The open house will be a walk-in event with displays set up. There will be volunteers there ready to answer any questions people may have about Islam, and people are encouraged to ask any questions they do have.
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By Battlefords News Optimist | January 21, 2015
The goal of this weekend’s Islam open house at North Battleford Public Library is to eliminate misconceptions about the religion.
“Many people associate all things to our religion,” said Tariq Azeem, missionary with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Lloydminster.
“That is not entirely their fault. It’s happening because of the actions of extremists happening all around the globe.”
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, a subset of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, are holding the event between noon and 4 p.m. Saturday.
The open house will be a walk-in event with displays set up. There will be volunteers there ready to answer any questions people may have about Islam, and people are encouraged to ask any questions they do have.
“We want to highlight the teachings of Islam and we want to show the world that all religions promote peace,” said Azeem. “They all teach peace. And when we actually listen to the core teachings, or when we refer to the actual scriptures, we always find that the teachings are peaceful.”
Their goal in hosting the open house is to “increase tolerance in the society, and we believe if we learn about one another we’ll definitely be able to have a more peaceful society.”
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