ISLAMABAD – Law-enforcement agencies foiled another attempt to assassinate former president Pervez Musharraf and arrested seven suspects from Islamabad in the wee hours of Saturday. Officials said the suspects belonged to a banned militant organisation Lashker-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). The intelligence agencies facilitated police to arrest them. According to details, law enforcement agencies on a tip -off arrested seven militants from different areas of the federal capital.
When Greater Toronto schools reopen their doors Tuesday, a teacher who touched lives far beyond her Thornhill classroom will be absent. Tanya Khan, who taught at Louis-Honoré Fréchette Public School, died Aug. 6 of complications from a brain aneurysm she had suffered nine days earlier. “She was the most spirited, joyous, loving woman I’ve ever met in my life,” says Judy Csillag who knew Khan for about 15 years. “She left a gaping hole in everybody’s life.” The 38-year-old mother …
Ahmadis have come to Hampshire from as far away as Fiji and Ghana It promises to be a beautiful sunny weekend. But why have tens of thousands of Ahmadi Muslims come together in the picturesque Hampshire countryside? Rows of tents are pitched in a spacious field, with men and women of all ages enjoying the late summer sunshine. Regular loudspeaker announcements inform the crowd of who will be next on stage. This is not a music festival but a religious …
A man was forced to abandon his woodworking business and flee Gujranwala with his family after his erstwhile friends and neighbours discovered that he was an Ahmadi. Imran Ahmed, 35, started out as a daily wager at a woodwork shop in Gujranwala. He saved up money for three years, then invested Rs100,000 in machinery and setting up his own workshop. As his business grew, he hired two carpenters to work for him. “Things were going really well, but nobody knew …
A man belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Zahoor Ahmed Kiyani, 46, was shot dead along with his Sunni neighbour Noorul Wahid in Mujahid Colony area of Orangi Town. The police officials said that the deceased was sitting outside the house with his neighbour, when at least two armed men on a motorcycle came came up-close and shot him multiple times. When the neighbour ran after the culprits to stop them from escaping, they shot him dead too.The bodies were taken …
Up to 15,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims have taken part in Eid ul-Fitr celebrations in London to mark the end of Ramadan. Thousands of worshippers had to go through metal detectors before entering the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, south London – the largest mosque in western Europe. The Eid celebrations followed the month of fasting for Muslims and were was organised by the British-based Islamic group Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK. The group has been praised for its commitment to peaceful co-existence …
Pakistan has seemingly ensured that no Ahmedi demographic, including the dead, are spared the harsh reminder that they do not belong “That looks very biblical,” I said out loud while approaching the place Ahmedis call their sanctuary, Rabwa. Incidentally, the name of the city was changed by the state to Chenabnagar, because Rabwa translated to ‘land of God’ and divinity and its access was prohibited for Ahmedis. I wanted to observe what is it like for them living banished in …
Terrorist acts committed by Islamic extremists around the world have made life difficult at times for Muslims living in B.C. Leaders at the new Baitur Rahman mosque in Delta, aware of TV-fed perceptions, are at pains to emphasize their friendly intentions. “We promote love for all and hatred for none,” says Rizwan Peerzada, president of a 124-year-old Islamic sect known as Ahmadiyya Muslim. Ahmadi is a relatively new branch of Islam — Shia and Sunni are others — which has …
About 300 people in a restive northern region of Algeria have joined a public lunch during Ramadan to protest against what they say is persecution of people who refuse to observe the religious fast. The lunch on Saturday was highly unusual for North Africa, where people can be arrested for not fasting during the Muslim holy month. It was held as a demonstration against the decision of security forces to question three young people who were eating outside last week …
On May 26th, 2013, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Berbice, GUYANA, South America held its very FIRST Annual Regional Convention at New Amsterdam’s Town Hall. New Amsterdam is one of the largest towns in Guyana and is the Capital Town of the BERBICE COUNTY, GUYANA. The convention was attended by 55 Ahmadi Muslims and 33 non Ahmadis. The Guest of honor was, Mr. Jhagroop, Vice Chairman of Region 6, East Berbice, GUYANA. The Khilafat Day Jalsa was also merged with Jalsa …
Members of the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense will question Army chief of staff Gen. Moeldoko, the sole candidate to replace retiring Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm. Agus Suhartono, over his alleged involvement in what could be deemed as harassment against Ahmadis in West Java in 2011. Although Moeldoko will most likely get an endorsement from most lawmakers. Commission I lawmakers said that it was important to bring up the allegation during a fit-and-proper test slated for Aug. …
ONE of Australia’s best known Italian clubs will be turned into a mosque under a plan being considered by Charles Sturt Council. The Veneto Club in Beverley , Adelaide plans to move to a smaller site in the western suburbs after dwindling membership forced it out of its Toogood Ave base. The club will sell the 3.3ha site to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia. But the deal requires rezoning approval from the council to change it from a community centre …