Showing posts with label Ahmadiyya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ahmadiyya. Show all posts

Monday, September 04, 2017

The Caliphate in the Countryside

BBC. Heart & Soul, The Caliphate in the Countryside "Ahmadiyya Muslims are outcasts within their own faith and often persecuted and ostracised across the world. They preach against violent Muslims and criticise extremism. "

Monday, February 07, 2011

Indonesia: attacks on YouTube

Ali Kotarumalos, AP, Indonesia demands probe into attack on Muslim sect, 7 Feb 2011 "Indonesia is a secular country and has a long history of religious tolerance, but in recent years a hard-line fringe has grown louder and the government - which relies on the support of Islamic parties in Parliament - has been accused of caving in to it.

"The latest attacks on Ahmadiyah - which drew rare condemnation from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono - were captured on video and circulated widely on national television and the Internet."

Monday, October 13, 2008

Saint-Prix, France

france24.com, Ahmadis inaugurate their first French mosque, 12 Oct 08

"Thanks to satellite TV and the Internet, the Ahmadiyya message is reaching beyond borders and local censorship. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, their TV Channel airs the inauguration ceremonies for each new mosque live. The next one is due to open in Berlin this week."

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Ahmadiyya Conference

Independent, A pilgrimage to the end of the Northern line, 24 Jul 08, "Cut off from its largest grouping of followers, the expulsion of Pakistan's Ahmadi leadership could have killed off the sect but satellite television and a modern marketing strategy saved it. Free to propagate their creed they set up their own TV station, MTA, and began broadcasting the Khalifa's Friday sermons in multiple languages. The internet has spread their message further, with audiences in west Africa in particular attracted to its tolerant message." Details: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, United Kingdom