TELEVISION DISCUSSION JUSTIFIES
MURDER OF PEACEFUL MINORITY GROUP
GEO Television's eAalim Onlinef
openly preaches hatred of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
International Press and
Media Desk
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY
22 Deer Park, London, SW19 3TL
Tel / Fax (44) 020 8544 7613 Mobile (44) 07795490682
PRESS RELEASE
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns in the strongest terms the broadcast
on September 7th 2008 of the television programme eAalim Onlinef on
the GEO Television Channel which broadcasts in a number of different
countries including Pakistan and the United Kingdom. The broadcast which
was presented by Aamir Liaquat Hussain sought to ecommemoratef the
34th anniversary of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community being
declared non]Muslim in Pakistan. The programme which included both
a panel discussion and telephone conference was both extremely inflammatory
in its tone and highly provocative.
During the broadcast the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community,
Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be upon him) was spoken of in the
most vile and grotesque language. The language used offended the sentiments
not only of all Ahmadi Muslims but indeed those of all peaceful and
tolerant peoples.
Further, during the broadcast members of the discussion panel when
speaking in reference to the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
and its Founder spoke of how people who held such beliefs were eWajb]ul]Qatlf,
that is eLiable to deathf. This phrase was used repeatedly and at
no point did the moderator Aamir Liaquat Hussain interject to stop such
obscene and inflammatory language being used. In this respect the broadcaster
completely failed in its duty to exercise a proper degree of responsibility
with respect the content of its broadcast.
As mentioned earlier the programme was broadcast in Pakistan amongst
other countries. There is no doubt that the language and tone of the
programme served only to further inflame the anti]Ahmadiyya sentiment
which has been perpetrated by the extreme clerics (Maulvis) over many
decades in the country.
The programme was broadcast on 7th September 2008. On 8th September
2008 Dr Abdul Mannan Siddiqi, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
in Mirpurkhaas, Sindh was murdered whilst working in the local hospital.
The very next day on 9th September 2008, Seth Muhammad Yousuf, President
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Nawab Shah, Sindh was also murdered.
Both of these victims were killed simply due to their membership of
the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Both murders took place in broad daylight.
The International Community is urged to take notice of the ever increasing
persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. In an era where Islam
has been tainted by numerous terrorist acts that have been falsely conducted
in its name, the world should take notice that the one Muslim group
that has always practiced and preached a truly peaceful message has
been targeted by the hateful acts and words of the fanatical Muslim
clerics.
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