Jalsa Salana UK 2019
JALSA SALANA UK 2019
Islam – A religion of Terror or Peace?
Find out at Britain’s Biggest Muslim Convention!
Journalists invited to UK’s largest Islamic convention
35,000 Muslims to gather to pledge allegiance to the Caliphate
Journalists are invited to UK’s largest Islamic convention, where the Caliph and leader of tens of millions of Muslims will address the gathering and take a pledge of allegiance from more than 35,000 Muslims.
Features of the Jalsa
100 countries
Participants attend from more than 100 countries across the world (North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, South & East Asia, and Australasia)
Over 35K people:
The largest annual Muslim Convention in the UK
The Jalsa will be broadcast live
on Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) on Sky Channel 708, the internet and translated into dozens of languages, including – English, Urdu, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Indonesian, Tamil, Malayalam & Swahili
7,000 volunteers
The gathering is organised exclusively by volunteers from across the UK (3,000 women and 4,000 men)
200 acres
The site is a Hampshire farm, which is turned into a global village in the two weeks prior to the event and taken down within a week. The facilities include accommodation, a kitchen that produces more than 270,000 meals an international bookshop and a media centre.
Exhibitions to look forward
Turin shroud exhibition
Unveiling the mystery of the past
The Turin Shroud exhibition centres around a life-size replica of the Turin Shroud, argued by some to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus (as), used after the crucifixion. At the exhibition will be a host of the leading academics on the Shroud, many of whom worked on it since its discovery.
Islam in the east
Journeys along the Silk Road Exhibition
It will showcase some of the rarest Qur’anic manuscripts and artifacts in the world, as well as exhibits by master of calligraphy Haji Noor Deen and renowned photographer of the Muslim world Peter Sanders.
The al-Qalam Project
Penning the Word of GOD
It is in its third year and is the first project of its kind. It aims to produce a unique copy of the Holy Qur’an in which each verse has been penned by a different person. The project has been taken to countries around the world and now returns to the UK. Those who attend the exhibition are asked to pen a single verse under the instruction of a professional calligrapher.
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Register media interest
Information for media:
Dates: Friday 2nd August – Sunday 4th August 2019.
Venue: Hadeeqatul Mahdi (Oakland Farm), Green Street, East Worldham, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 3AU
If you plan on attending the event, then interviews can also be arranged at the venue. High resolution images taken at last year’s event are also available on request before the event.
To register for accreditation:
Please send your name, phone number, email, and the name of the organisation you represent.
Please state clearly whether you would like just a seat at the event, whether you want to do any interviews, or both.
Please bring photo identification on the day. Journalists bringing laptops will have access to the internet in the media centre on site.
Broadcasters are invited for filming of the proceedings and interviews and the venue is equipped with a media centre for journalists to make use of. Parking is available on site.
Attendees will be tweeting on the day and in the run up to the event using the hashtag #JalsaUK.
Register
Please send an email to media@pressahmadiyya.com or info@pressahmadiyya.com with your requirements or questions. Please include your name, email, organisation and phone number.