World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace — Page 43
Preface On March 24, 2012, the 9th Annual Peace Symposium was held at the Baitul Fut uh Mosque in Morden—the largest Mosque in Western Europe—organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at (Community) in the UK. The event attracted an audience of more than 1000 people, including government ministers, ambassadors of state, members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the Mayor of London, various other dignitaries, profes- sionals, neighbours and guests from all walks of life. The theme of this year’s Symposium was ‘International Peace’. The 3rd Annual ‘Ahmadiyya Muslim Prize for the Advancement of Peace’ was pre- sented by Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aba to the charity, ‘SOS Children’s Villages UK,’ in recognition of its continued efforts to alleviating the suffering of orphaned and abandoned children around the world and towards fulfilling its vision of ‘a loving home for every child. ’