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Document #1189283
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
A representative of the Ahmadiyya Movement
in Islam in Toronto provided the following information on the above
subjects during a telephone interview on 16 December 1993. The
Khatme Nabuwat (the finality of the prophethood) is a "fanatic,
fundamentalist, and extremist" religious group that ill-treats
people who do not support its religious principles, such treatment
including the physical elimination of individuals. Members of this
group have made "firey speeches" against the Ahmadis and
recommended killing Ahmadis and burning their houses and mosques.
As a result of these speeches, some Ahmadis have been killed and
their properties destroyed in different parts of Pakistan. The
Khatme Nabuwat has many branches in Pakistan and some other
countries, including the UK. The group circulates its "hit list" of
Ahmadis among its branches in Pakistan.
The representative added that most but not
all Ahmadis who received death threats from anti-Ahmadi groups were
murdered.
A Montreal Gazette article provides
information on the ill-treatment of an Ahmadi by members of a group
called the Finality-of-the-Prophet Youth Force, which might be
another name for the Khatme Nabuwat (the finality of the
prophethood) (6 Feb. 1993).
The two attached articles, which provide
information on the murder of two Ahmadis in Pakistan and Canada,
presumably by extremist Sunni Muslims, might be useful.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, Toronto. 16
December 1993. Telephone interview with representative.
The Gazette [Montreal]. 6
February 1993. Final Edition. "Ahmadi Muslims Suffering at Hands of
Pakistanis: Reports." (NEXIS)
The Gazette [Montreal]. 6
February 1993. Final Edition. "Ahmadi Muslims Suffering at Hands of
Pakistanis: Reports." (NEXIS)
Inter Press Service. 19 September 1993.
"Pakistan: Asia Watch Says Drive to Islamicize Laws Hurts Rights."
(NEXIS)
The Toronto Star. 11 March 1993.
Final Edition. Theresa Boyle. "Dead Driver's Son Links Attacks on
Metro Cabbies." (NEXIS)
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