"We are quite a positive organisation - we want to show we are loyal to Britain and our Armed Forces. We want to integrate well within the community we live in. "This event will involve talking about peace and justice for the world."
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| Dr Irfan Malik (Photo: Nottingham Post / Mathew Page) |
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By TracyWalker | March 14, 2016
A Muslim GP has described US presidential candidate Donald Trump as a different type of "extremist".
Trump has said "Islam hates us" and that those having hatred against the US cannot be allowed into the country.
But Dr Irfan Malik, general secretary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Nottingham, said: "I would probably class him an extremist as well.
"I agree, certain terrorist attacks are done in the name of Islam, but they are by misguided Muslims and we can't blame all Muslims for the crimes for just a very small percentage. I think he is just saying it for publicity."
Dr Malik, who works at the Elmswood Surgery, in Sherwood, will join 800 people, including politicians and dignitaries of various faiths, at the 13th prestigious National Peace Symposium, organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, this Saturday.
His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide leader of Ahmadiyya Muslims - a community which is persecuted by other Muslims in some parts of the world for its ideology - will give a keynote speech on the need for peace.
Dr Malik, who lives in Carlton and is married with two children, said: "We are quite a positive organisation - we want to show we are loyal to Britain and our Armed Forces. We want to integrate well within the community we live in.
"This event will involve talking about peace and justice for the world."
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has attended previous Peace Symposiums, and Prime Minister David Cameron usually sends a welcome message.
Dr Malik attended last year's event, which is held in the largest mosque in Western Europe, the Baitul Futuh Mosque, having previously watched it on TV, and he said it was "incredible".
He said in light of the Syria attacks and other atrocities, there is often a "backlash against Muslims" and that the Symposium is as important as ever, so the community can reach out to as many people as possible.
There are an estimated 30,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims in the UK, and tens of millions worldwide.
Atif Mehmood, who is Dr Malik's brother-in-law and also a member of the city's Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, who will attend the event, said: "I want to hear how we could promote piece and work within the community with other groups to increase tolerance of others."
Another friend of Dr Malik, Kash Singh, a former West Yorkshire Police inspector and current chief executive of One Britain, One Nation (OBON), which aims to unite the people of Britain under our common and collective identity of being British, is also attending.
Mr Singh, who is leading a campaign to get all faiths in Nottingham to celebrate the Queen's birthday, said: "I go to the event to promote the concept of 'Love for all, hatred for none'. It's promoting the values of humanity and bringing people together, looking after the interests of our nation."
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