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CNN – A Muslim candidate responded to a man’s Islamophobic tweet by donating to his medical fund – and spurred a friendship

Qasim Rashid has spent much of his life fighting for and defending human rights, first as a lawyer, then as a spokesman for the the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. Oscar “Oz” Dillon held anti-Muslim views and often targeted his ire at Rashid, who’s running for Congress in Dillon’s district. The two were never supposed to find common ground, let alone form a friendship. But a small act of kindness led the two to meet — and forced Dillon to examine his bias. “He has opened my eyes to a whole new world about Islam,” Dillon told CNN.

Read More: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/us/muslim-candidate-offensive-tweets-friendship-trnd/index.html

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ALLEN AMERICAN – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas brings women together for interfaith symposium

The Women’s Auxiliary of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas held its women-only Peace Symposium, “Women as Architects of Peaceful Nations” on Sunday, bringing together 250 women of all faiths under the banner of unity at the Allen ISD Distribution Center.

The event featured speakers from all walks of life including Allen City Council Member Lauren Doherty, FISD Board Trustee Anne McCausland and journalist and human rights activist Mona Kazim Shah. The keynote speaker was Dhiya Bakr, national president of Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA (AMWA).

Read More: https://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/news/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-dallas-brings-women-together-for-interfaith-symposium/article_2b6a109c-5f27-11ea-b6ae-a3e1f8feb01b.html

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ABC NEWS – Video shows 17-year-old girl hold open mosque doors as panicked students run from Wisconsin school stabbing

A 17-year-old girl is being praised for her “remarkable” actions after surveillance video showed her opening her mosque and ushering in students running from an alleged stabbing at their Wisconsin high school.

Duaa Ahmad, a senior at Oshkosh West High School, could be seen holding open the door to Oshkosh Ahmadiyya Muslims mosque and letting in dozens before she herself went in.

“I just felt like I did what had to be done,” Ahmad told ABC News in a telephone interview on Wednesday.

Read More: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video-shows-17-year-girl-hold-open-mosque/story?id=67504076

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