congregated at a farm in the United Kingdom for
a three-day event protesting ISIS and religious
extremism, the Independent reported. The
protest was part of the 50th annual
gathering for Ahmadiyya Muslims.
The Ahmadiyya sect was founded in India in
1889 and faced persecution and violence from
religious extremists in countries abroad.
Despite their plight, the religious movement's
official motto is "Love for all, hatred for none"
and their philosophy is rooted in tolerance
over extremism.
Media coverage of this large-scale gathering
was barely covered in mainstream U.S. news.
Even though this image flies in the face of
ask for Muslims to speak out against Islamic
terrorism. The truth is Muslims have condemned
extremism repeatedly, and many people are
just not listening.
Muslims have condemned the
extremism. In Belgium, Muslims condemned
These statements have happened so often
that in 2012, a professor at the University of
global Muslim community.
And if you're still not convinced, there's a whole
listing cases where, you know, Muslims have
condemning terrorism and other acts of hatred.
Clearly, the question shouldn't be whether Muslims
from "Islamic extremism" — are condemning
terrorism worldwide.
Instead, we should be affirming Muslims that
the burden of responsibility does not fall on
their shoulders.
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