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Muslim Leader Calls for Mosques to Combat Homegrown Terrorism
, the fifth worldwide Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, has warned of young Britons being turned into mindless mechanical extremists by preachers of hate who are poisoning minds with their mantra of intolerance and violence.
His Holiness, who will be the keynote speaker at a national gathering of multifaith leaders and senior politicians, has cautioned that when the security of the state is threatened, urgent measures need to be taken for the greater good.
The at Western Europe's largest mosque takes place on and will focus on Religion, Freedom and Peace.
The Caliph, whose Friday sermons are broadcast live globally from London and simultaneously translated in English and multiple languages, has championed the need for religious freedom for all. In a recent sermon he said:
The national symposium will also address what a proper Islamic response to perceived blasphemy should be as well as the ways in which Ahmadiyya Muslims have coped with terror and hatred from extremists for decades.
His Holiness will be joined by the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion Professor and senior politicians and diplomats from around the world. The symposium, which will take place at Baitul Futuh Mosque in London , is expected to be attended by around 1,000 delegates.
1. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is established in more than 200 countries, numbering tens of millions of followers. The community was founded in Qadian, India in 1889 by , whose mission was to revive the peaceful teachings of Islam.
2. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is now the largest organised Muslim community globally and makes an active contribution to civic life having:
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