Published on Sep 22 2009 by Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi

PRESS RELEASE

Convention Dates: Friday 25 - Sunday 27 September 2009
Venue: 'Islamabad' in Tilford, Surrey

Press Enquiries: Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi 07966 089338 press@khuddam.org.uk

Thousands of young Muslims will gather in Tilford over the weekend for a popular and action-packed convention. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) will participate in their annual ‘Ijtema’ which includes educational programmes as well as sporting and academic competitions.

For the first time the event, which attracts more than 3,000 people from all over the UK, will feature cheque presentations to worthy British causes such as Great Ormond Street Hospital, Save the Children, the NSPCC and Leukaemia Research, who will receive a total of more than £100,000 from funds raised by AMYA at a charity challenge held in Bradford earlier in the year.

One of the focal points this year is the integration of youth into the fabric of society. To that end, the British Army and Police, continuing their long association with the event, will be joined by the Royal Navy, Fire and Ambulance services to give an overview of the opportunities available in their respective fields.

Tommy Kallon, President of AMYA, who will hoist the Union Flag at the Inaugural Session said:

“The Ijtema is always a hugely anticipated event and a good way of fostering brotherhood among our members.

“Our faith enjoins upon us service to the less fortunate and under privileged sections of society, which is why we have also committed ourselves to raising money for worthy British causes every year.

“We actively encourage our youngsters to consider looking into vocations such as the Police and Army because joining these professions is an excellent way of helping the wider community and contributing meaningfully to society.

“This unique event is an important platform for us to communicate with our youth and to emphasise the need for selfless service to humanity.”

Gracing the event with his august presence will be His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, who has become renown for promoting the Community’s ‘Love for All, Hatred for None’ motto across the globe.

 

Notes to Editors

1. The media is invited to interview, film and take photographs. For entry contact Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi on 07966 089338 or press@khuddam.org.uk
2. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) UK is an auxiliary body of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. The AMYA is committed to the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development of young Muslims.
3. The association has a regular programme of structured activities for the youth with a mix of academic, sporting and social welfare and charitable works which keeps its members engaged. Since 1985 it has held annual charity walks and runs which have raised more than £1 million for British charities including Great Ormond Street Hospital, Save the Children and Leukaemia Research.
4. The purpose of all these programmes is to engender the spirit of discipline and service to the wider community irrespective of people’s beliefs and backgrounds. The community’s motto ‘Love for All, Hatred for None’ underpins this ethos.