4th July 2016
Media Statement
Dhaka and Baghdad Terrorist Attacks - Terrorism has no
place in Islam!
Following the latest
terrorist attacks in Dhaka and Baghdad, where collectively over 200 people were
killed, we at the Muslim Women's Network UK (MWNUK) echo our sentiments
following the Istanbul attacks last week. Such callous attacks that result in
families, neighbourhoods and nations being torn apart, shake our human core.
And we must be shaken. We must not become desensitised to the shock and horror
or to the loss of life.
The victims were
people, with loved ones, struggles, hopes and dreams just like us. And we must
remember this- their lives mattered. We must do all we can to reclaim Islam
from extremists who purposefully manipulate religious texts to justify hatred
and murder for their political agendas and in doing so are dishonouring God and
Islam.
And in the words of
Pope Francis on Sunday:
"Let us pray
together, let us pray together for them ' for all the dead' and let us ask the
Lord to convert the hearts of all those blinded by hatred."
Yours Sincerely
Faeeza Vaid
Executive Director
Notes to the editors
1.About US
Muslim Women's Network UK is a national
charity that works to improve social justice and equality for Muslim for Muslim
women and girls and operate a national helpline. We find out about their
experiences through research and helpline enquiries and produce resources,
deliver campaigns and conduct advocacy work, regularly engaging with
government.
MWNUK organisational website:
www.mwnuk.co.uk
MWMN Helpline website:
www.mwnhelpline.co.uk
MWN Helpline contact info: 0800
999 5786 / 0303 999 5786 / info@helpline.co.uk
2 Media contacts
Media spokespeople from Muslim Women's Network
UK are:
Faeeza Vaid, MWNUK Executive Director - 07535
703567 / faeeza@mwnuk.co.uk
Shaista Gohir OBE, MWNUK Chair - 07802 225989
/ contact@shaistagohir.com
Mussurrut Zia, General Secretary - 07967
655063 / mussurut@yahoo.co.uk
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