South Africans to march in support of Rohingiya Muslims

Qaanitah Hunter-Cii News, Pic (file) : Andrew Biraj / Reuters – Rohingyas from Myanmar sit on a jetty by the river Naf after being arrested by Border Guards of Bangladesh while trying to get into the country - August 7, 2012

Following reports of intensifying torture to Rohingiya Muslims by Myanamar or Burmese authorities a protest march has been planned to the Burma embassy in Pretoria next week.

A provisional date has been set for Thursday, 16 of August 2012, which has been approved by the Tswane Municipality according to the organisers.

No formal group is being the initiative but is rather been driven by a group of concerned individuals.

Myanmar security forces along with ethnic Rakine Buddhists have reportedly killed, raped or carried out mass arrests of Rohingya Muslims after deadly sectarian riots in the northeast of the country during June.

“This matter is not been covered by mainstream media and hearing from social media and individuals about the plight in Burma we decided to take up this mission,” a member of the organising committee, Ahmed Ismail said.

There are still logistical problems that are due to be ironed out and a time is yet to be set.

“We have to approach the Burma Embassy and they have to also fill in some documentation as well. They have to agree to meet us at the march and so on,” he said.

Ismail said they have been receiving assistance in the forms of printing of banners but they need help with publicity and voluntary marshals.

“Alhamdulillah [all praise be to God] brothers have come forward but we still need assistance for marshals,” he said.

As per law, a legal protest is required to have 10 percent of the crowd as marshals.

There will be an organisers meeting tonight where all finer details of the march will be discussed.

Ismail urged communities to come out in their numbers and support the oppressed Rohingiya Muslims.

“Let us as a Muslim community of South Africa unite and stand together against oppression of our Muslim brothers and sisters in that country.”

For more information contact Suliman on 0731921769 or Shabir on 0761964233

Azhar Vadi

EBRAHIM MOOSA

NOW THIS is precisely the sort of action we need to take !!!

The organisers behind this march must be commended.

Speaking out and taking action against injustice, is the strongest form of imaan, according to a Hadith of our Nabi (S.A.W.).

So many of us are dismissive of marches, either because we feel it doesn’t achieve anything, or perhaps because we feel it is unIslamic.

But the Hadith exhorts us to speak out and act. And this is the only legal avenue open to us to make the public notice, and to stir their conscience.

Allah will not question us whether we actually succeeded in changing the world. But we will be questioned whether we bothered to do anything. That is exactly how people strive in the path of Allah and die while trying, and the world perceives them as having lost and died in battle whilst the opponents get victory. Not so in the eyes of Allah. The apparent “loser” who might appear to have not achieved anything, is the party that is considered by Allah as the victorious.

The rest of us bystanders, standing by with arms folded and doing nothing, WILL be called to account !!!
Sister Fadheela

n an interview with Al-Jazeera, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime
Minister of Bangladesh showed absolutely no compassion towards the plight of
the Rohingya.

She responded to questions about the massacres in Burma
in a casual manner and without the slightest bit of care or concern!

She was arrogant and unapologetic! She made it clear
that her government will NOT allow the fleeing Rohingyas to enter her country!
She stressed that her country could not give shelter to the Rohingyas! She
remained adamant in her stance!

I was disgusted at her no-care attitude towards the
plight of the Rohingyas! Instead she made gestures of friendship to the
Buddhist murderers!

Sheikh Hasina, has
sold her soul for the economic benefit
of her country! This could have been palatable if it were coming from a
non-Muslim but to see a fellow Muslim having such a non-caring attitude just
blew me away!

Its unimaginable that whilst thousands of
Rohingya
Muslims are suffering untold persecution at the hands of the Burmese
Buddhist, Sheikh Hasina could comfortably sit in the company of the UK’s
foreign
secretary William Hague and discuss what wonderful beaches Bangladesh
has! She
boasted to William Hague about Bangladesh having the world’s longest naturally sandy beach (at
Cox’s Bazaar). She went on to tell William Hague that she wants to develop the
beaches with lots of beautiful tea gardens areas!

How can she possibly be more concerned about
infrastructure and tourism at a time when bodies of massacred men, women and
children are being washed up upon those same sandy beaches where she plans to
have tea gardens? Does she really think that those unfortunate victims of the
most horrendous crimes against humanity are interested in having a party on her
beaches?

Is Sheikh Hasina human? One wonders! For her to say quote
“why should we allow the Rohingya’s in our country? The Burmese government
should worry about them”! Unquote. This statement smacks of cold hearted
arrogance and begs the question ” is she missing two important parts of
the human anatomy?” ….. The BRAIN and the HEART! It brings to mind the
stupidity of people like Queen Marie Antoinette who said that “if there’s
no bread then give them cake!”

As the interview progressed, I had to pinch myself to
determine if what I was hearing was a
nightmare or was it real!

Listening to Sheikh Hasina convinced me that “humanity” is on
its way to extinction! Her interview reminded me of a Prophetic prediction
wherein it states that the downfall of
believers will be their love of wealth and worldly possessions! Sheikh
Hasina would do anything to try and make a success of her country so that she
can get praises!

The genocide in Burma is a human issue! Its not a Muslim
issue! All peace and justice loving people from all walks of life, all cultural
backgrounds and all religious affiliations are opposed to the massacre of
innocent men , women and children there!

As the entire Rohingya community bleeds, Sheikh Hasina
of Bangladesh was booked into a hotel in London, the Renaissance in St
Pancras, where she was staying for a few
days for engagements at Buckingham Palace and at the Olympic Stadium on Friday
to cheer on the country’s five-strong Olympic team.

To curry favour with the UK government in the hope that
she will get benefits for her country,, she even stooped so low as to jump onto
the bandwagon of their “war on terror” ideology!

Sheikh Hasina warned of possible terrorist connections
among the thousands of Muslim refugees tryingto enter her country from neighbouring Burma. Hahaha! Its one thing that
you refuse to assist helpless people but to try and justify it by stupid lies
is disgusting!

At a time when all peace and justice loving people
throughout the world are calling on Burma to end the genocide of innocent men
women and children, sheikh Hasina is calling on Burma to remain her friend!
When all peace and justice loving people throughout the world are calling on
their leaders to sever ties with Burma
in an attempt to put pressure on the Buddhist to end the persecution of
Rohingyas, Sheikh Hasina is bending
backwards to strengthen the ties between
Bangladesh and Burma so that she does not endanger the economic ties which the
two countries share!

In her quest for recognition and power, Sheikh Hasina is
making a disgrace of herself and her country! I am sure that the ordinary
Bangladeshis on the ground are ashamed of her stance as well! Her attitude with
regards to the Rohingyas is going to divide the country and cause the downfall
of it before it can stand up!

To be accepted by the people who are filling her bank
accounts, Sheikh Hasina is willing to compromise her religion. She wants to
portray Bangladesh as a secular country! If someone is able to disregard the
Creator then what would stop that person from disregarding fellow human beings?
Sheikh Hasina has dug a hole which she is going to fall in very soon!

In my books, Sheikh Hasina is a weak leader and a weak mindset! People
like her cannot be trusted! she will sell her country AND her people for power,
wealth and recognition!

For her to say that the international community should
investigate why so many Rohingyas are fleeing is laughable! Perhaps someone ought to send her
the thousands of pics which are circulating worldwide showing the most gruesome
murders of all time! One thing is for sure miss Hasina,the Rohingyas are not fleeing because they have nothing
better to do or because they are looking for an adventure or because they like
travelling or migrating! An entire nation is running for their lives in full
view of the whole world and that does not need any investigation!!!

The sheikh herself says that Bangladesh is already
over-populated yet she will allow countries like the USA and the UK to set up
military bases there!

I guess that she won’t mind foreign soldiers flocking
into her country

With pounds and dollars! On the other hand, what can the
rohingyas bring with them?

Asked if she was concerned that Jamaat e Islami might be
encouraging some refugees, she said: “We have some intelligence reports about
it.”

If her intelligence is anything like that of her friends,
the USA and the UK, whose so-called intelligence has up to date, failed to
uncover the weapons of mass destruction which were supposedly in Iraq! Due to
such “intelligence” Iraq was bombed to hell and gone and millions of
ordinary Iraqi men, women and children had to pay the price with their lives!

If I were an ordinary Bangladeshi citizen, I would be
seriously concerned to have a leader like sheikh Hasina!

Sheikh Hasina has an audacity to say that her government
has talked to their ambassador in Myanmar (Burma) and they have informed the
embassy about some incidents and that her intelligence people and law
enforcement agencies are inquiring about it. Unbelievable! She should be
calling her ambassador back! Not briefing him about how to further
empower the Burmese Buddhist to continue with the Ethnic cleansing of the
minority Rohingya Muslims!

She says that her government is trying to find the
reality of what is happening in Burma! The reality is that she is an idiot who
is shooting herself in her foot! Her great desire to be accepted by Western
powers is definitely going to backfire on her!

Instead of meeting with the Burmese government and
discussing ways to end the anarchy in Burma, Sheikh Hasina, attended the Olympic opening ceremony, and
met with high profile UK government members to praise Britain and Scotland Yard
for helping in the fight against terrorism.

Sheikh Hasina says
that her government has a zero-tolerance attitude to terrorism. If she is
indeed true to her words then why is she tolerating the terrorism which is
taking place a stones throw away from her? She should put her money where her
mouth is!

Bangladesh has good relations with the British with whom
it has a Joint Task Force on Counter Terrorism and they are training her
people! Sheikh Hasina is not only endangering her own people but also
encouraging the great injustices that the so-called “war on terror”
has subjected many Muslims to around the world!

Sheikh Hasina is not bothered about the helpless Rohingya
Muslims, because she does not want to jeopardise her image of being a liberal,
moderate Muslim leader so that she can continue to get the £250million of British tax payers money
in foreign aid sent from Britain every year!

I, together with millions of peace and justice loving
people around the world call on all sane countries to break ties with
Bangladesh until this woman comes to her senses and wakes up from her deep
slumber!
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