By Martin Allen [1]
BELLEVILLE – A Canada-wide campaign [2] to educate people about Islam is coming to the Belleville Public Library this Saturday.
The campaign, being put on by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community [3], will make over 300 visits to more than 40 communities across Canada. The community will be having an open house at the Belleville Library on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
The group is a non-profit charitable religious organization, established in 206 countries. It has 86 chapters in Canada.
Safwan Choudhry, a spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada, says the tour is about education.
“We’re inviting anyone with questions, or those with curious minds, to have coffee and talk in a neutral environment,” he said. “It’s an opportunity to remove misconceptions.”
Last Sunday, a shooting left six people dead [4] at a mosque in the Quebec City neighbourhood of Sainte-Foy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the shooting an act of terrorism [5]. Choudhry said the tragedy in Quebec has led to messages of love and support from the country.
“Of course we’ve received outpourings of love and concern, a lot of solidarity.”
The group invites the community to attend the open house and show support for the campaign.
QNet News will be there.