Upcoming event: Peace Conference at Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, March 14th
I am pleased to inform you that the annual Peace Conference organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Assoc. is being held on Sat March 14th, 2015, 6pm at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, Surrey. It would be an honour if you attend the event where many government and other senior officials will also be attending….
I am pleased to inform you that the annual Peace Conference organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Assoc. is being held on
Sat March 14th, 2015, 6pm at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, Surrey.
It would be an honour if you attend the event where many government and other senior officials will also be attending.
The keynote speaker will be His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, 5th Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Assoc.who leads a community of over 150 million in over 200 countries.
This year’s theme is ‘Religion, Freedom and Peace’, and will touch on the issues that have been brought into sharp focus, by recent world events.
His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifah (spiritual leader) of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, will be gracing the occasion and will deliver the keynote address.
Professor Heiner Bielefeldt, the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief, will also be joining us as a guest speaker, at this event.
I hope you can make the Peace Symposium this year and look forward to your reply. Help with transport can be arranged.
The event entails the following programme
6.15pm Arrival & Refreshments
7.00pm Introduction & Guest Speakers – including Prof Heiner Bielefeldt, UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion an Belief
7.40pm Keynote Address – by His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
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