Younus Algohar

Biography

Younus AlGohar (یونس الگوھر, born Mohammad Younus; 16 June 1968) is a co-founder of Messiah Foundation International (also known as Kalki Avatar Foundation and Mehdi Foundation International), a spiritual organisation claiming that Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi is the Messiah (Mahdi) and which also advocates Shahi's mystical teachings.[1] He is known for authoring the books Mysterious Horizons – Beyond God (2007), and Nisāb-e-Mehdi (2010). AlGohar was featured in an article by the Lakbima newspaper[2] and was interviewed by the Sri Lankan newspaper, The Island.[3] He was featured by Your Local Guardian in 2009.[4] He was also interviewed by various Sri Lankan media in 2011, 2012 and 2015, including The Sunday Leader[5][6][7] and the Island.[8][9] He was covered by Tamil language newspapers and television stations.[10][11][12][13] In addition, he was invited by the Brahma Kumaris to speak on 'The Call of Time' in Sri Lanka[14][15] and by Good Morning Sri Lanka to discuss spirituality.[16] AlGohar was also invited by TNL TV in Sri Lanka to explain the message of Kalki Avatar Foundation.[17] During his tour of Sri Lanka in December 2013, he was interviewed on TNL TV again[18] and spoke on ITN Prime TV's Face On.[19] His visit was also covered by national Tamil-language newspapers.[20][21] AlGohar's comments on the Malaysian court ruling regarding the prohibition of the word 'Allah' for non-Muslims were published in Free Malaysia Today in January and February 2014.[22][23] In Phoenix, Arizona, he was interviewed by Asia Today about his beliefs, Shahi and Messiah Foundation International.[24] His next interviews with the Island were published in September 2015 and May 2016.[25][26] His article entitled 'Dysfunctionality of Religions' was published by Asia Today in September 2016.[27] His commentary on Saudi Arabia's links to Wahhabism were noted in an article published in News Rescue.[28]

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