Ahmadis asked to actively participate in the country's politics Aug 24, 2008
Kumasi, Aug. 23, GNA - Justice Saeed Kwaku Gyan, a Sekondi High Court Judge, has called on Ahmadiyya Muslims to participate actively in the politics of the country to make a difference in the society ... Justice Gyan was addressing the opening session of the 25th Annual National Conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Elders' Organization in Kumasi on Friday ... Justice Gyan, also a member of the Mission, said it was his wish and hope that all Ahmadiyya Muslim politicians would appreciate and... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ahmadiyya Women holds convention Aug 10, 2008
Accra, Aug. 9, GNA- The 29th National Annual Convention of the Lajna Imaillah of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association ended in Accra on Saturday bemoaning the misconception that Islam was discriminatory against women. About 5,000 women across the country attended the two-day convention which was held to also round up the 100 years of the Ahmadiyya spiritual leadership known as Khilafat (succession) ... Alhaji Mohammed Yusif Yawson, First Deputy Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Mission said Muslims... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Asokore Ahmadiyya SHS puts up two-storey classroom block Jul 29, 2008
Asokore (Ash), July 28, GNA - The T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (SHS) at Asokore in the Sekyere East, is putting up an 18-unit two-storey classroom block at the cost of 186,000 Ghana cedis. Mr Collins Yeboah-Druyeh, the headmaster of the school announced this when he led Mr Joseph Kwabena Onyinah, Ashanti Regional Director of Education and the school's board of governors to inspect some facilities being put up through the school's internally generated funds with support from the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Lawsuit claims anti-Muslim bias in Md. town Jul 8, 2008
Mansoora Malik, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, stands in September in front of the land where the group wanted to build ... The religious bias complaint was filed not by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA but by developer David Moxley and his father Robert, who had planned to sell the group 224 acres in Walkersville for about $6 million ... The plaintiffs also alleged violations of the federal Fair Housing Act, because the imam of the region's 20-family Ahmadiyya congregation had... (USA Today -- News)
Country's largest mosque opens in Calgary Jul 7, 2008
Mr. Harper also strongly defended the Ahmadiyya community an offshoot Muslim sect persecuted in some countries for building a mosque that demonstrates the true and benevolent face of Islam ... Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, sits next to Head of Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, right, during the opening of their new Baitun Nur Mosque in Calgary on Saturday ... The prime minister praised the Ahmadiyya leader as a courageous champion of religious freedom and... (Globe and Mail -- National)
Prime Minister of Canada praises the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and its Spiritual Head during celebration of opening of Canada's largest mosque Jul 6, 2008
CALGARY, July 6 /CNW/ - The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, along with other distinguished guests, attended the banquet hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada to celebrate yesterday's inauguration of the Baitun Nur Mosque ... The mosque inauguration was particularly significant as it occurred during the centenary celebratory year of the establishment of the institution of Khilafat (Succession) in the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, as well as its... (Canada Newswire)
Prime Minister of Canada to attend banquet celebrating the inauguration of Canada's largest mosque Jul 5, 2008
CALGARY, July 5 /CNW/ - The Spiritual Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community inaugurated the Baitun Nur Mosque in Calgary, one of the largest mosques in North America, by leading the weekly Friday prayer services ... In his Friday sermon, which was telecast live across the world via Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) satellite service, His Holiness noted that the current climate of Islamophobia in the West should be addressed with the building of mosques that are not only striking and... (Canada Newswire)
Tolerance test for secular Indonesia Jul 2, 2008
Conservative, hardline Muslims are confronting moderates over the existence of Ahmadiyya, a 100-year-old minority sect that does not accept Mohammad as the last prophet of Islam ... to ban Ahmadiyya, labeling its followers "heretics" and "deviants" ... Tensions flared into the open on June 1, when the hard-line vigilante group the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) attacked a peaceful rally in support of both Ahmadiyya and religious tolerance at a symbolic national monument in central Jakarta. (Asia Times Online)
Largest Mosque in Canada Opening in Calgary: A Stunning Architectural Landmark to Be a Symbol of Peace Jul 2, 2008
CALGARY, July 2 /CNW/ - The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will unveil Canada's largest Mosque Complex and a stunning architectural landmark in Calgary on Saturday, July 5th, 2008 ... The Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad will inaugurate the new mosque ... The inauguration of the mosque coincides with the current year long celebration of the Centenary of the Khilafat (Caliphate) in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. (Canada Newswire)
Spiritual Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community addresses the ladies at the 32nd Annual Conference Jun 29, 2008
MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 29 /CNW/ - Over 20,000 special guests and delegates from all over the world attended the second day of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada which is being held from June 27th to 29th at the International Centre in Mississauga (Derry and Airport Rd) ... The keynote address of His Holiness was delivered live via satellite through the Community's 24-hour television station, Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) ... Tomorrow, during the final day... (Canada Newswire)
Thousands of Muslims present at Commencement of 32nd Annual Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention Jun 28, 2008
MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 28 /CNW/ - Over 20 thousand Ahmadi men, women, and children from all over Canada and the world attended the first day of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada that is being held from June 27th to 29th at the International Center in Mississauga (Derry and Airport Road) ... In the Friday sermon, with reference to his conversation with the Right Honourable Premier Dalton McGuinty during the Centenary Khilafat Banquet held last Wednesday, June... (Canada Newswire)
Spiritual Head of Millions of Muslims to Visit Canada Jun 24, 2008
"Every Ahmadi Muslim adult and child in Canada is waiting to catch a glimpse of his or her beloved Khalifa. We are extremely happy that the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will grace Canada with his presence. The Centenary of the Ahmadiyya Khilafat is an event that is unique in Islamic history. The Ahmadiyya Khilafat and its vision for peace is the only hope for Muslims in this world. It is this leadership that teaches us how to maintain and to live in accordance with our motto... (Canada Newswire)
Christian Council to launch voter education and election monitoring Jun 24, 2008
Rev. Deegbe explained that the Council would partner the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Information Services Department to organise a training of trainers programme for 100 persons selected from the traditional councils, Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Catholic Secretariat, Ghana Conference on Religion for Peace on the rules of the Electoral Commission regarding elections. The public education would be done through fora and durbars in churches, mosque and communities. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
C/R CHASS acquires bus Jun 22, 2008
Mrs. Cecilia Kwakye Cofie, Headmastress of Winneba Senior High School and Vice-Chairperson, Mr. Robert Koomson-Barnes, of Ghana National college and Secretary and Assistant Secretary Mr. Mumuni Issah Dimbie of Ekumfi T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School. Others were Mrs. Juliana Owusu-Ansah of the University Practicing Senior High School, Treasurer Mrs. Agnes Hawkson of Mankessim Senior High Technical School, Welfare Officer, and Mr. Mohammed Ackonu of Potsin T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School a... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Crowds seal off Ahmadiyya mosques in Indonesia Jun 19, 2008
JAKARTA, June 19 (Reuters) - About 200 people led by Muslim hardliners have sealed off at least two mosques and some schools on Java island belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect, regarded as heretical by many followers of Islam, police said on Thursday ... Police said the local community also closed down an Ahmadiyya mosque and schools in the nearby Cibeber area after the Ahmadis refused to close their mosques and schools ... Campaka has a large Ahmadiyya population who were targeted in attacks in... (AlertNet)
Anti-Muslim comment snuffs out resolution Jun 19, 2008
Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, said he opposed the House's formal recognition of this weekend's 60th annual convention in Harrisburg of the U.S. chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ... Through a spokesman, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's president, Dr. Ahsan Zafar, said his group respects Jesus as a prophet of God. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Muslims launch U.S.-wide census Jun 17, 2008
Several sects who identify themselves as Muslim but were excluded in the earlier study will be counted in the upcoming study, Bagby said, including the Ahmadiyya movement and the Nation of Islam. According to the 2008 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, which was released last February by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Muslims comprise approximately 0. (USA Today -- News)
Australia pledges long-term help for Indonesia's Aceh Jun 14, 2008
Members of the Islamic Defender Front (FPI), a hardline Indonesian Muslim group, take part in rally calling for the government to ban the Ahmadiyya religion in Medan, North Sumatra province, June. URL: http://www. (AlertNet)
* Indonesian village struggles with ban on sect Jun 12, 2008
More than 70 percent of Manis Lors 4,000 people are members of Ahmadiyya, a 130-year-old Muslim sect in the Sufi strain that holds that its founder was the Messiah; Sunni fundamentalists have denounced it as heretical ... On Tuesday, a day after Indonesias government issued a decree calling on the countrys 200,000 Ahmadiyya adherents to cease practicing their faith or face arrest, rumors swept through Manis Lor and surrounding towns that hard-line Muslim groups were planning protests,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Nayiri Appeals for Peace in Bawku Jun 10, 2008
Other members of the Peace Council, who are in the Region include, Osagyefo Oseadeayo Agyeman Badu II, Omahene of Dormaa Traditional Area; Professor Irene Odotei, President of Historical Society of Ghana and Maulvi Wahab Adam, Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Mission in Ghana. The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Alhassan Samari and members of the Regional Security Council are accompanying them. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
23 Ahmadiyya Students Expelled from Punjab Medical College Jun 9, 2008
Arbitrary persecution of Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan continues. FAISALABAD, Pakistan, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All 23 Ahmadiyya Muslim students studying at the Punjab Medical College in Faisalabad, Pakistan have been expelled for no other reason than their membership of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a Community based upon teachings of peace, equality and tolerance ... Following pressure from members of the Islami-Jamiat-e-Tulaba, a nationwide extremist religious student body in... (PR Newswire)
Thousands protest to ban Ahmadiyya sect in Indonesia Jun 9, 2008
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has to decide on the fate of the Ahmadiyya after a government team tasked with monitoring religious groups recommended it should be banned because the sect's teachings deviate from fundamental Islamic tenets ... The protesters -- who called themselves "United Muslims' Action to Disband Ahmadiyya" -- shouted slogans such as "SBY, be clear in banning Ahmadiyya" ... "Today is the beginning of our fight. We are ready to die for the Ahmadiyya sect's dismissal," said... (AlertNet)
The Paradox of Muslim Weakness Jun 6, 2008
In Indonesia Christians and heterodox Muslims such as the Ahmadiyya often find their churches and mosques under siege. In each of these countries those who reject the Islamist message who believe that gender equity, freedom of speech and freedom of conscience are universal values and not merely Western ones must do so with one hand tied behind their backs. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Indonesian police detain militants for attacks on rally Jun 4, 2008
FPI supporters attacked the rally after some speakers at the rally urged tolerance over the treatment of Ahmadiyya, an Islamic sect that some Indonesians consider "deviant". Outbreaks of violence over religious issues have become more common in recent months in Indonesia, particularly over the treatment of Ahmadiyya ... Militant Muslim groups have attacked mosques and buildings associated with Ahmadiyya, and are lobbying the government to outlaw the sect. (Reuters UK)
Crackdown on Indonesia Muslim group Jun 4, 2008
The attacks came after speakers at the rally urged tolerance over the treatment of Ahmadiyya, a minority religious sect that critics say follows a "deviant" form of Islam and should be banned. Some Muslim groups including the FPI have attacked mosques and buildings associated with Ahmadiyya. (Aljazeera.Net)
Qurans given out for free: Muslim group hopes people will find understanding in the holy book, ditch common misconceptions Jun 2, 2008
Lake County's Ahmadiyya Muslim Community reports distributing more than 1,000 since 2005, with a boom in requests for Spanish-translated Qurans in the last year. But the Book of Signs' long-term goal is particularly ambitious: that each household in the U.S. possess a Quran, even if the residents are not Muslims. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Lahore Ahmadiyya Islamic Society Invites Pastor Rod Parsley to Debate Jun 1, 2008
In a sincere effort to educate Pastor Parsley, his congregation, and others holding similar opinions, about the true nature of Islam, the Lahore Ahmadiyya Islamic Society invites Pastor Parsley to a written, public debate on the validity of his views about Islam ... In a sincere effort to educate Pastor Parsley, his congregation, and others holding similar opinions, about the true nature of Islam, the Lahore Ahmadiyya Islamic Society invites Pastor Parsley to debate the merits of his views ...... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
President lectures with no theoretical foundation, whatsoever! May 28, 2008
And in a moment of semi-deep reflection and spiritual exuberance, when you feel like lecturing and counseling the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission that religious faiths(should) accept the duty of preaching the message of peace and love(that)Issues of race, religion, geographical location or gendershould never be allowed to disrupt human interactions and disturb the harmony of the society(Ghanaweb, 17 Apr 08), you do not just end there. No, you tell them the Constitution of Ghana... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ahmadis should remain steadfast May 26, 2008
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is committed to promoting a message of love and peace for all of mankind ... HADHRAT MIRZA MASROOR AHMAD Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community London. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Buddhist temple reminder of Indonesia's past May 24, 2008
And in recent weeks, the government has come under intense pressure from hard-line Muslim groups to ban the Ahmadiyya, an Islamic sect that some Indonesians consider "deviant". But Buddhists say that they have not been the victims of attacks on the grounds of religious belief. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Ahmadiyya Spiritual Head inaugurates school block at E-AMASS Apr 23, 2008
Ekumfi Essarkyir (C/R), April 22, GNA - Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Mash V, World wide Spiritual Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, on Monday unveiled a plaque to inaugurate a block of four classrooms for the Ekumfi Ahmadiyya Senior High School (E_AMASS) at Essarkyir in the Central Region. Hazart Mirza Masroor Ahmad, who was the second Headmaster of the school from 1979-1983, was accompanied to the school by Maulvi Dr Wahab Adam, Ameer and Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Canadian Muslim Community Condemns Violation of Religious Freedom and Confiscation of Property Apr 21, 2008
MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 21 /CNW/ - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada expresses grave concern regarding the recommendation of the Islamic Cleric Council in Indonesia to ban the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. News reports indicate that an Indonesian government team is drafting a decree that will ban the Ahmadiyya sect ... If adopted by the Indonesian Government, such an act would result in the violation of the constitutional right to freedom of religion of the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community... (Canada Newswire)
Veep ask Ghanaians to embrace Elections 2008 with circumspection Apr 21, 2008
"This is the fifth General Election to be conducted in Ghana since constitutional democracy was restored in 1992. In other countries, elections have been the defining moments that set the people on a slippery road to violence, death and even civil war. "Ghana has been spared this scourge but we must not be complacent," he said when he addressed the closing ceremony of the Centenary celebration of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, dubbed: "Khilafat Ahmadiyya" at Gomoa Pomadze, near Winneba in the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Indonesians demand ban on sect Apr 20, 2008
Protesters reject the Ahmadiyya claim that their founder was a prophet. About 2,000 people have gathered in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to protest against a minority Muslim sect, the Ahmadiyya community ... That was what a government panel recommended last week, saying the Ahmadiyya's beliefs went against Islam as practised in Indonesia. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Accept to preach message of peace and love - Kufuor Apr 18, 2008
President Kufuor was addressing the opening session of the Centenary Khilafat celebration of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission at Pomadze in the Central Region. The Spiritual Head of the Mission, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has joined in the celebration, which is 100 years of unbroken chain of spiritual leadership. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Students urged to stop relying on tips to pass examinations. Apr 17, 2008
The Regional WAEC Controller gave the advice at a forum organized by Ekumfi T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior Secondary School to brief parents, students and teachers on issues that went into examination malpractices, at Essarkyir in the Mfantseman Municipality. The WAEC Law, ACT 719 of 2006 with the penalties it attracted was also discussed. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kufuor receives spiritual leader of Ahmadiyya Muslims Apr 17, 2008
Accra, April 16, GNA - The spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Khalifatul Masih V, on Wednesday invoked the blessings of God for peace and progress of the nation ... He is here for the centenary celebration of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ahmadiyya spiritual head arrives Apr 16, 2008
Accra, April 16, GNA - The spiritual leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Khalifatul Masih V, arrived in Accra by on Tuesday for a week's official visit during which he will participate in the centenary celebration of the Mission in Ghana, scheduled for April 17-19. He will launch the Ahmadiyya agriculture farm at Pomadze, near Winneba, and open a Mosque at the Ahmadiyya Secondary School at Gomoa Potsin in the Central Region ... He will open another Mosque at the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kumasi Ahmadis meet their brothers from Burkina Faso Apr 11, 2008
Kumasi, April 10, GNA- Hundreds of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission on Wednesday, converged at the Missions Regional Headquarters at Asafo in Kumasi to welcome their counterparts from Burkina Faso. Their counterparts from Bourkina Fasso, who are on bicycles, are on their way to Pomadzi in the Central Region of Ghana to attend the Centenary Caliphate Ahmadiyya Convention. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Millions of Ahmadis across the world celebrate the 119th anniversary of the founding of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Mar 28, 2008
TORONTO, March 28 /CNW/ - March 23rd marked the day on which tens of millions of Ahmadi Muslims across the world celebrated the 119th anniversary of the founding of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ... Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is widely honoured as a peaceful and law-abiding community that lives in accordance with its motto, "Love for All, Hatred for None." It firmly believes in and acts upon the Qur'anic teaching: "There is no compulsion in religion," (2:257) and strongly rejects... (Canada Newswire)
Compulsory church service in Ghana schools must be re-examined Mar 27, 2008
So T.I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School should not force tis Christian students to go to the mosque while Adisadel College should not force Muslims student to go for church service. The government, parliament and CHRAG have the ultimate power in ensuring that schools in Ghana re-examine their regulations to accommodate other religions in the country otherwise we will continue to look on as the rights of others are being blatantly flouted. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at celebrates centenary of the successorship to the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi Mar 20, 2008
TORONTO, March 20 /CNW/ - Worldwide, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at is marking 2008 as the centenary year of the establishment of the successorship (Khilafat) to the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (peace be upon him) (1835-1908). Throughout 2008, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at is hosting events to commemorate this unique achievement in history of Islam ... The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at is acclaimed as Islam's most dynamic Muslim community with a membership in the... (Canada Newswire)
Letters to the Editor Mar 15, 2008
As pointed out by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, "what was the need to reprint the cartoons when the police had already apprehended the three people who were alleged to be plotting against one of the cartoonists?" ... Member, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. (Christian Science Monitor)
Independence Day - Oguaa Mar 7, 2008
The Cape Coast school for the deaf, Cape Coast Presby School, Effutu M/A, Christ Anglican Church school, Archbishop Amissah and Abura Ahmadiyya schools were also presented with awards for being environmentally friendly schools in the cape coast circuit. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Prof Kwesi Andam buried Mar 2, 2008
Also among the mourners were Prof John Evans Atta Mills, presidential candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Congress, Dr Kwesi Nduom, flagbearer of the Convention People's Party, Most Reverend Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast, Bishop Robert Aboagye Mensah of the Methodist Church of Ghana and Maulvi Wahab Adam, Ameer and the Missionary of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission. In a tribute, President Kufuor described Prof Andam as a devoted citizen who showed a great love... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Md. board rejects request for Muslim center Feb 9, 2008
(AP) The Walkersville Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday denied the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's request for a special exception that would permit construction of a recreation and worship center on Woodsboro Pike ... The Ahmadiyya wanted to build two gymnasiums on the property for use during the conventions and for basketball games year-round ... Syed Ahmad, who managed the project for the Ahmadiyya, did not want to comment after the decision. (USA Today -- News)
Proposed Muslim Retreat Deliberations Continue Feb 7, 2008
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community wants an exception to zoning rules to build the facility on 224 acres along Woodsboro Pike. The property would also host an annual, three-day convention that could attract up to 10,000 people. (ABC 7 News, DC)
A Peace Village in Canada for Muslims Jan 27, 2008
Built by a handful of devout Ahmadiyya Muslims -- a sect founded at the end of the 19th century in what is now Pakistan, but considered heretics by some -- the mosque is today the centerpiece of this emerging neighborhood. Initially, "the main motivation was to bring worshippers close to the mosque," said, developer Naseer Ahmad. (India Times)
Give Peace a chance| Jan 24, 2008
Built by a handful of devout Ahmadiyya Muslims a sect founded at the end of the 19th century in what is now Pakistan, but considered heretics by some the mosque is today the centrepiece of this emerging neighbourhood. Initially, "the main motivation was to bring worshippers close to the mosque", developer Naseer Ahmad told AFP. Born in Pakistan, the 54-year-old immigrated to Canada in 1976. (iAfrica.com)
AMJ's clarification Jan 23, 2008
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ) responded to an article printed in The Jakarta Post, which made a number of false claims about the community ... 16, p. 1) said the Indonesian Government had chosen not to ban the Ahmadiyya Jama'at due to an apparent reversal, by the Ahmadiyya Jama'at, regarding the status of its founder, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian ... Speaking about the article and clarifying the position of the Ahmadiyya Jama'at, the central Press Secretary, Abid Khan said: "On... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
A hopeful America -- Jan. 15, p. 6 Jan 22, 2008
The Ahmadiyyah decision -- Jan. 21, p. 7 ... "No one has any authority to represent the Ahmadiyyah Jamaat in Indonesia, nor do I believe anyone could have done so." ... "The facts are these, and no one representing the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Indonesia has any authority to represent otherwise, nor do I believe anyone could have done so.". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
A Norcross mosque's day of celebration Dec 22, 2007
It is part of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam, which believes in "Love for all and hate for none." It has one side for women and children and another for men. "We are separate but equal," says Mahmooda Rehman, president of the women's auxiliary. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Ministry to promote ICT in schools Dec 22, 2007
" The overall best basic learning circle award went to Mr. Frank Fiamor of Morning Star School in Accra, the best Advanced circle learning award went to Mr. Saddick Boateng of T.I Ahmadiyya school in Kumasi whiles the best supporting learning circle school went to Aggrey Memorial Zion secondary school in Cape Coast. Fifteen other individuals were awarded for their dedication to the development of the project. Source:GNA Comments: All Rights Reserved, 1994-2007, ? Copyright GhanaHomePage. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Muslim missionary urges Muslims to be disciplined Dec 20, 2007
Takoradi, Dec. 19, GNA - Nasir Ahmad Kahloon, Western Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, on Wednesday advised Ahmadis to exhibit discipline in their lives in order to safeguard the peace and security of the country. He gave the advice at the celebration of Eid-ul-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifices by Ahmadis at Takoradi. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cape Coast Muslims mark Eid-ul-Adha Dec 20, 2007
At the cape Coast Technical Institute, Ameer of the Abura circuit of the Ahmadiyya Muslims, Alhaji Yakubu Zakaria told Muslims to use the sacrifice of Abraham as a landmark in whatever they do and endeavour to be each other's keeper. He also advised them to be law abiding and refrain from all vices that would tarnish the image of the Ahmadiyya and to send their children to schools ... 00 each to Orthodox and Ahmadiyya. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ahmadis hold open air prayers to mark Eid Ul-Adha Dec 20, 2007
Kumasi, Dec.19, GNA- Over 4,000 Ahmadis on Wednesday held open prayers at Ahmadiyya High School park to thank God for the mercies and blessings bestowed on them as they celebrate Eid Adha ... Maulvi Talib Yacob, Ashanti Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission who led the prayers, admonished the worshippers to let peaceful co-existence and unity of cooperation be the hallmark of the lives. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Muslims and Christians urged to coexist Dec 20, 2007
Tema, Dec. 19, GNA-- Maulvi Raghib Ziaul Hag, Greater Accra Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Mission, on Wednesday called on Muslims and Christians to co-exist to promote world peace ... Maulvi Ziaul Hag was leading the Ahmadiyya Muslims in prayers to mark this year's Eid-Ul-Adha in Tema. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Millions of Pakistani Citizens are Excluded to Vote in Elections to be Held Jan 2008 Due Their Religious Beliefs Dec 17, 2007
Because of the above we register our forceful protest and wish to make clear that under these circumstances the members of the Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan cannot participate in the forthcoming National Elections ... SOURCE AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT IN ISLAM Inc., USA. (PR Newswire)
In the public interest Dec 3, 2007
Eric Taylor, a Home Office official, worried that the Bangladeshi human rights organisation, Drishtipat, alleged that Sayeedi had claimed that the UK and the US 'deserve all that is coming to them' for overthrowing the Taliban, compared Hindus to excrement, and appeared to defend attacks on Bangladesh's Ahmadiyya Muslim minority. Given that Sayeedi's speaking tours in Britain had been accompanied by reports of violence against Bangladeshi elders, he wondered if he should be readmitted to the... (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns all forms of Terrorism Nov 28, 2007
TORONTO, Nov. 28 /CNW/ - Speaking during his weekly address, His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of the world wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has spoken of the uncertainty and troubles facing the world at this time ... His Holiness also commented on the ongoing troubles in Pakistan and of the recent persecution faced by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Indonesia ... His Holiness stated: "People throughout the world are living in fear of terrorism that is justified in the name of... (Canada Newswire)
Herbal Centre inaugurated at Sepe Timpom Nov 26, 2007
Kumasi, Nov. 25, GNA- A GH=A250,000 cedis Herbal Treatment Centre, constructed by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission at Sepe Timpom in the Kumasi Metropolis was on Saturday inaugurated by the Ameer and Missionary in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Mission Maulvi Dr Wahab A. Adam ... The Missionary in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission said arrangements were far advanced for the establishment of herbal farms to feed the Centre. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Independet Prez Candidate: Kwesi Amoafo-Yeboah Nov 20, 2007
After OLevel completion in 1969, he went on to enroll at Ahmadiyya School in Kumasi where he finished his Alevel coursework. In September 1971, Kwesi was admitted to San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Lack of facilities affect students performance - Prof Andam Nov 19, 2007
Prof Andam made these observations at the 35th Anniversary Speech and Prize-Giving Day of the T I Ahmadiyya Senior High School at Gomoa Potsin in the Central Region at the weekend. "It is the responsibility of all Ghanaians to care for those of our people who live in the rural areas and therefore do not benefit, form basic amenities in life," he said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
St. Joseph Orphanage in Jirapa suffers Neglect Nov 18, 2007
Earlier, she presented Islamic literature to the T.I. Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior High School and the Islamic Senior High Schools in Wa and advised the students to take their studies seriously. She urged the students to read the books to guide them in life and to have a sense of the fear of God in them in whatever fields they found themselves. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Mim gets hospital Nov 14, 2007
Mim (B/A), Nov. 13, GNA- A new hospital built by the Ahmadiyya Mission had been commissioned at Mim in Asunafo North District of the Brong Ahafo. Maulvi Dr. Wahab Adam, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana and the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah jointly commissioned the facility ... Mr. Baffour-Awuah commended the Ahmadiyya Mission and Mim community for collaborating efforts to build the hospital. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
