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Program of Jalsa Salana UK 2009

Program of 43rd Jalsa Salana UK is available now.

You can see or print the program at this location.

It is a 3 page PDF document in English. You can also see or print an Information Booklet on Jalsa Salana UK 2009 in PDF format at this location. It is a 28 page document in English.

All of the program of Jalsa Salana 2009 UK will be live broadcast via MTA International. Where ever you live if you have access to MTA channel you can watch the Jalsa Salana program live. All the Urdu speeches will be live translated to other languages. Detail of those languages is mentioned in the Program.

All the timings published in the Program are UK time. You can convert UK time to your local time on this website.

May God bless this Jalsa and shower His blessings on the participants. Amen.

Letter to the President From the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, USA

President Barack Obama
The White House
Washington D.C.

Dear President Obama:

Your inauguration signaled the dawn of a new day of hope for America and the world. Your own words "we seek a new way forward based on mutual interest and mutual respect" encapsulate the new direction forward for America.

We, the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, USA, congratulate you on your election to the highest office in the land and pledge to stand beside you, ready to assist you as you boldly lead the country forward. Our prayers are with you as you embark upon this awesome task as you said "-- to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness." May God strengthen your hands and be your Helper. Amen.

Sincerely,

Zinda M. Bajwa,

National Secretary Public Affairs
Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, USA

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Elections in Bangladesh and a Media Breifing by Amnesty International

Amensty International has issued a Media Briefing on the elections going to be held in Bangladesh on December 29, 2008.

It is a long article you can read the whole report here. 

In this post only that part of the Briefings in presented which related to their concerns about minorities in Bangladesh.

Amensty International stated parliamentary elections scheduled for 29 December offer a unique opportunity for improving Bangladesh’s battered human rights situation.

Quote:

Attacks against minorities

Fear of attacks against minorities, including Hindus, is a real concern given the electoral violence during and immediately after the parliamentary elections of October 2001. Sporadic attacks against minorities had frequently occurred during parliamentary elections in Bangladesh but the violence took an unprecedented turn during the last elections in 2001. Crowds of assailants, whom journalists and survivors described as members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led coalition, which won the elections, drove hundreds of Hindu families off their land, and in some cases burnt their homes, apparently on grounds of the Hindus’ perceived support for the opposition Awami League party. Bnagladeshi newspapers reported that dozens of Hindu women had been raped and at least one Hindu man was hacked to death. Government action – from late 2001 onwards – to contain the violence prevented the recurrence of mass scale attacks but no one was brought to justice for the attacks. There are legitimate fears within the human rights community and members of the Hindu minority that similar attacks against Hindus could occur during the forthcoming elections.

Another alarming development since late 2003 has been the rise in attack and hate speech against members of the Ahmadiyya community. The attacks have largely been instigated by Khatm-e Nabuwat, an Islamic group demanding that the government declares the Ahmadiyya sect non-Muslim. Instances of such attacks include the killing of an Ahmadi imam, “excommunication” by laying siege to Ahmadi houses and not letting inhabitants out of their homes, the beating of dozens of Ahmadis, and the marching of crowds attempting to occupy Ahmadiyya places of worship and drive the Ahmadis out. Although the previous government and the present Caretaker Government have prevented agitators from entering Ahmadi places of worship or large-scale abuses against their members, there is a high risk of their exposure to such attacks during the unpredictable times of elections.

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Two Ahmadi Doctors Have Been Murdered in Pakistan

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
International Press and Media Desk.
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY.
22 Deer Park, London, SW19 3TL.
Tel / Fax (44) 020 8544 7613 Mobile (44) 07795490682
Email: press@ahmadiyya.org.uk
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                                                      9 September 2008

PRESS RELEASE (1)

AHMADI DOCTOR MURDERED IN PAKISTAN

Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi murdered whilst working at Fazl-e-Umar Hospital in Mirpurkhas, Sindh

It is with great regret and sadness that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hereby confirms that Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi the Regional President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan was killed yesterday at around 2.30pm Pakistani time. Dr Siddiqi was both a most eminent member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and also a renowned physician. He spent his life serving mankind through the Fazl-e-Umar Hospital in Mirpurkhas, which he himself set up. He was a great servant of Pakistan and cared deeply for the society in which he lived. In this respect he regularly dispensed free treatment to all those who could not afford private treatment.

The deceased was killed whilst working at the Hospital. He had just completed a hospital round and was returning to his office when three assailants who had been hiding inside the hospital emerged and repeatedly shot at him. An Ahmadi security guard was also shot and remains in critical condition at a hospital in Karachi. The murder of Dr Siddiqi continues a long pattern of targeting Ahmadi doctors
in Pakistan. Since 1982, 15 Ahmadi doctors have been killed in the country by fanatical extremists who preach and practice hatred against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

The Press Spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Abid Khan said:

"The murder of Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi is a grave tragedy. He was a true servant of mankind and lived his life according to the Ahmadiyya motto, 'Love for All, Hatred for None'. His death was simply due to his being a peace loving member of the Ahmadiyya Community."

It is of note that news of the murder of Dr Siddiqi has been published in a number of national newspapers in Pakistan and has been condemned by pro-Human Rights organisations within the country. Dr Siddiqi was 48 years old and is survived by his wife, son and daughter. May God grant them strength and patience at this time.

Press Release (2)

ANOTHER AHMADI MURDERED IN PAKISTAN

It is with great regret and sadness that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hereby confirms earlier today Sate Muhammad Yusuf, the President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Nawab Shah, Sindh was murdered whilst at work. He was shot three times, including a fatal shot to his heart.

This follows the murder of Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi yesterday.

End of Release
For further information:
Abid Khan, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community [press@ahmadiyya.org.uk]

Mubarak Siddiqui At His Best

During the last Jalsa Salana 2008 in the UK on the occasion of Centenary Celebrations an International Musha'ira was also held in London. Mr. Mubarak Siddiqui presented a fantastic and full of emotions poem there.

I have seen Mr. Mubarak Siddiqui only at MTA.  Usually he hosts a program Intekhab-e-Sukhan at MTA which is broadcast every Saturday in the evening (Pakistan Time) on MTA. I did not know Mr. Siddiqui is a poet also. Anyway, in that Musha'aira he recited one of his poems (nazm). An excellent poem showing the true faith and sentiments of an Ahmadi muslim.  This International Musha'ira was broadcast on MTA. When I listened that poem, I really enjoyed. I wished I could have a copy of the that recording. Now somebody nickname Quetta44 has uploaded the recording of that poem on youtube. Here is the poem. Listen and enjoy.