Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues is a lecture delivered at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (London) by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV^(rh), the Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Based on Quranic teachings, the Speaker argues that:

• Swords can win territories but not hearts, force can bend heads but not minds;
• The role of women is not of concubines in harems nor a society imprisoned in the four walls of their homes;
• Richer nations provide aid with stri...