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154 of others. ” (Address at Annual Ijtimā‘, Lajna Ima’illah Germany held on September 17, 2011, Al-Fazl International, November, 16, 2012) In a meeting with National Majlis ‘Amila Germany, Huzoor Anwar atba referenced their magazine Khadija and said: “A picture was published in your magazine where men and women were seated together, which is not appropriate. Huzoor Anwar atba advised creating an editorial board which would make a policy to raise the standards of the magazine. Emphasizing once again on the need of Purda, Huzoor Anwar atba stated, instill in the minds of the girls the notion that you have to observe Purda because it is Allah’s command. They will not have complexes if they hold firm to the traditions of the Jamā‘at and this will open the way for Tablīgh. Some girls come here after getting married in Pakistan. They wear Burqa over there but discard it upon arriving here. This is immodesty. This could be due to personal complexes or even on the demand of the husband. If a German woman can adopt decent attire on converting to Ahmadiyyat, then why are they hesitant to observe proper Purda? Then he said that text messages are the latest trend now. These should only be exchanged with acquaintances. Sometimes friends pass on telephone numbers and there is a need to draw attention to this matter”. (Meeting National Majlis ‘Amila, Germany, held on June 9, 2006, in Al-Fazl International, July 7, 2006)