More than 30,000 Muslims from all over the world came together in the UK for a three-day event protesting religious extremism (and yes, ISIS). This was all part of the 40th annual Jalsa Salana gathering of Ahmadiyya Muslims. The Ahmadiyya sect was founded in India in 1889, and though often victims of extremism themselves, their official motto is “Love for all, hatred for none.”
mic reports, “Media coverage of this large-scale gathering was barely covered in mainstream U.S. news. Even though this image flies in the face of comments from right-wing pundits and seemingly anti-Islam commentators who often ask for Muslims to speak out against Islamic terrorism. The truth is Muslims have condemned extremism repeatedly, and many people are just not listening. “
