Ahmadiyya external affairs secretary Eqbal Khan says he doesn't believe successive governments have done enough for Auckland's transport infrastructure.
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| Ahmadiyya Muslim community external affairs secretary Eqbal Khan, left, and national president Bashir Khan. (Photo: Stuff) |
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By Chris Harrowell | August 28, 2017
Souls to the Polls: This story is the first in a series, called 'Souls to the Polls', looking at what the leaders of south Auckland's religious communities are doing to encourage their faithful to vote in this year's general election, and the different political issues they're facing.
Finding a home while earning minimum wage is one of the biggest challenges faced by south Auckland's Ahmadiyya Muslim community.
Worshippers at its Manurewa mosque are focusing on political issues such as housing, transport and infrastructure, immigration, the economy and jobs leading into this year's general election on September 23.
They'll soon be urged to enrol to vote and to cast their ballot on polling day.
"A formal communication will be put out about two weeks before the election and a reminder will go into the Friday sermons," Ahmadiyya national president Bashir Khan says.
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