Military occupation does not work. Peace is possible if USA
seeks advice instead of imposing the western system.
Sumaira Khan, Pakistani woman, has brought in a report which
refutes propaganda.
US and NATO had built up military formations of 300,000
mercenaries in Afghanistan supported by air forces, heavy
artillery and tanks. Taliban had 75,000 fighters with no
heavy weapons. Heavy fighting in Kandahar, Herat, Ghazni,
Lashkargah and Kunduz decimated the US backed forces with
66,000 killed and more than 100,000 wounded.
At the conclusion US used B-52 bombers. Trump had dropped a
MOAB on Nangarhar killing 85 people. The bombing could not
defeat the fighters.
At the Kabul airport Biden brought in 6000 elite US troops
and the British brought in 1,000. They dared not enter
Kabul. Instead Taliban brought in thousands of Americans and
their supporters for helpful evacuation.
Thus military occupation does not work if the Islamic people
are willing to fight at the grassroots levels.
NATO forces had no right to be in Afghanistan. North
Atlantic is thousands of miles away. NATO saw no harm in
entering a country which it considered helpless. Perhaps
next time the Europeans and Canada/Australia will think
twice before invading.
Trillions of dollars spent on a corrupt regime in Kabul
created the impression on westernized Afghans that America
is a land of "milk and honey." They were desperately trying
to get to America on the evacuation flights. The Taliban
helped them to leave but the desire to move to 'western
"paradise" drew more people than the evacuation flights
could handle in a disciplined way.
Sumaira Khan, Pakistani journalist, went into areas outside
Kabul and noted that the people were peaceful and going
about their daily routine. Sumaira is secular and does not
wear a head covering. No one tried to make her cover her
head. The only people who tried to harass her were
secularists in Jalalabad.
Sumaira noticed that western journalists were reporting from
upscale hotels while their media outlets gave the impression
that they were reporting the real situation at the airport.
CULTURAL IMPERIALISM. I would advise western governments to
stop attempts to create westernized enclaves in Muslim
countries. Sects which create imbalance in Muslim countries
should not be encouraged. Last year the Canadian parliament
unanimously hailed and honored Agha Khan, the leader of the
Ismaili cult. This group pretends that its beliefs are
Islamic though they contradict and dishonor central Islamic
beliefs like the authenticity of the Qur'an.
In USA, the "ahmediyya" [Qadiani cult] is flourishing and
behaves as if it is part of the Islamic faith although it
contradicts the central teaching of Islam which is the
finality of prophethood.
Cultural genocide is comparable to military occupation. The
regime in Kabul, comforted by endless American dollars,
behaved as if "America in Kabul" would last for ever.
InshaAllah as the Taliban stabilize their rule, they should
set up research centers to advise western powers on what is
Islamic and what is not. The Quran and hadith are available
in western languages and easily indexed.
InshaAllah Taliban can also advise America to release
Islamic political prisoners.
Notice that the Taliban saved the lives of thousands of
westerners and their allies and helped them to leave
Afghanistan. US has admitted that the Taliban brought groups
of Americans to the airport so that they could leave. There
has not been even one massacre.[
[Thanks to Dr. T for interview with Sumaira khan from Indus
News.]
Pakistan
Miracle in the Thar Desert Thru Volunteer work and Donations.
Pravalli welfare Trust (21st years of service to
humanity
Newsletter August 2021
Agriculture with Solar Pumps in Thar.
70 Agriculture Schemes were completed this year. Total
schemes completed so far are 189. Out of these 117 were
donated by Lady Fatima charitable Trust and 10 by Sumar
Lakhani Foundation. At times Thar Desert does not get rains
for 2 to 3 years at a stretch. This cycle continues after
every 2/3 years. People have to pass through great
difficulties due to draught that causes wide spread famine
both for human and animals. Solar pumps can fetch
underground water and irrigate two or more Acres of land to
produce 40 Maunds grain per acre, vegetables and fodder for
animals. During last season one man grew 200 Maunds of onion
and others 100, 80 and 50 Maunds in addition to wheat. This
not only elevates the standard of living of the poor folk
and neglected population of the society but also directly
contributes to the GDP of the country. Pravalli Welfare
Trust is giving this facility to poor folks only. This will
encourage locals and other NGOs to do likewise and change
the life of poor
Rozgar scheme for widows & needy with Goats.
This year we distributed 376 goats among widows. Out of
these Lady Fatima charitable trust gave 200 goats with 200
child goats among 50 widows in in Feb and again in Aug this
year. Each widow getting 8 goats (4 goats+4 child goats).
LFCT is our main donor in this program since last many years
who has always shown great understanding and generosity of
spirit. In total 1874 goats were given so far under various
schemes. It gave us great pleasure when a man told us that a
goat given to a widow about 6 years back has 14 goats from
that one goat and the widow is financially very sound now.
Thanks to donors. Jazak Allah.
Water Supply Schemes.
In year 2021 we completed 302 more water supply schemes. A
total of 2229 schemes have been completed in the last 20
years. Most of these are Sind, mainly in Tharparkar desert
areas. Now we have moved to Balochistan where 136 schemes
were completed. Out of all these schemes 948 were given by
Relief and Rehab Inc. and 478 were donated by LFCT. Many
friends have donated schemes for Esal-e-Sawab of their
parents and loved ones. Jazak Allah. Donors are sent photos
of the schemes they sponsored on completion with their name
plate on the scheme.
You can Help widows by sending money directly to widows
bank account.
Our adoption of a widow and her children for the education
program, الحمد
للہ has got a very good response. Till
today 123 adoptions are confirmed. Donors have started
sending money directly to the accounts of widows. Proposed
Monthly help can be Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 10,000 per month. Our
role is only indicating the deserving family and then we
will be out of it. You can directly talk to them and meet
them when you find time. Any friend desirous of this
arrangement should let us know. We will send all needed
particulars and we will be responsible for indicating the
really deserving families.
Roshan Thar.
In total 705 Huts of poor people were electrified in Thar
Desert areas with the help of LFT, S L F, RRAI and other
friends. There are wide stretches where there is no
electricity and no roads in Thar. We launched ''Roshan Thar"
scheme to provide each house with three solar light bulbs.
It will have capacity to run a fan as well but the fan will
be purchased by the people themselves. We started this
program by providing this facility to widows and very poor
households.
Help to orphan girls for marriage.
Total no of girls helped so far has reached 680. We pay Rs.
30,000 to these orphan girls in North and Rs 15,000 in Thar/
Sind areas. Even this meager amount is sought by these poor
widows with lot of prayers for donors.
Distribution of Sewing Machines & wheel chairs.
Sewing Machines are given to widows and destitute to stich
clothes and earn for their families. Total no of sewing
machines distributed till now are 259
Tricycles and Wheel chairs.
214 Wheel chairs/ tricycles were also given to invalids till
to-date. These help invalid to go from one place to other
respectably instead of dragging themselves on ground.
Technical training for jobless young men.
Our two computer center are working in Hyderabad and Khipro
Sind. 20 young boys/ girls are getting training there in
course no 25 and 26. In all of our 24 courses completed so
far, 97 boys have been trained in AC/fridge repairs, 53 as
Electricians, 11 as Motor cycle mechanic, 51 in computer, 62
as plumbers and 40 as Auto Electricians. A total of 314
young boys and girls were given trade training to earn for
themselves and their families.
Education in desert areas of Sind.
There are many areas in Thar Desert and rural Sind where
children have no schools to go in 5/10 Km radius. At places
Govt. school buildings are available but teachers have not
been posted. Generation after generation are illiterate in
these areas. Total no of schools run by trust are 21, in
which 993 children are now studying. Now we have started one
school in Baluchistan as well. These are in five Tehsils of
Thar namely Islamkot, Nangar Parkar, Kaloi, Deplo, Chhachhro
and Khipro. Each school has 45 to 110 children. Cost of
school is Rs. 10,000 per month but donors should contribute
on yearly basis for ease of account keeping. We pay
Rs.10,000 to teacher. Photos of the all schools with banners
having names of Donors have been sent to them.
Establishment of Medical camps in hilly areas.
Due to epidemic camps are not held presently. Med Camp no
107 was held in village Dubran, District Abbottabad in Feb
in which 108 patients were given medical help. In total
9,925 patients were given free medical treatment since 2012.
These camps are arranged by one brother & his sister for the
Esal-e-Sawab of their parents. Jazak Allah
Child Care Center
Through the efforts of Mr S. Nazim Ali from USA, Two child
care centers have started working in Deplo, Thar and Second
in village Sain Dinu Malah, Jamshoro, Sind. 7th camp was
held there in May in which 99 patients were treated. Due
epidemic camps are not being held presently.
Trees Plantation
During June/ August this year 4200 trees were planted in
Thar desert areas. During Feb/ March we distributed 2750
trees among farmers in in KPK and Thar Desert areas. This
program will continue in August. In total 20,694 fruit/
other trees were distributed in last many years.
Training women in stitching of clothes.
In Five centers that we are running 50 girls are learning
stitching of clothes. In Thar/ Sind 166 girls completed
training in stitching clothes. Thanks to LFCT 4rth course
has started in these centers with 30 girls under training.
These centers are located in Mirpur khas, Tando Allah Yar
and Chhachhro. Two more centers are working in Rawalpindi.
21 women/ girls are under training there. Till now 380 have
completed training successfully.
Shoes/ jackets for bare footed children in Desert
areas.
285 pairs of chappal were distributed this year in Thar
schools. Total no given is 1276. In addition this year we
distributed 660 jacket were also distributed among
children.
Ramzan Package for widows and poor.
During Ramzan 2080 widows and some very poor disable people
were given Rs. 5000 each in Districts Skurdu in Galgit.
Khuzdar, Awaran and Jaffar abad in Balochistan. Abbottabad,
Haripur, Malakand & Takht Bhai in KPK. Rawalpindi, Rajan pur
and DG Khan of Punjab and 13 Tehsils of Sindh / Thar (
Islamkot, Mithi, Nangar Parkar, Kaloi, Deplo, Chhachro,
Mirpur Khas, Tando Allah Yar Khan, Tando Muhammad Khan,
Jhudo, Thatha, Badin, Khipro) were helped. 200 more were
helped with stores. Credit goes to all our donors who helped
us in this cause. Donors are sent photos of receiving widows
with their name written on a display card for their
satisfaction.
Stay blessed and we pray to Allah to shower His blessings on
all the donors and their families. Ameen!
Col Mushtaq Ahmad (R)
www.pravalli.org
It is better to light a candle than to curse the
darkness.
(''Pravalli'' is pothohari language word, spoken around
Islamabad, meaning ''brotherhood'')
These works are being done through donation. My contribution
is almost nil. I am only a facilitator. Allah's blessings be
on donors. We do not have trust office/ transport or
employees to ensure that max of donations reach the needy.
War News
Afghanistan
Taliban have captured 3 of the 5 districts in Panjsher but
fighting continues.
Iraq
September 5: Ekurd reports that 13 regime security forces
were killed in Kirkuk in an audacious ISIS attack
Pakistan: September 5. A TTP human bomber attack in Quetta
killed 4 Pakistani troops and injured 18. [Express
Triibune]
Attacks by the Islamic group Tehreeke Taliban e Pakistan are
surging'
Syria
Russian bombing and IS advances continue
Sept 5. An Assad regime officer and an Assad collaborator
wre killed near al-Quneitra countryside.
Earlier 2 Assad workers were killed in the same area.
September 3- 4.
Numerous Russian air strikes [about 90] hit ISIS positions
in the Raqqa-Homs deserts killing 9 IS after 2 Assad troops
were killed by IS land mines.
ISIS advances continue in eastrern deserts and are targeted
by Russia.
In western Aleppo province Assad forces and Islamic groups
exchanged heavy fire all day.
30 trucks from USA entered eastern Syria Hasakeh province
with military supplies.
September 1. Russian air strikes targeted Islamic groups in
Latakia and Hama provinces.
Fath alMubeen Islamic group shelled Assad regime positions
near southern Idlib province.
In western Hama province Tahrir Islamic group shelled Assad
army positions in response to Russian air strikes.
News Within the U.S.
Incest and Pedophilia in the Jewish Community.
Our report from Cosmopolitan magazine on Incest &
Pedophillia brought us this shockng firsr person report
about the Jewish community.
Identities have been concealed to protect the
informant..
The same thing that happens with the Amish happens with the
Orthodox Jews.
When I worked at [deleted] Hospital I, occasionally, had to
work in the Pediatric Emergency room registering children.
It was often strange for me to get calls alerting me that an
Hatzolah ambulance was bringing in a child all the way from
Brooklyn! They have hospitals in Brooklyn, why Bellevue.?
Dr. [deleted\ was the reason. Apparently, he would write-off
suspicious injuries as clumsiness or accidents.
I remember a Hasidic woman bringing her daughter in on a
very quiet Sunday afternoon with injuries to her fingers.
The woman claimed that she accidentally slammed the car door
on her daughter's hand. That's strange because of the
Sabbath. I've heard of non-Jews (blacks & Hispanics) having
to park their cars many blocks away in observance of the
Sabbath. Hmmm. But, I wasn't completely sure because I think
the Sabbath ends on Sunday morning, right? It's just one
day.
But, if I had witnessed the following incidents, I probably
would have complained to patient care services.
Then there were my colleagues at the time with their stories:
"How the hell is a twelve-year-old going to get two black
eyes from falling out of bed?"
Then my other colleague told me about an incident where a
three-year-old girl was brought in by her father with
vaginal bleeding. He claimed that she fell on a sharp toy.
What really angered me was when Dr. [delteed] called
social services on a Black mother who brought her son in
with back pain. The reason for this call? This concerned
mother refused to allow doctors to do a spinal tap on her
son. One twitch during these procedures can lead to
paralysis.
I feel bad for these children. The Jews have their own
courts, too. They don't seem to believe in a serious
punishment system.
Outreach
Person to Person
Catonsville, Maryland
On September 3, after juma' salat, a seven page New Trend
document was given to 64 Muslims mostly Pakistani
Americans.
The khutba in Urdu was powerful and condemned racism in all
its forms. A central point was that Abu Lahab, uncle of
Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, opposed in Islam and is condemned by
name in the Qur'an. By contrast Bilal, Salman and Rumi, who
were not related to the Prophet, pbuh, were among his most
trustworthy supporters of the prophet, pbuh. Racially too
they were very different. Family on Islam.is based on faith
and struggle against oppression, not on physical blood
relationship.
The imam was passionate in his speech and was in Arab style
dress. Many I'm the congregation wore Pakistani style
shalwar kameez.
The New Trend document given to 64 Muslims contained these
items:
Most imams ignore Muslim world issues and thus violate
Sunnah. (Dr. Siddique)
Israeli equipment was used by NATO against
Taliban.(Jerusalem Post)
Mistreatment of prisoners in Iran.
CCTV.
Horrible of treatment of prisoners by US after 9.11.
(Mullah Zaeef)
TTP fighters preparing to break China's oppression of
Uighur Muslims.( UNSC)
Invitation to Think
The looming global war
Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal
[Excerpted]
The USA investment in war
The US President Joe Biden told in his White House speech on
31/08/2021 that the USA has spent 2 trillion US dollars in
20 years' war in Afghanistan. He also told that the USA has
spent 300 million per day over a span of 20 years. But
Afghanistan is not the only war front of the USA. After
9/11, the USA launched the war in Iraq, Syria, Yemen,
Somalia, Libya, and also Pakistan. Recently the Brown
University -a leading American research university published
a report on the USA's war cost. It gave an estimate that the
USA has spent $8 trillion in the war since 9/11 and has
killed directly at least 897,000 to 929,000 people. The
researchers mentioned that it is a conservative estimate of
deaths. The deaths may be more than a million.
Brown University gave the following breakdown of $8 trillion
war investment:
$2.3 trillion spent in Afghanistan and Pakistan sector.
$2.1 trillion in Iraq and Syria.
$ 355 billion in Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and other war zones.
$1.1 trillion on the USA Homeland Security
$2.2 trillion is estimated as the cost for taking future care of war veterans.
Of those killed, 387,000 are civilians, 207,000 are the Army
and police personnel and 301,000 are opposition fighters
killed by the troops of the USA and the allies. About 15,
000 US servicemen and contractors are also killed along with
a similar number of deaths of the western allies. Prime
Minister Imran Khan claims that 70,000 Pakistanis died
because of Pakistan's participation as an ally of the USA's
war on the Taliban. But there is a difficulty in calculating
the actual number of deaths because the USA Army - the main
agent in killings didn't keep any account of the deaths.
The looming new USA war
The USA had declared the end of its war in Afghanistan. It
has evacuated all of its forces from Afghanistan. But the
consequences of war still remain and a new US war against an
old enemy is looming. Taliban is still struggling to get
full control over the whole of Afghanistan. The economy is
rapidly collapsing. The World Bank, IMF, and the US
government have blocked their funds. The banks in
Afghanistan suffer from an acute cash crisis. Still, the
Taliban couldn't form a government. Hence a lot of things
are yet to be seen. If all these are not quickly fixed the
country is going to be a failed state.
The current situation gives a golden opportunity to
ISIS-Khorasan to get more fighters and more territories -as
ISIS could quickly establish in failed states of Syria and
Iraq. In Syria and Iraq, ISIS didn't enjoy conducive terrain
for guerrilla warfare against a massive US and its allies'
bombardment. But such a convenient geographic terrain
perfectly exists in Afghanistan. So the USA and its allies
get highly worried about ISIS-Khorasan. ISIS-Khorasan
recently killed 13 US soldiers. That has amplified the
west's worries. To take revenge, the USA killed 10 innocent
civilians by a drone attack. Of them, 6 are children. The
drone was aimed at killing ISIS-Khorasan fighters, but it is
made known how many of the ISIS has been killed.
The USA war now turns global
The USA has totally failed in its war on the Taliban. The
USA couldn't eliminate the Taliban, rather has strengthened
the organization remarkably. Now the USA finds ISIS-Khorasan
its new enemy. The USA can't fight against ISIS-Khorasan
alone. It has terribly lost its confidence; and also suffers
from economic ill-health. The US Defence Secretary Lloyd
Austin indicated in his Pentagon speech on 01/09/201 that
the USA will build collaboration with the Taliban in its war
on ISIS-Khorasan. President Biden in a speech on 31/08/2021
also recently appreciated the Taliban for their cooperation
in the evacuation of the US forces from Afghanistan. It is
true that the Taliban didn't fire even a single bullet
against any US soldier. Such appreciation tells a lot about
the USA's intended strategy to work with the Taliban.
The Taliban and ISIS-Khorasan -although both the brands
claim to be Islamists, are mutually fierce competitors. The
Taliban have their own Achilles' heel. They are based on
more tribal and Afghan nationalist orientations. Whereas in
Islam, causing division among the Muslims based on tribal,
ethnic, or national identities is a forbidden and punishable
crime as per sharia law. The Taliban believe in the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan. Hence their focus is only within
Afghanistan. So, they have no concern outside Afghanistan.
Many Islamic Muslims don't like such a nationalist mindset.
Moreover, if the Taliban makes a coalition with the USA, it
will drastically diminish its credibility. The USA is deeply
hated in Afghanistan for its acts of killing and torturing
millions of people there.
Whereas ISIS is pan-Islamic jihad. It doesn't recognize
national and tribal identities. This is why while ISIS
established the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, they first
removed the border between Iraq and Syria. They invited
Muslims all over the world to emigrate there. Even the
richest Muslim country in the world will not give such an
invitation. Thousands of people from Europe, Asia, and
Africa responded to that ISIS call. ISIS aspires to raise
Muslims as an Islamic global superpower. So it appears more
identical to the original Islam of Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him) and the early rightly guided caliphs -while the
Arabs, the Iranians, the Africans, the Turks, and the Kurds
lived and worked together. There was no tribal or national
state in those golden days of Islam. This is why ISIS could
become easily and rapidly a global Islamic brand with strong
outposts in many countries in Asia and Africa. This is why
the countries and the people that are based on radical
secularism, nationalism, and tribalism like all Arab states,
Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Bangladesh don't like ISIS. They
hate ISIS more than non-Muslims. This is why the USA gets
these states as ever-ready partners in its war on ISIS.
Therefore, the USA's war on Islam shows no sign of ending.
Rather the war on ISIS turns to be global. This is why
President Biden told about a war "over the horizon".
Therefore, the USA war that was limited to Afghanistan,
Iraq, and Syria is turning into a war over the whole Muslim
World. So, every Muslim country, every Muslim city, every
Muslim village, and every Muslim will be under the watch of
the US rudder. The USA will be hunting and fighting ISIS
members everywhere. But the country that couldn't win a war
with a coalition of more than 60 sixty countries in
Afghanistan in 20 years, how can win a global war spread
over tens of countries? 02/09/2021
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
What happens after death
.'Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim'
'Assalaamualaykum Wa Rahmatuallahi Wa Barakatahu'.
"Then his soul is returned to his body, and there come to
him two angels who make him sit up and they ask him...
'Who is your Lord?' he says, 'Oh, oh, I don't know.'
They ask 'What is your religion?' he says... 'Oh, oh, I
don't know.'
Then a voice calls out from heaven, 'Prepare for him a bed
from hell and clothe him from hell, and open for him a gate
to hell.'
Then there comes to him some of its heat and hot winds, and
his grave is constricted and compresses him until his ribs
interlock.
Then there comes to him a man with an ugly face and ugly
clothes, and a foul stench, who says, 'Receive the bad
news,
this is the day that you were promised.'
he says, 'Who are you? Your face is a face which forebodes
evil.' he says, 'I am your evil deeds.'
he says 'O Lord, do not let the Hour come, do not
let the Hour come.' 'O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the
torment of the grave'{Aameen} .
'Dua' Transliteration,
Allah-Humma Inni A'ooza Bika Min Azaa-bil Qabr '
{'Aameen'
Allah[Azza Wa Jall] says in Surat Al-Fajr, that it will be
said to the pious believers:
"O the one in complete rest and satisfaction Come back to your
Lord, well pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him) Enter
you then among My (honored) servants,
and enter you My Paradise."
[Source~ Qur'an~ Surat Al Fajr~ 89 A # 27-30]
~My 'Salaams' to all ~
~ Y a s m i n ~
Say, 'Indeed, my Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice,
my Living and my Dying are for ALLAH, Lord of the
Worlds'.
{'Qur'an'~Surat Al-'An'am -# 6-162.}
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by Abu Huraira, r.a.:
The Prophet said,
"Leave me as I leave you) for
the people who were before you were ruined because of their
questions and their differences over their prophets.
So, if I forbid you to do something, then keep away from it.
And if I order you to do something, then do of it as
much as you can."
Bukhari, Vol, Book 92, #391
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
Imam Badi Ali teaches about Malcolm X
As-salamu alaikum.
Malcolm X (ra) said:
If you don't stand up for something, you'll fall for anything.
The bravest heart is the one that stays close to truth, even
when it's in pain.
If you want to discover yourself, you have to observe what you are
passionate about.
We have a lot of Muslim and humanistic causes - find one!
Stand for the truth!
And remember - the secret of getting ahead, is getting started!
Revered Philosopher of Kashmir Resistance Passes away.
The passing of Syed Ali Geelani: A Colossal loss to the nation of Kashmir
Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Illaihi Rajeeoon!
With the passing of Syed Ali Geelani, Chairman,
Tehreek-e-Hurriyet, on September 1, 2021, a leader par
excellence, who was a symbol of humanity and champion of
human rights all over the world, be it Palestine, Myanmar,
Chechnya, Kashmir or else, it is an end of era.
Syed Ali Geelani was an intellectual, deep thinker,
visionary, brilliant and an articulate scholar and above all
an institution by himself. He was a giant in Kashmir's
turbulent history.
In the annals of history, nations and peoples are often
blessed with leaders, guides and activists who play singular
roles providing leadership that transcends inspiration and
casts a lasting impact on these societies. Syed Ali Geelani
was one of those leaders who gave his last full measure of
devotion in unflagging pursuit of a just and noble cause of
Kashmir. A moral high ground was everything to him. Words
inevitably cheapen the impeccability of his character and
accomplishments. His legacy lives as much in the heart as in
the head. His formula for Kashmir was simple but powerful.
The aspirations of the people of Kashmir must be ascertained.
He had the clarity of vision about the future of Kashmir.
There were no ifs and no buts in his approach. He was bold
enough to say it loud and clear that accession of Kashmir to
Pakistan was not my political manifesto but my article of faith.
When in 1990 the winds of change blew across the world,
destroying dictatorships and occupations, the people of
Kashmir also renewed their struggle. During their period of
quiet the world had forgotten them. Now, they were filled
with hope and longing of a new dawn. It was at this crucial
juncture that Geelani Sahib emerged to present a much larger
aspect of his leadership. He not only rekindled the issue
afresh but also gave it a new vigour and meaning.
The people of Kashmir will never forget the selfless
contribution and the tireless efforts of Geelani Sahib. His
efforts will remain forever a milestone in the history of
the freedom struggle of Kashmir.
The vision of Geelani Sahib and the unity and sacrifices of
the people of Kashmir will undoubtedly lead the Kashmiri
freedom struggle to its logical conclusion, that is freedom
from the occupation and alien subjugation.
The people of Kashmir lost an iconic leader. May Allah
accept the sacrifice of Geelani Sahib and elevate his status
as the guided person, comfort him in his grave, make his
grave part of Jannatul Firdous and give Sabr to the family!
Ameen.
Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai is Secretary General, Washington-based
World Kashmir Awareness Forum. He can be reached at
1-202-607-6435
or
gnfai2003@yahoo.com
It broke my heart
Louise Xin is a Chinese-Swedish fashion designer who
launched her eponymous Stockholm-based brand in November
2020 as Scandinavia's first rental-only couture label. Xin
turns upcycled materials into elaborate and colorful
handmade dresses for customers to rent instead of purchase,
hoping to change consumption patterns in the name of
sustainability. She dedicated her digital fashion show on
Aug. 31 to the Uyghurs to raise awareness about the
genocidal policies targeting the predominantly Muslim
minority group in northwestern China's Xinjiang region. The
five-minute video presentation ended with a model wearing a
newspaper print coat and unraveling a banner that said "Free
Uyghur: End All Genocide." The China-born Xin spoke to
reporter Nuriman Abdurashid of RFA's Uyghur Service on
Thursday about her why she decided to use couture to call
attention to the plight of the Uyghurs, what inspired her to
do a fashion show-cum-protest, and how she has enlisted the
help of Jewher Tohti, daughter of detained Uyghur academic
Ilham Tohti, to draw attention to the use of Uyghur forced
labor in the apparel industry. The interview has been edited
for length and clarity.
RFA: How did you come to use couture to promote awareness of
the plight of Uyghurs?
Louise Xin: I also believe that all the problems caused by
humans in this world are really based on the false belief
that we are separate, that there is a "we" and a "them"
— that we are Africans, Chinese, Christians, Muslims,
that we are different. And that we only see the differences
instead of how similar we all are and how we are to united,
that there's nothing that one person can do that will not
affect someone else in the end. Everything is really
connected — not only us, but also the animals in
nature. And we just understood that we would not use our
advantage against each other or against nature or against
animals. We will understand that everything we do will come
back to us. It's with this belief that I started this plan
that for me, it's not a trend to focus on sustainability or
diversity. For me it's one and the same problem or issue. We
need to do whatever it takes to contribute to a better
society. With everything we do, we should leave the world a
little bit better than how we found it. If everybody had the
same mindset, we would have an amazing, magical world. So,
for my very first fashion show I dedicated it to the Uyghur
community because I'm Chinese myself. When I found out what
happened in Xinjiang, it really broke my heart. At first I
couldn't believe it because it was against everything I
believed in growing up as a kid. I just couldn't understand
how we can let something as terrible as this happen today in
2021, and that we're not doing more about it.
I tried doing things with political parties and contacting
the government and assistance organizations, but I got "nos"
from everybody. I never felt so hopeless in my whole life,
[and] I never felt so small in my whole life. And then I
just stopped for a moment and [realized that] the only way I
could help would be through my creativity, my fashion, my
dresses. And that's how the show came about. Today I just
put up a GoFundMe [fundraising appeal] for Uyghur kids in
exile. Most of them are in Turkey at the moment. I really
think that if you give a person a fish they will have food
for a day, but if you teach them how to fish, they will have
food for life. There is this school that educates [Uyghur]
kids and keeps them safe like a kind of community and
family. I think it's amazing, and I really want to support
that. These kids are just like us. There's no difference
between us and them. They too have dreams and hopes. I
really hope that with this GoFundMe [appeal] and with this
[fashion] project that we can make their dreams come
true.
Children are among the Palestinian prisoners in Israel.
Outreach via facebook
The 29 August issue of New Trend reached 40,256 Muslims,
includimg 5728 women.
10,000 were reached in Bangladesh and 20,000 in Pakistan,
5000 in Indonesia,
Main items in it:
Most imams ignore Muslim world issues and thus violate Sunnah. (Dr. Siddique)
Israeli equipment was used by NATO against Taliban.(Jerusalem Post)
Mistreatment of prisoners in Iran. CCTV.
Horrible of treatment of prisoners by US after 9.11. (Mullah Zaeef)
TTP fighters preparing to break China's oppression of Uighur Muslims.( UNSC)
