﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:23:06 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>America’s Longest Running Muslim Convention Draws Prominent Lawmakers, Diplomats</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/america-s-longest-running-muslim-convention-draws-prominent-lawmakers--diplomats,c9629711</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1673988</guid><description><![CDATA[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community heralded as antidote to extremism
PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:
August 18, 2014

Civic, political and religious leaders lauded the efforts of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA during its 66thAnnual Convention this past weekend in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  More than 7,000 people attended the oldest and longest lasting Muslim convention in America to participate in its presentations and breakout meetings. The focus of this year’s convention was to discuss faith’s role as the antidote to the world’s crises. The weekend-long convention was streamed live,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:04:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Annual American-Muslim Convention to Focus on World Crisis</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/annual-american-muslim-convention-to-focus-on-world-crisis,c9625813</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1668326</guid><description><![CDATA[Over five thousand from across the US to attend longest running American Muslim convention
Press Release
For Immediate Release:
August 8, 2014

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, one of the nation’s oldest American Muslim organizations, celebrates its 66th annual Jalsa Salana Peace Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The event will take place August 15th to August 17th at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The three-day conference will include presentations on the following topics, for which subject matter experts are available for interviews:]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:44:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Muslims Mourn For Boston Marathon Victims</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/american-muslims-mourn-for-boston-marathon-victims,c9401156</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1303567</guid><description><![CDATA[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns bombings and calls for unity against extremism
Press Release

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2013

Contact: Qasim Rashid
(202) 499-7035
qasim.rashid@ahmadiyya.us

American Muslims Mourn For Boston Marathon Victims

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns bombings and calls for unity against extremism

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA expresses its most heartfelt condolences to the victims and families affected by the bombings in Boston today and prays that God Almighty gives them patience, comfort and strength during this time of immense struggle.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:37:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Muslims Peacefully Champion Prophet Muhammad’s True Picture</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/american-muslims-peacefully-champion-prophet-muhammad-s-true-picture,c9377333</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1256166</guid><description><![CDATA[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to launch nationwide “Muhammad Messenger of Peace” campaign
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA is launching the first ever nationwide “Muhammad Messenger of Peace” campaign across its 73 chapters in March. It aims to afford all Americans the opportunity to understand Prophet Muhammad’s views on human rights, women’s rights, war and peace, and interfaith harmony in a respectful and collegial environment. The new campaign is a civilized response to the ongoing mockery and baseless propaganda against the Prophet of Islam.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA’s 73 chapters]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:59:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslim Group Visits Nearly 400 U.S. Congressional Offices to Stress Importance of International Religious Freedom</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/muslim-group-visits-nearly-400-u-s--congressional-offices-to-stress-importance-of-international-reli,c9373619</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1248636</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly 100 delegates participate in annual “Day on the Hill” event
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA received bipartisan support last Friday, February 15, for its third annual “Day on the Hill.”  The event drew Community leaders from over 70 chapters and 30 states. 

Delegates to the event briefed a broad array of U.S. lawmakers on the ongoing global persecution of religious minorities, particularly in South and Central Asia and the Middle East.  Delegates expressed particular concern over the uptick of violence against religious minorities in Pakistan and the need for Pakistan to hold]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:43:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslims Call for End to Antagonism &amp; Violence</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/muslims-call-for-end-to-antagonism---violence,c9307388</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1119462</guid><description><![CDATA[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns newest French cartoon and calls on Muslims to respond with civility
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA strongly condemns the irresponsible decision by French magazine Charlie Hebdo to publish offensive cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.  Such a publication serves to add fuel to an already raging fire, and this nonsensical provocation must be condemned by all those seeking peace and order in the world.  Overt attempts to incite hatred and provoke a religious group do not constitute freedom.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA continues to condemn the senseless]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslim Group Partners With Red Cross to Collect Over 120 Pints of Blood at U.S. Capitol Hill to Honor 9/11 Victims</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/muslim-group-partners-with-red-cross-to-collect-over-120-pints-of-blood-at-u-s--capitol-hill-to-hono,c9305518</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1116090</guid><description><![CDATA[Nationwide “Muslims for Life” campaign holds over 400 blood drives with goal of collecting 11,000 pints of blood
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA received bipartisan support this week for its 9/11 memorial blood drives at the Rayburn and Cannon congressional buildings as part of its nationwide “Muslims for Life” campaign.  The campaign commemorates the 11thanniversary of 9/11 by collecting 11,000 pints of blood and by spreading the message that Islam emphasizes the sanctity of all human life.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers voiced their strong support for the blood drives.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:15:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslims Condemn Violent Reaction to Anti-Muslim Film</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/muslims-condemn-violent-reaction-to-anti-muslim-film,c9305001</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1115113</guid><description><![CDATA[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns killing of U.S. Ambassador to Libya and other U.S. diplomats
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA strongly condemns the senseless acts of violence against the U.S. diplomatic offices in Egypt and Libya as well as the murder of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and other U.S. diplomats.  The killing of any innocent person is completely wrong, and no religious or moral teachings anywhere in the world can sanction the killing of an ambassador or other representative of a State.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA fully supports the ongoing U.S.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:17:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslims Condemn Shooting at Sikh Temple</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/muslims-condemn-shooting-at-sikh-temple,c9289320</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1084022</guid><description><![CDATA[Nation’s oldest Muslim organization sends condolences and calls for peace and justice
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA – the oldest Muslim organization in America – strongly condemns this morning’s senseless shooting on worshipers gathered at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in the city of Oak Creek, near Milwaukee. While details of the attack continue to emerge, such brutality and hatred does not represent the otherwise tolerant and peaceful relationships between faith communities in this nation, and Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA calls on all people of conscience to condemn this act.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:12:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Khalifa of Islam to Visit United States</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/khalifa-of-islam-to-visit-united-states,c9268487</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision502626</guid><description><![CDATA[His Holiness to speak at Capitol Hill and attend oldest annual Muslim convention
Thousands of American Muslims wait in anticipation for the historic U.S. visit of His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, worldwide spiritual and administrative head (Khalifa) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, in June.  As the Muslim leader commanding the largest following of Muslims in the world, His Holiness visits the U.S. shortly after contacting several world leaders -- including President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- to resolve international]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:52:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslims Offer Solution to Nation’s Problems</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/muslims-offer-solution-to-nation-s-problems,c9264574</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision498414</guid><description><![CDATA[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community launches nationwide campaign to bring fellow Americans towards true peace
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA announces the launch of a new nationwide campaign that provides holistic solutions to our nation’s problems. Just like the deteriorating world conditions, millions in this country have suffered grief, injustice, unemployment, foreclosures and hardships – while a few in positions of power fed their own insatiable greed.  As such, people are searching for any kind of peace – social peace, economic peace, political peace, personal peace and even interreligious]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:18:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslims Condemn Vandalism at Sikh Temple</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/muslims-condemn-vandalism-at-sikh-temple,c9218156</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision449683</guid><description><![CDATA[Vandalism at houses of worship must be stopped
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA condemns the vandalism committed on a new Sikh temple under construction in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on February 6th, 2012. In this targeted attack, vandals spray-painted the walls of the temple with an obscenity, a picture of a gun, a cross and a reference to the Prophet Muhammad. Such an incident illustrates not only ignorance of different faith traditions in America but also a growing religious intolerance that must be cured.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA extends its condolences and sympathy to the Sikh]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:52:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslims Seek to Educate Lawmakers about Shariah</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/muslims-seek-to-educate-lawmakers-about-shariah,c9209705</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision441400</guid><description><![CDATA[Oldest American-Muslim organization calls for end to fear mongering
For Immediate Release:

January 3, 2012

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA calls for an end to the growing fear of Islamic Shariah in the United States.  Shariah is not a threat to our nation.  Instead, Shariah is a set of Islamic regulations and guidelines that govern the personal and private beliefs and actions of a Muslim, similar to the Halacha for Jews and Cannon for Christians.  The supposed Shariah practiced in some Muslim-majority countries does not reflect the true Islamic concept of Shariah. 

As the leading]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:19:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Members of Congress and Muslims Unite</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/members-of-congress-and-muslims-unite,c9161465</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision392588</guid><description><![CDATA[Congress members laud Muslim effort to honor the memory of 9/11
For Immediate Release:

September 13, 2011

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA received bipartisan support last week for its 9/11 memorial blood drive in the Cannon congressional building as part of its nationwide “Muslims for Life” campaign, which aims to honor the 10thanniversary of 9/11 and underscore the message that Islam emphasizes the sanctity of all life. Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) was the first to show her support by donating blood.

 “I join with the Ahmadiyya Community and the American Red Cross to pay]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oldest American Muslim Organization Attends White House Iftar Dinner</title><link>http://news.cision.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/r/oldest-american-muslim-organization-attends-white-house-iftar-dinner,c9150209</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision379433</guid><description><![CDATA[Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA speaks with President Obama about 9/11 commemoration
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA’s National Vice President, Mr. Naseem Mahdi, attended the annual White House Iftar Dinner last night, along with other American  Muslim leaders.

President Obama highlighted the many contributions and services of American Muslims.  He also paid tribute to the brave men and women, including several American Muslims, who perished on 9/11: "We must be the America they lived for, and the America they died for."

To commemorate the ten year anniversary of 9/11,]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:57:58 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>