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    How long will the world pretend they are not aware of the atrocities in Burma? How long will the Muslim leaders keep quite waiting for others to make the first move? Why are they silent? What is stopping them from speaking out about their brothers and sisters in trouble ? Shame on them!

    What about Suu Kyi the Burmese Nobel prize winning "human rights activist" who is more concerned about not upsetting her political allies in her country who are against the Rohigya Muslim minority than actually speaking out about human rights abuses going on in her own country. What an utter hypocrite.

    These atrocities are nothing more than ethnic cleansing, reminiscent of the ethic cleansing and modern day Holocaust that occurred in Bosnia. When the ethnic cleansing was taking place in Bosnia then the world was not informed for a long time as the media remained silent. Those who did know about it merely waited for someone to make the first move to get up and say that this is wrong .

    It was only until tens of thousands died that the world were finally informed by the media and that is only after it became so know that the media could no longer ignore it. So why did the media wait so long until they had no choice but to report it? Why did the media not give any coverage to the modern day Holocaust which was taking place for so long when they knew what was going on?

    The media is so quick to report any incident they can use to try and defamers Islam and Muslims such as stonings in a Muslim country or honour killing etc. But when it comes to a silent atrocity such as Muslims being killed, tortured and raped then they would purposely delay reporting it until it becomes so know that they cannot ignore it anymore and in the meantime as many Muslims as possible will be killed.

    Exactly the same thing is happening in Burma. The media know what's going on but because Muslims are being killed then they are purposely delaying reporting it to the world for as long as possible as they do not want the world to find out and people to stand up and say enough is enough until it is too late or until tens of thousands of Muslims have been killed. This is surely because those who control the much of the world's media are the enemies of Islam.

    Is it also a coincidence that just recently there have been efforts to strengthen the relationship between the West and Burma and there have also been visits by the American Government to Burma and soon after Burma started killing Muslims starting a campaign of ethnic cleansing. Burma already has a terrible record of human rights abuses and they should not be allowed to continue with these terrible atrocities.

    What can we do about this? We should all stand up for humanity both Muslims and non Muslims alike and make sure such atrocities are stopped at once. We must not allow Burma to continue shedding the blood of innocent people. We should stand, protest, make as many people as possible aware, send letters and e mail to local and national government and ensure that we do everything possible to highlight the plight of the innocent people in Burma and put a stop to this modern day Holocaust.

    Let us also donate generously to our brothers and sisters in desperate trouble. Imagine if we were in their place then would we not require help and assistance? Since we are in a position to give financial help to them then let us do so as much as we can .

    Remember we will NEVER lose out by giving charity for the pleasure of Allah but that Allah will give us more in return and at the same time we will gain his pleasure.

    Our donations will provide everything they need to assist them as much as possible through their plight.

    Ummah Welfare in a UK Muslim charity that are committed to a 100 % donation policy with nothing going to administration costs

    Ummah Welfare trust Burma Crisis Appeal

    http://www.uwt.org/site/appeal.asp?id=757
    In the USA:

    Islamic Relief USA is a very reputable Muslim charity in the USA and they are fundraising for the humanitarian crisis in Mynamar (Burma):

    http://www.irusa.org/emergencies/mya...tarian-crisis/


    If you are not from the UK OR USA then give what you can to your local, regional or national charity who are raising money for the people of Burma.


    Let us make sincere dua's for our brothers and sisters going through oppression in Burma and all throughout the world. May Allah assist them. Ameen
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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    Good charity cause, Hamza Asadullah!

    As I understand the attacks started originally against several groups which are denied citizenship in Burma (not only Muslims), but the aggression has since focused on the Muslim Rohingya population.

    "The rights group accused both security forces and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists of carrying out fresh attacks against Rohingyas, who are regarded as foreigners by the ethnic majority and denied citizenship by the government because it considers them illegal settlers from neighbouring Bangladesh.

    After a series of isolated killings starting in late May, bloody skirmishes spread quickly across much of Burma's coastal Rakhine state.

    The government declared a state of emergency on 10 June, deploying troops to quell the unrest and protect both mosques and monasteries. Authorities said at least 78 people had been killed and thousands of homes of both Buddhists and Muslims either burned down or destroyed.


    Since then, communal violence has continued, albeit at reduced intensity. Amnesty said attacks were now being directed mostly at the Rohingya population."
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...olence-amnesty

    Amnesty International has been fighting for improved human rights in Burma for a long time.
    http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/myanm...ing-2012-07-19

    "Declaring a state of emergency is not a license to commit human rights violations"

    Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International’s Myanmar Researcher.
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    link deleted as some photes are not from Mynmar. So , could create confusion and debate .
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    ^^ Jazaki Allah khyran for posting that up.. Kaffirs often play down ethnic cleansing as it is overtly their desire to see Muslims perish and it is fine and expected from them.. We need as Muslims to do something and the time is now- we should always be aware and pro active.

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    A participant told me all photoes are not from Mynmar.

    And Allah Knows Best.
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    If the member can provide you with those photos it would be good I've a ton as well but don't know how to do a mass upload of pictures and will be away for the last ten in shaa Allah.
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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    Making a video about the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in Burma, this is why I haven't been online as much... I'll be sure to include the UWT link in the video.

    Insha-Allah, I will finish it within the week, and then link back here.

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    Muslims fault all these oil rich arabs and Muslim news channels can speak about it but they won't...
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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

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    Muslims fault all these oil rich arabs and Muslim news channels can speak about it but they won't...
    People and government in Muslim countries are not silent. They still try to 'push' Myanmar government, but Muslims in the West do not know about it.

    Good news: people in Indonesia and some other Muslim countries have collected and still collect donation for Rohingya.

    Bad news: There's a problem to send those aid to Rohingya people. Myanmar govt prevent those aid entering their country. Bangladeshi govt prevent international aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

    Believe it or not, Bangladeshi govt refused 33 million dollars of aid from UN for Rohingya and local Bangladeshi people. They also ordered three international organizations (Medicine San Frontiers (France), Action Against Hunger (UK), Muslim Aid (UK)) to stop help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi govt afraid, those help/aid will make the Rohingya who still in Myanmar move to Bangladesh.
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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    21 hours ago, this thread was made... and only 10 responses (including this post)

    The question isn't "why is the world silent about Burma?"

    the question is:
    "WHY ARE THE MUSLIMS SILENT ABOUT BURMA?


    WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES... SPEAK UP. BRING SOLUTIONS. STORM IDEAS... WE ARE NOT A NATION OF INVALIDS... WE ARE MUSLIMS.

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    I am ashamed to have not even been aware of this.

    I will keep the people of Burma in my Dua's for the remainder of this holy month insha Allah.

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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    Everyone is too engrossed in Dunya thus becoming heedless and blind to reality. The Muslims who have the means to speak out and help those in need remain silent whilst their masters (Western world) take them for a ride.

    What a disaster and what disgraceful times we are living in.
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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    THE CURRENT STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA



    Muslims continue to be killed and raped in Arakan on a daily basis.

    Masjids, houses and villages are being set on fire and destroyed.

    Masjids and Madrasahs cannot be repaired without a government permit. To monitor compliance with the
    regulation, Masjids and Madrasahs have to be photographed three times a year as a routine practice. If
    unpermitted maintenance is spotted, those responsible are sentenced to between six months and six years in
    prison plus a fine. No new Masjids or Madrasahs have been allowed to be built in the last 20 years.

    A photograph featuring all family members has to be handed to government officials every year. Families are
    required to pay taxes to the state for every child born and every family member that passes away.

    Muslims have no freedom of travel. A Muslim has to get permission and pay tax to travel from one village to
    another.

    Muslims are forbidden from building their houses out of concrete; they have to make them from wood. The
    houses are considered as state property and if they are burned down accidentally; owners are sentenced to prison
    for as long as six years

    To set up a business a Muslim has to establish partnership with Buddhist. In this partnership, the Buddhist partner
    owns half of the business without investing any capital.

    Muslims have to pay annual taxes for the livestock they own. Muslims cannot marry without a permit. A couple
    wishing to get married has to pay a tax. Sometimes they are denied a permit even if they pay the tax.

    Muslims are deprived of all public services. For instance, when they get sick they cannot go to state hospitals for
    treatment. Muslims are not allowed into higher education institutions or to work in public sector jobs.

    Muslims cannot own fixed line telephones, cellular phones or motor vehicles.

    When Muslims are accused of a crime, they are not give the right to defence and are immediately imprisoned.

    Muslims are subjected to curfew after nine o’clock at night and cannot visit their relatives or neighbours without
    permission from the police.

    Muslims have no right to citizenship. They carry white identification cards bearing the title “foreigner.” These
    cards are only for identification purposes and do not entitle card holders to any rights.

    Muslims are not issued passports. They are provided a document to cross into neighbouring Bangladesh and
    sometimes they cannot return to their country because their documents are not accepted



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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    I've been working on this day and night... but Alhamdulillah, it's looking good so far...

    Here's a sneak preview (it's VERY short):



    (yeah, I know, the Rohingya Muslims singing MJ's "They don't really care about us" (start of vid) in their native tongue was a nice touch... also, this doc will contain no music at all. So please, spread the finished version when it releases. I'll post the link here.

    Comments, critique etc, welcome.

    Insha-Allah, the finished version will force a few heads to take note of the situation and help create not only awareness - but force some decision makers to do something.

    The format is a long-ish one, and I'm only making the video from my understanding, as best as I can. With a little help from the lambs. (you know who you are). Make dua thatwe are successful... and also, in the meantime - if you find some interesting and relevant info - please share it in this thread as Zaria has done above. I can draw on this info, and include relevant parts of it into the finished render insha-Allah.

    Scimi

    EDIT: oh yes - don't worry about the typos in the vid - they're sorted now... I'm to the 18th render lol (a little over 10 mins so far).
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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    I am very, VERY impressed, Scimi!

    It is factual and calmly presented.
    I love the mix of interviews, reports and simple footage of the country and the people.
    And yes, the song is beautiful too. Nice of you to explain that it is sung in the native language and what it means.

    I think you are showing that it doesn't need gory pictures and hateful messages to catch people's attention and to raise the desire in people to get involved and make a difference!

    Really, really well done!

    How long are you planning for this documentary to be?
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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    Muslim Aid also has a Burma Appeal:



    Please consider one of the Burma appeals as your Ramadan charity.
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    Re: Why is the World silent about Burma?

    format_quote Originally Posted by glo View Post
    I am very, VERY impressed, Scimi!

    It is factual and calmly presented.
    I love the mix of interviews, reports and simple footage of the country and the people.
    And yes, the song is beautiful too. Nice of you to explain that it is sung in the native language and what it means.

    I think you are showing that it doesn't need gory pictures and hateful messages to catch people's attention and to raise the desire in people to get involved and make a difference!

    Really, really well done!

    How long are you planning for this documentary to be?
    Thank you sis, for the kind words... the gory images will come... but not before we calmly present the facts first, and with purpose. And in context. The last thing I want to do is make a video that gets teens with too many hormones and not enough sense to scream "jihaad" and then go and blow up a buddhist temple or something. I find that most of the vids uploaded on youtube are only there for two reasons: 1) shock value and 2) the hit counter... despicable.

    No one has actually made a documented video about the Rohinghya. I made a video about the persecuted Christians and Muslims in Karen state of Burma last week, and that largely got ignored by the viewers... maybe because it was in mono (black and white)... but still, it was calmly presented, and that, never goes down well on youtube. People are blood thirsty maniacs these days.

    I'm estimating the video will be about half an hour long. It could run shorter... but most likely it will run longer than that... the more I consider the format and what needs to be covered, the more I see gaps that need to be filled. It's hard work but some ones gotta do it It's now 7:23am and I'm just waiting for another render to finish. It takes me anything between a half an hour to 3 hours to edit just one minute of video... and doing the whole darned thing in adobe after effects... it's a bloody hard piece of kit to master, but it's worth the end product. it helps it to stand out amongst its' peers

    Insha-Allah, this will be ace. Glo, thanks for the vote of confidence it really does help

    Scimi

    EDIT: thought you all might like to see this:

    18 secret mercenary armies of the See Eye Eh... la li lu le lo

    1. Ukrainian Partisans


    From 1945 to 1952 the CIA trained and aerially supplied Ukranian partisan units which had originally been organised by he Germans to fight the Soviets during WWII. For seven years, the partisans, operating in the Carpathian Mountains, made sporadic attacks. Finally in 1952, a massive Soviet military force wiped them out.

    2. Chinese Brigade in Burma

    After the Communist victory in China, Nationalist Chinese soldiers fled into northern Burma. During the early 1950s, the CIA used these soldiers to create a 12,000 man brigade which made raids into Red China.


    3. Guatemalan Rebel Army

    After Guatemalan president Jacobo Arbenz legalised that country’s communist party and expropriated 400,000 acres of United Fruit banana plantations, the CIA decided to overthrow his government. Guatemalan rebels were trained in Honduras and backed up with a CIA air contingent of bombers and fighter planes. This army invaded Guatemala in 1954, promptly toppling Arbenz’s regine.

    4. Sumatran Rebels

    In an attempt to overthrow Indonesian president Sukarno in 1958, the CIA sent paramilitary experts and radio operators to the island of Sumatra to organise a revolt. With CIA air support, the rebel army attacked but was quickly defeated. The American government denied involvement even after a CIA b-26 was shot down and its CIA pilot, Allen Pope, was captured.

    5. Khamba Horsemen

    After the 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet, the CIA began recruiting Khamba horsemen – fierce warriors who supported Tibet’s religious leader, the Dalai Lama – as they escaped into India in 1959. These Khambas were trained in modern warfare at Camp Hale, high in the rocky mountains near Leadville, Colorado. Transported back to Tibet by the CIA operated Air American, the Khambas organised an army number at its peak some 14,000. By the mid-1960s the Khambas had been abandoned by the CIA but they fought on alone until 1970.

    6. Bay of Pigs Invasion Force

    In 1960, CIA operatives recruited 1,500 Cuban refugees living in Miami and staged a surprise attack on Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Trained at a base in Guatemala, this small army – complete with an air force consisting of B-26 bombers – landed at the Bay of Pigs on April 19, 1961. The ill-conceived, poorly planned operation ended in disaster, since all but 150 men of the force were either killed or captured within three days.

    7. L’armee Clandestine

    In 1962, CIA agents recruited Meo tribesmen living in the mountains of Laos to fight as guerrillas against Communist Pathet Lao forces. Called l’armee Clandestine, this unit – paid, trained, and supplied by the CIA – grew into a 30,000 man force. By 1975 the Meos – who had numbers a quarter million in 1962 – had been reduced to 10,000 refugees fleeing into Thailand.

    8. Nung Mercenaries

    A Chinese hill people living in Vietname, the Nungs were hired and organised by the CIA as a mercenary force, during the Vietnam war. Fearsome and brutal fighters, the Nungs were employed throughout Vietnam and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The Nungs proved costly since they refused to fight unless constantly supplied with beer and prostitutes.

    9. Peruvian Regiment

    Unable to quell guerrilla forces in its eastern Amazonian provinces, Peru called on the US for help in the mid-1960s. The CIA responded by establishing a fortified camp in the area and hiring local Peruvians who were trained by Green Beret personnel on loan from the US army. After crushing the guerrillas, the elite unit was disbanded because of fears it might stage a coup against the government.

    10. Congo Mercenary Force

    In 1964, during the Congolese Civil War, the CIA established an army in the Congo to back pro-Western leaders Cyril Adoula and Joseph Mobutu. The CIA imported European mercenaries and Cuban pilots – exiles from Cuba – to pilot the CIA air force, composed of transports and B-26 Bombers.

    11. The Cambodian Coup

    For over 15 years, the CIA had tried various unsuccessful means of deposing Cambodia’s left-leaning Prince Norodom Sihanouk, including assassination attempts. However, in March, 1970, a CIA-backed coup finally did the job. Funded by US tax dollars, armed with US weapons, and trained by American Green Berets, anti-Sihanouk forces called Kampuchea Khmer Krom (KKK) overran the capital of Phnom Penh and took control of the government. With the blessing of the CIA and the Nixon administration, control of Cambodia was placed in the hands of Lon Nol, who would later distinguish himself by dispatching soldiers to butcher tens of thousands of civilians.

    12. Kurd Rebels

    During the early 1970s the CIA moved into eastern Iraq to organize and supply the Kurds of that area, who were rebelling against the pro-Soviet Iraqi government. The real purpose behind this action was to help the shah of Iran settle a border dispute with Iraq favourably. After an Iranian-Iraq settlement was reached, the CIA withdrew its support from the Kurds, who were then crushed by the Iraqi Army.

    13. Angola Mercenary Force

    In 1975, after years of bloody fighting and civil unrest in Angola, Portugal resolved to relinquish its hold on the last of its African colonies. The transition was to take place on November 11, with control of the country going to whichever political faction controlled the capital city of Luanda on that date. In the months preceding the change, three groups vied for power: the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). By July 1975, the Marxist MPLA had ousted the moderate FNLA and UNITA from Luanda, so the CIA decided to intervene covertly. Over $30 million was spent on the Angolan operation, the bulk of the money going to buy arms and pay French and South African mercenaries, who aided the FNLA and UNITA in their fight. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, US officials categorically denied any involvement in the Angolan conflict. In the end, it was a fruitless military adventure, for the MPLA assumed power and controls Angola to this day.

    14. Afghan Mujaheedin

    Covert support for the groups fighting against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan began under President Jimmy Carter in 1979, and was stepped up during the administration of Ronald Reagan. The operation succeeded in its initial goal, as the Soviets were forced to begin withdrawing their forces in 1987. Unfortunately, once the Soviets left, the US essentially ignored Afghanistan as it collapsed into a five-year civil war followed by the rise of the ultra-fundamentalist Taliban. The Taliban provided a haven for Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, the perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

    15. Salvadoran Death Squads

    As far back as 1964, the CIA helped form ORDEN and ANSESAL, two paramilitary intelligence networks that developed into the Salvadoran death squads. The CIA trained ORDEN leaders in the use of automatic weapons and surveillance techniques, and placed several leaders on the CIA payroll. The CIA also provided detailed intelligence on Salvadoran individuals later murdered by the death squads. During the civil war in El Salvador from 1980 to 1992, the death squads were responsible for 40,000 killings. Even after a public outcry forced President Reagan to denounce the death squads in 1984, CIA support continued.

    16. Nicaraguan Contras

    On November 23, 1981, President Ronald Reagan signed a top secret National Security Directive authorising the CIA to spend $19 million to recruit and support the Contras, opponents of Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. In supporting the Contras, the CIA carried out several acts of sabotage without the Congressional intelligence committees giving consent – or even being informed beforehand. In response, Congress passed the Boland Amendment, prohibiting the CIA from providing aid to the Contras. Attempts to find alternate sources of funds led to the Iran-Contra scandal. It may also have led the CIA and the Contras to become actively involved in drug smuggling. In 1988, the Senate Subcommittee on Narcotics, Terrorism, and International Operations concluded that individuals in the Contra movement engaged in drug trafficking; that known drug traffickers provided assistance to the Contras; and that ‘there are some serious questions as to whether or not US officials involved in Central America failed to address the drug issue for fear of jeopardizing the war effort against Nicaragua’.

    17. Haitian Coup

    In 1988, the CIA attempted to intervene in Haiti’s elections with a ‘covert action program’ to undermine the campaign of the eventual winner, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Three years later, Aristide was overthrown in a bloody coup that killed more than 4,000 civilians. Many of the leaders of the coup had been on the CIA payroll since the mid-1980s. For example, Emmanuel ‘Toto’ Constant, the head of FRAPH, a brutal gang of thugs known for murder, torture, and beatings, admitted to being a paid agent of the CIA. Similarly, the CIA-created Haitian National Intelligence Service (NIS), supposedly created to combat drugs, functioned during the coup as a ‘political intimidation and assassination squad.’ In 1994, an American force of 20,000 was sent to Haiti to allow Aristide to return. Ironically, even after this, the CIA continued working with FRAPH and the NIS. In 2004, Aristide was overthrown once again, with Aristide claiming that US forces had kidnapped him.

    18. Venezuelan Coup Attempt

    On April 11, 2002, Venezuelan military leaders attempted to overthrow the country’s democratically-elected left-wing president, Hugo Chavez. The coup collapsed after two days as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets and as units of the military joined with the protestors. The administration of George W. Bush was the only democracy in the Western Hemisphere not to condemn the coup attempt. According to intelligence analyst Wayne Madsen, the CIA had actively organised the coup: ‘The CIA provided Special Operations Group personnel, headed by a lieutenant colonel on loan from the US Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to help organise the coup against Chavez.



    ...I'm wondering, what if the CIA engineered all this... it's possible. They hate Muslims in a way unimagined. Proof? Look at history... whatever the case is, this is still interesting - but not enough evidence to suggest they did - so not going into the doc.
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    You're doing a great job Scimitar!!! May Allah reward you! I am truly helpless and it's so sad that the world media (Western Media) only focus on the suffering of Muslims when it wants to further their own political and economic agendas. As Muslims we do not have a true representative and we are not politically organized. The worse part is that nationalism has divided us and created a barrier between us Muslims. May Allah erase these colonial borders that exist solely to divide our hearts and minds. I pray the people of Bangladesh will open their hearts and homes to their Muslim brothers. I know that they themselves are struggling, but helping an oppressed Muslim will only bring you closer to Allah and Jannah.

    Brother Scimitar is there anyway of creating a video that appeals to the people of Bangladesh so they themselves could volunteer or demand their government to assist the Rohingya Muslim? Most government medias in the Muslim world are controlled, the internet is more free.

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    MashaAllah Akhee! : )

    Excellent work!

    I cant wait for the finished product - and to spread it amongst all my contacts insha Allah.

    We often feel so helpless in situations like these.....sitting thousands of miles away, comfortably in our own little worlds - while there are SO many atrocities being carried out known and un-beknown to us.

    This is a great example that we CAN do something!

    If you have video editting skills/ own a blog or web-page......or FB/ Twitter/ any other social media.......or simply circulating such information to your friends and family via email and directly - then, every little action counts!
    Unfortunately, I am completely hopeless with regards to video making/ web-creations : (.......and Iv just closed my FB account a few weeks ago (Alhamdulillah!)......but I have access to other groups, collegues etc - so, at the very least - I can make a small contribution here.

    And if you are like me - so can you!

    Not forgetting the many aid organisations that desperately need our funds to be able to reach out to our brothers and sisters, in ways that we cannot.
    SubhanAllah.

    Do hold back brothers and sisters.
    Allah (subhanawataála) has blesssed us with soo many bounties - How are we going to account for them?

    The prophet (sallahu alaihi wasalam) described the ummah as one body!

    The Prophet (sallamu alaihi wasalam) has said, 'The example of the Believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy is like one body. If one limb is afflicted the whole body responds to it with restlessness and fever.' (Bukhari & Muslim)

    Do we honestly feel like this for our brothers and sisters?
    Something to ponder about...


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