Lord Tariq Ahmad in the House of Lords on Ahmadiyya Muslims UK: 24 May 2012

In the House of Lords, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon remarked about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK as: Secondly, as a Muslim in Britain, I consider Islam to be under the microscope, and often headlines are made because of the work of splinter and radical elements who present Islam in a negative and erroneous way. It is clear that there are many Muslim communities in Britain-including my own, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community-that demonstrate not through words alone but through actions that they are not just law-abiding citizens but active and productive contributors to the economy and welfare of our society. Therefore, as we rightly condemn those who burn flags on the return of our brave troops, we should also recognise the efforts of Muslim communities such as mine, whose youth groups have raised thousands of pounds through poppy appeals and, indeed, as the noble Lord, Lord Bew, said, have most recently celebrated Her Majesty's Jubilee by raising a quarter of a million pounds for British-based charities. This was a part of the 'Motion to Take Note' of Minority Ethnic and Religious Communities: Cultural and Economic Contribution Thursday, 24 May 2012