although the history of Japanese relations with Muslims stretches back further than most people imagine, the Japanese included.
“Are these the people with bullets who took my papa away?” two-year-old Sabiha Ahmad asked her mother anxiously when AFP visited her family, members of Pakistan’s persecuted Ahmadi minority, who are currently living in hiding. The toddler’s family have had little contact with anyone since they were forced to flee for their lives on November 20 when hundreds of people torched a factory in the eastern city of Jhelum after rumours spread workers were burning copies of the Koran. Sabiha’s …
An American University Professor has exposed a Pakistani University’s secret hiring policy that prohibits hiring of Ahmadiyya Muslims. The professor is a member of an external committee that reviews applications of faculty candidates at Pakistani Universities.
A group of masked men set fire to Christian Television Channel Gawahi TV in Pakistani port city of Karachi overnight. The attackers fled as the building collapsed due to the fire. According to employees, the arson attack occurred at 2.30am (local time). The fire destroyed entire complex including studios, computers, Bibles and cable network equipment.
Welcome, to the beautiful land of the pure. Here, we are blessed with four wondrous seasons and the geographical features are aplenty. This is a land hard won through the sacrifices of many and now, you too, are a part of this nation of the free. There is only one small hitch. You are Ahmadi, and life will be slightly more difficult for you than it is for the rest of the citizens of this country.
A mob torched the homes of several Ahmadiyya families and an Ahmadiyya Mosque in Pakistan’s Jhelum district on Saturday. The incident came just a day after a mob burnt down a factory owned by Ahmadiyya Muslims in the same area. The Mosque which is located in Kala Gujran area of Jhelum was being guarded by local police when the mob broke through the security cordon, which was established to safeguard the Mosque, following Friday night’s unrest.
An angry mob set ablaze a factory owned by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Jhelum on Friday. Around 2,000 people surrounded Pakistan Chipboard Factory on GT Road in Jhelum city on Friday night after announcements were made on loudspeakers in nearby mosques that a factory employee had allegedly desecrated the Quran. Following the announcements people from not immediate vicinity but even from nearby villages gathered as a mob and set ablaze the chipboard factory. The owner’s residence, adjoining …
Following the shootings in Paris, Muslim Youth Leaders have called for renewed focus on addressing radicalization. Statement released by The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), condemned the terror attacks in Paris and offered its deepest condolences and prayers to the families of those killed. AMYA is the youth organization of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA.
The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph) of Islam, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has condemned last night’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Speaking from London, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said: “On behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worldwide, I express my heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the French nation, its people and government following the heinous terrorist attacks that have taken place in Paris. This brutal and inhumane attack can only be …
France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed its borders after at least 120 people were killed in gun and bomb attacks in Paris. World’s single largest Muslim organization, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has condemned the deadly attack. Statement released by the community said: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community expresses our deepest condolences to the victims and families of the horrific acts of terrorism in Paris, France. The Community urges calm and patience as authorities work rapidly to restore …