Muslim Women's Group Offers Free Health Fair

The Women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is holding a free public health fair on Saturday, March 3, at the as a way of giving back to the community.

“The community offers such wonderful opportunities for us to benefit from and to take steps towards a healthier life. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association wanted to give back to the community as our appreciation,” said Rehana Khan, Health Fair Coordinator.

The fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will have booths, activities and presentations designed to show attendees a good time while also educating them on how to lead healthier lives. Eight exhibitors will be present at the fair, including Sun Acupuncture, Millennium Healthcare, Fitness Together, renew Health, Illuminations Spa, Whole Body Systems and Studio 13 Fitness. The fair will also feature a dietician.

Free health screenings such as blood pressure, BMI, hand reflexology and bone density will also be provided along with several children’s activities.

The public is welcome to participate in drawings for free giveaways throughout the day.  These giveaways include two weeks of free personal training, a one-hour free massage, and a free acupuncture consultation and more. 

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a Muslim minority sect that believes the long-awaited Messiah Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has arrived. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was the first Muslim organization in America and is heavily involved in charitable activities such as building hospitals and schools throughout the world. The local Atlanta chapter has been involved with volunteering at several shelters and organizations such as Hands on Atlanta and Genesis and was recently part of the nationwide Muslims for Life Campaign pledging to collect 10,000 units of blood.

“We Ahmadi Muslims seek to cast aside all differences of religion, nationality or ethnicity and seek to become the means of support and love for fellow citizens,” said Mahmooda Rehman, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association (GA Chapter).

For more information about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community you can go to www.alislam.org. For more information about the health fair you can contact Rehana Khan at choudhrj@yahoo.com.