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MEMBERS of Keighley’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) spent the first day of their holidays spreading some festive cheer to patients of Airedale Hospital’s Children Ward. Children took along toys, chocolates and season’s greeting cards for all 20 patients which were kindly donated by members of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. An AMYA spokesman said:…

Muslim elders raised £500,000 for charities, with more than £16,000 being handed over to help home-grown groups. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association (AMEA) donated £10,000 to the Newham People’s Trust, £4,000 to the West Ham United Foundation and £2,313 to Richard House Children’s Hospice in a presentation at the House of Commons on Wednesday. Funds…

The Barking branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association (AMEA) joined mayor Cllr Eileen Keller at the event on Wednesday, where £92,590 was given to the Royal British Legion. The funds were donated after the AMEA’s Charity Walk for Peace in November raised £250,000, with AMEA spokesman Samiullah Tariq saying the group match-funded the total…

Nicola Sturgeon has visited the mosque which was attended by murdered Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah. During her visit to the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Glasgow, she stressed the need to promote peace, tolerance and understanding. She also met members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community as they launched a campaign to increase awareness and understanding of their…

The First Minister will meet members of Ahmadiyya Mosque as they launch new ‘True Islam’ campaign to incrase understanding of their beliefs. NICOLA Sturgeon will promote tolerance and understanding when she visits a mosque where shopkeeper Asad Shah worshipped before he was slain for “disrespecting Muhammad”. The First Minister will meet members of the Ahmadiyya…

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged people from all communities to promote tolerance and diversity after a visit to a mosque attended by murdered Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah. She met members of the Ahmadiyya Mosque in the city’s Kelvingrove area and stressed that Scotland is an inclusive country which celebrates differences. She first met leaders…

NICOLA Sturgeon visited the mosque attended by murdered Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah to promote tolerance and understanding. The First Minister met members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community at the mosque in the west end of the city and said extremists must not be allowed to distort and define a religion. She met with Rafiq Hayat…

A number of Redbridge charities were presented with cheques for more than £1,000 at the Houses of Parliament last week after a multi-faith fundraising walk. The annual Charity Walk for Peace, organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association, gathered more than £500,000 to be distributed to charities across east London. More than 300 Muslims from…