THEY ARE OUR TRUE ENEMY All of Scotland's major Muslim groups declined to attend the launch of a campaign against violence and discrimination directed towards the Ahmadi sect, as well as the Paris and Brussels terror attacks. Representatives of the local Sikh and Jewish communities, and the Church of Scotland's inter-faith group were all present, alongside local politicians, representatives of Police Scotland and Glasgow's lord provost. However, representatives of the Glasgow Central Mosque and the Muslim Council of Scotland announced at the last moment they would not be coming, the Guardian reports. Abdul Abid, a representative of the local Ahmadiyya community, said: "We are not asking them to stand united in faith with us but to stand united against extremism. If Glasgow Central Mosque is against extremism, they should be here today." Glasgow's Ahmadi community had organised the event after Tanveer Ahmed, a Sunni Muslim, murdered Asad Shah, an Ahmadi shopkeeper from Glasgow, for allegedly "disrespecting" Islam after he wished his "beloved christian nation" a happy Easter. Full article: http://ift.tt/1SsOSto

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