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  • PRC Foreign Minister: Palestinians Suffer More Than Refugees

    PRC Foreign Minister: Palestinians Suffer More Than Refugees

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday that Palestinian suffering is “larger than the refugee tragedy,” stressing the Palestinian issue is on top of the Chinese diplomatic agenda, the Anadolu Agency reported.

    Receiving his Palestinian counterpart Riad Al-Maliki in Beijing, Yi said: “A lot of people speak about the refugees and other hot issues, but the Palestinian brothers bear more than this. We express our extreme sympathy with them.”

    “The Palestinian issue occupies a very important place on the Chinese diplomatic agenda.”

    Both ministers met on the margin of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which convenes in Beijing today.

    Al-Maliki said: “You know how much we appreciate your friendship and the old relationship which connects China with Palestine.”

    During the meeting, the ministers discussed mutual relations and ways to promote them. Al-Maliki told the Anadolu that he briefed Yi about the latest political developments, mainly the Israeli settlements and escalations in attacks against Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

     

    Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Support Ustaz Muhammad Zahid – Help Raise Funds Awareness And Funds For Displaced Refugees

    Support Ustaz Muhammad Zahid – Help Raise Funds Awareness And Funds For Displaced Refugees

    MAKE INITIATIVES: MAKE THE WALK
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    Dear Beloved Friends
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    InsyaAllah on the 14th March 2016 i will turn 32, so in conjunction with that i would like to pledge my birthday and hope to raise $32,000 by walking a total distance of 32 kilometers to create awareness on the plights of displaced refugees often travelling thousand of miles from one place to another
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    It is estimated that 1 million refugees will cross over Europe in 2016, so throughout the walk i will share my real life experience of the humanitarian crisis that i have seen
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    I hope that this small and humble intention of mine can inspire many beneficial inspirations for others to also contribute to the sufferings of the walking refugees
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    With this i am launcing a 7 days fundraising effort
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    How to help and support:
    1. Share the story and hashtag
    2. Share the page and hashtag
    3. Donate any amount individually
    4. Donate any amount in groups
    5. I will be conducting the walk alone however, if you would like to initiate your own fundraising initiative, contact us for collaboration opportunities!
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    Powered by: Muslim Youth Forum Singapore
    Official Beneficiary: BAPA Relief of bapa.org.sg
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    How to Donate:
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    1. Cash, Nets and Cheque payments at:
    Kembangan Court, No.5 Jalan Masjid #01-15 Singapore 418924
    Tel: 62787750
    Mon – Fri: 10am – 6pm
    Sat n Sun: 10am – 4pm
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    ‪#‎MakeTheWalk‬ ‪#‎MuslimYouthForumSingapore‬ ‪#‎MYFSG‬ ‪#‎BapaRelief‬

     

    Source: Muhammad Zahid Mohd Zin

  • Japan Offers $4.7 Million To Help Rohingya Refugees

    Japan Offers $4.7 Million To Help Rohingya Refugees

    TOKYO (AFP) – Japan on Saturday offered US$3.5 million (S$4.7 million) to help the Rohingya boat people who have fled Myanmar where they faced severe discrimination.

    Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan remained committed to helping national reconciliation efforts on various fronts in Asia, including between Myanmar’s government and “ethnic minority groups”.

    “With regard to non-regular immigrants, including women and children trying to cross the Indian Ocean, Japan has decided to extend US$3.5 million” through global agencies such as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, he said in a public address.

    The money will go to providing food and shelter as well as to fund data analysis of their maritime movements, the foreign ministry said.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Lebanon Imposes Visa On Syrians Seeking To Enter The Country

    Lebanon Imposes Visa On Syrians Seeking To Enter The Country

    BEIRUT: For decades, Syrian and Lebanese citizens have enjoyed free movement across their shared border, but now they fear this is a thing of the past.

    For the first time ever, Syrians wishing to cross into Lebanon need a visa, regardless if they are fleeing a civil war.

    Wael Arbiley has been living in Lebanon for two years, but his family is still in Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus. Like many, Wael lives between the haven of Lebanon and the rubble of war-torn Syria. “My wife will give birth in a month. Her mother wants to visit us in Lebanon,” he said. “We are afraid that she will have difficulties at the border but we heard of a three-day visa that she could get.”

    This controversial measure, introduced earlier this year, is part of an effort by Beirut to restrain the influx of Syrian refugees into Lebanon. Syrians now need to obtain one of six types of visas: Tourist, transit, business, student, short stay or medical.

    The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says there has been a 50 per cent decrease in Syrians coming to register as refugees since the new measures were imposed.

    “It is still unclear how this problem will affect refugees who are already inside the country,” said Dana Sleiman, a UNHCR public information associate. “It’s mostly currently affecting refugees wishing to enter Lebanon. And we continue to discuss … with the government to see how these humanitarian exceptions will be implemented at the border.”

    Lebanon’s infrastructure has almost reached the point of collapse. The refugee influx has tested the limited resources of the country, as well as the patience of its citizens.

    But activists feel that is no reason to turn Syrians away in their time of need. “They should not impose a visa,” said Lebanese taxi driver Kamal Raqqa. “Refugees don’t have money. They are homeless. If they don’t have visas, they will go back to Syria and to their death.”

    It is a controversial policy that could endanger not only the lives of fleeing Syrians, but the special relationship between the two countries. But the Beirut says it has no choice.

    For months, the Lebanese government has warned the international community that it can no longer deal with the influx of Syrian refugees. This newly-imposed visa on Syrians seems to be the latest in a series of cries for help from Lebanon to contain the spill over of the Syrian crisis.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • BAPA Lancar Kempen Mengumpul Dana Bagi Membantu Pelarian Syria

    BAPA Lancar Kempen Mengumpul Dana Bagi Membantu Pelarian Syria

    DERMA ikhlas masyarakat Singapura sangat diharapkan bagi membantu rakyat Syria yang berlindung di kem pelarian dekat sempadan Turkey.

    Mereka yang tinggal dalam khemah di kawasan pergunungan sedang menghadapi musim salji yang sangat sejuk dengan suhu -10 darjah Celsius.

    Justeru, Badan Agama Dan Pelajaran Radin Mas (Bapa) melancarkan kempen mengumpul dana kecemasan baru-baru ini bagi membantu pelarian itu.

    Kempen tersebut akan diteruskan sehingga hujung bulan ini, kata Ketua Khidmat Kemanusiaan Bapa, Ustaz Muhammad Zahid Mohd Zin.

    Pihaknya tidak meletakkan jumlah sasaran untuk dikumpul, namun berharap masyarakat Singapura dapat menghulurkan derma seikhlas hati bagi mengurangkan penderitaan mangsa perang saudara di negara Timur Tengah itu.

    Menurut Ustaz Zahid, jumlah yang dikumpul akan diserahkan kepada rakan kerja mereka di Syria, Muslim Aid Australia, untuk membeli barang keperluan musim sejuk seperti selimut, alat pemanas dan pakaian panas.

    “Bantuan itu akan dihulurkan kepada sekitar 20,000 pelarian yang tinggal dalam keadaan penuh kedaifan, dalam khemah yang dibuat daripada kanvas tipis. Tiada alat pemanas dalam khemah itu. Bayi perlu sentiasa didukung agar mereka tidak terdedah kepada udara sejuk.

    “Setiap malam, ahli keluarga tidur dalam keadaan berpelukan bagi mengurangkan rasa dingin,” kata Ustaz Zahid, yang kali terakhir pergi ke Syria April lalu.

    Beliau menambah bahawa kadar kematian bayi dan warga emas di kem pelarian semasa musim sejuk meningkat setiap tahun sejak empat tahun lalu. Mangsa meninggal dunia akibat radang paru-paru.

    Ustaz Zahid menerangkan bahawa ini kali pertama Bapa membuat rayuan kecemasan sejak mula mengumpul dana bagi keperluan musim sejuk dua tahun lalu.

    “Kami diberitahu musim salji kali ini terlalu sejuk, berbeza daripada tahun-tahun sudah.

    “Cuaca di Syria mula dingin sejak September dan musim sejuk hanya akan berakhir sekitar Mac. Cuaca paling buruk dijangka berlaku bulan ini dan bulan depan.

    “Disebabkan itu, kami hanya mengadakan kempen mengumpul dana bagi keperluan musim sejuk sehingga hujung bulan ini,” jelas Ustaz Zahid.

    Beliau berkata bekalan musim sejuk yang telah disediakan badan-badan kemanusiaan, seperti kayu api, semakin susut sedangkan pada mulanya ia dijangka dapat bertahan sehingga Februari.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg