USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community delegates visit lawmakers as Part of Fifth Annual “Day on the Hill”

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Delegates briefed hundreds of U.S. lawmakers on the dire consequences of violent extremism and the human rights abuses of Ahmadi Muslims in South and Central Asia, the Middle East and East Asia, including Pakistan and Indonesia. 

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By Staff Report | February 13, 2015

U.S. Congressman Ted Poe, Co-Chair of Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus, Addresses Over 100 Ahmadi Muslim Delegates

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, as part of their Fifth Annual "Day on the Hill", has urged lawmakers for support in protection of the persecuted religions minorities around the world

U.S. Representative Ted Poe (R-TX), new co-chair of Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus, addressed over 100 delegates of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, one of the nation’s oldest Muslim communities, as part of its fifth annual "Day on the Hill."

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus – the first caucus of a Muslim community to be formed in U.S. Congress last year and co-chaired by Rep. Poe and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) for the 114th Session – plans to bring greater visibility and awareness to the increasing religious repression of persecuted Ahmadi Muslims and other persecuted religious minorities worldwide.

Delegates briefed hundreds of U.S. lawmakers on the dire consequences of violent extremism and the human rights abuses of Ahmadi Muslims in South and Central Asia, the Middle East and East Asia, including Pakistan and Indonesia.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, reformist and fast-growing international movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Community spans more than 200 countries with membership exceeding 160 million. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, established in 1920, is among the first American-Muslim organizations.



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