Help Gujarat
Carnage Victims
By Manzoor Ghori
Chairman
Indian Muslim Relief & Charities
US
I am currently in India working
on Tsunami rehabilitation projects. Since last
week almost every media channel in the country
has screaming headlines about the refusal of the
US government to grant a visa to Gujarat Chief
Minister Modi. The US refusal has brought joy
to many innocent victims of the Gujarat carnage
unleashed by the state government of Modi. After
remaining on the back burners for two years, this
issue is in the limelight again The newly formed
‘Coalition Against Genocide’ organization
( http://www.coalitionagainstgenocide.org
) continues to do a marvelous job!
This is a great achievement but we must still
come up with a plan to move forward and bring
justice to as many victims of the Gujarat carnage
as possible. Thousands of lives were lost. Properties
worth crores were destroyed. Women and children
suffered the most. Women were raped and children
saw their parents, brothers and sisters raped
and burnt alive. These women and children are
still suffering and will suffer the rest of their
lives.
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit some
of the surviving children at Apna Ghar in Delhi
and spent sometime with them. I had to go back
the next day to talk to them, their teachers,
counselors and had the privilege to share some
candy with them which brought priceless smiles
to their sad faces.
Can we ever bring justice to them? I think we
can InshaAllah.
India’s judicial system has given us a unique
opportunity to pursue two thousand cases that
are yet to be opened and investigated. The Indian
Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) has taken up
this challenge to bring justice to the innocent
victims. We are fortunate that Mr. Harsh Mander,
a well-known activist, has agreed to visit us
in the US. during May and June to mobilize needed
resources. Please help us in arranging this program
in your city. For more information. Jazakummullaahukhairan
for your support. (manzoor@aol.com 650 856-0440)
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