Friday, 17 August 2012

Stop Genocide Rohingya Muslims in Burma!


A large number of Muslims are being killed in Burma by Budisht , army and police of Burma as Muslims are in minority in Burma but silence of World Powers on this issue is a more worse crime.
Muslims are compelled to remain inside the country as internal refugees. They face abuse in the forms of rape, torture, extortion, and murder. 
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Sexual violence and terrorizing thousands of Muslims women and their families.  The situation of the Muslim minorities is more complicated because they are not recognized as citizens and any scope of any reconciliation will not give them any protection. 
The Genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Burma(also known as Myanmar) by buddhist gangs!
The longer the UN Security Council remains silent, the more people will die
You and I can make that happen. Burma's Noble Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has asked the international community for help. Tell the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to pass a resolution to stop the genocide in Burma. The clock is ticking. God have mercy on us all if we stand by and do nothing. 
United Nations must to find a way to solve the suffering of the more than a million Muslims in Burma. There is an urgent need for medical supplies and food aid.

SIGN THE PETITION: Stop Genocide Rohingya Muslims in Burma: http://www.causes.com/actions/1666951

DONATE TODAY: Myanmar (Burma) Emergency Appeal

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

London 2012 & Ramadan: How do Muslim athletes do it?


Islam is showing Olympian-style flexibility when it comes to the holy fasting month of Ramadan and London's Summer Games. 
During Ramadan, Muslims are called to fast from food and drink during daylight hours, "no easy task at a latitude where summer daylight hours are between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m.,"
Smooching aside, the fact that the two events have coincided for the first time in 32 years has lead to much discussion. But it is worth noting that major Muslim leaders have for the most part refrained from issuing a sweeping directive on the matter.
True, Muslim leaders in Bahrain and Egypt made a point of saying their athletes are not compelled to fast -- citing a Koranic provision for those who are traveling, sick or pregnant -- but they still left it up to a personal choice.
Authorities in strict Saudi Arabia, where even non-Muslims are expected to respect the fast (or risk being expelled), have also been noticeably quiet. 
That leaves the estimated 3,000 Muslim athletes and officials taking part in the London Games doing their own private soul-searching on the matter.
Some have chosen to observe the 18-hour fast, like Milad Agila, head of the Libyan weightlifting team. "My breakfast will be after 15 minutes, about 9 o'clock at night," Agila told China Radio International. "The last meal is about 3:50."
Others, like Indonesian weightlifter and bronze medalist Irawan Eko Yuli, plan to postpone it a month,according to CRI. Many of the Saudi athletes are also observing the fast a month later, reported the Associated Press. 
Then there are those opting out entirely, have appealed to various interpretations of the Koran or fatwas -- such as the 2010 directive issued by the German Central Council of Muslims for Muslim professional footballers, reported Middle East Online. 
But for Muslim athletes, since Islam lacks a central authority, to fast or not to fast "is a matter of personal choice," Dr. Muhammed Abdul Bari, former head of Muslim Council of Britain, told NBC, adding, "for example I believe that [British rower] Mohamed Sbihi has agreed to feed 60 poor people in [his father’s homeland of] Morocco for every day he does not fast during Ramadan."
The fast this year is an Olympian-style challenge for all Muslims because the fast dates, which rotate on a lunar calendar, have come in the summer, when daylight hours are longer.  
"You know what that means?" Salman Farsi, the media officer for the East London Mosque, asked The New York Times.
"That means eventually, it will probably coincide with the Winter Olympics, too.”
Muslim athletes, are you ready for round two?