Africa Speaks — Page 51
· ,~;. The Head of the Community arrived in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The LIBERIAN STAR in its issue of April 30 carried the following report: BIG WELCOME FOR ISLAMIC LEADER INVITED HERE BY PRESIDENT TUBMAN The Head of the Islamic Ahmadiyya Movement, Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad Sahib, arrived here yesterday for a two-day official visit upon the invitation of President Tubman. The Caliph, who is accompanied by his wife and a seven-man party, was met on arrival at Roberts International Airport by the President's Special representative, Colonel Henri R. Gobson. Also on hand, at the airport, were Muslim Governor Farfini Kamara, Alhaj Varmuyah Corneh and other leaders of the Muslim Community. The Caliph who hails from Pakistan, told reporters on arrival that this was his first visit to the continent. First Meeting He said that he and President Tubman knew each other, although this would be their first meeting. Caliph Sahib described the President as a man with a noble heart and wise mind, a man of whom the nation should be proud. The Caliph was scheduled to have a private audience with President Tubman yesterday evening at the Executive Mansion. 50 ~ j