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~ 90 ~ reprisal? This is indeed against the teaching of Islam. This is not true Islam. ” The Ahmadis are a minority Muslim sect that encourage interfaith dialogue. The congregation in Cumberland is about 500 people, Ahmed said. Ahmed joined a host of Muslim leaders across the globe that have criticized the defence that the film falls under freedom of speech. “Any kind of vulgar expression about any sacred person of any religion, for that matter, does not constitute the freedom in any way at all,” Ahmed said. Last week in London, the world head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at called on all Muslims to unite peacefully in opposition to the film and condemned the violence. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad also suggested there should be limits to free of speech to protect religious beliefs. “Let it not be that in the name of free speech the peace of this entire world be destroyed,” he said Awais Mehmood, president of the Ottawa congregation’s youth association, said he’s concerned about his family members in Pakistan, where AFP reported at least 21 dead and more than 200 injured in clashes about the film over the weekend.