Islam - Its Meaning for Modern Man — Page 366
366 In the United States of America Muslim communities have been established in more than a score of cities. They are composed in the main of coloured people, but Islam is also attracting attention among the white sections of the population. The Ahmadiyya Movement established its first center in the United States, between the two world wars, in Chicago, Illinois. Its present headquarters are in Washington, D. C. The activities of the Movement in the United States fill an essential need. Its membership now runs into thousands and the results of its efforts, particularly in the sphere of moral and spiritual values, are very striking. Its members are inspired by a high sense of duty and obligations toward their fellow beings regardless of colour, race, or creed, and the moral standards aimed at and achieved are indeed high. The Movement’s centers are of a genuinely international character, where men and women meet each other as true brothers and sisters without any trace of distrust or discrimination. There is eagerness on all sides to cut across barriers of every description and to co-operate in utter sincerity toward the promotion of the welfare of all. The beautiful mosque and Islamic Center on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D. C. , established through the efforts of the embassies of Muslim states represented in Washington, is doing excellent work through meetings and lectures