Bismillaah (In The Name of Allaah)
Dear Reader,
| Every day before school, seven year old Mohammed Fariq Rostam goes with his father on their donkeys to scrounge through Iraqs Sulaimaniyah’s garbage dump. Mohammed’s eyes often burn from the smoke that rises from the rubbish, and his forehead bears a scar from when he slipped on trash and sliced it on a piece of glass. But he is proud when he helps his father find a source of income for their five member family that might lessen their piercing pains of hunger.
They look for aluminium cans that they can resell in the market, or a piece of electrical equipment that has been thrown away but can be repaired. Shoes and clothes, though torn or stained, are also prized. Children living and working in the hazardous conditions of landfills is a worldwide human rights crisis. |
The United Nations estimates that between 35 – 45 % of the Central American population live in gross poverty and extreme want. Dumpsites and hillsides are crawling with tens of thousands of squatters who put up dwellings of plastic and cardboard trying to eke out some measure of life. These primitive camps without electricity, sewers, or clean water exist along expressway roads and in the midst of cities.
Poverty is an important and emotional issue. Two years ago, the Census Bureau released its annual report on poverty in the United States declaring that there were 37 million poor persons living in this country in 2005, roughly the same number as in the preceding years. To understand poverty in America, it is important to look behind these numbers—to look at the actual living conditions of the individuals the government deems to be poor. For most Americans, the word “poverty” suggests destitution: an inability to provide a family with nutritious food, clothing, and reasonable shelter. But only a small number of the 37 million persons classified as “poor” by the Census Bureau fit that description. While real material hardship certainly does occur, it is limited in scope and severity. Most of America’s “poor” live in material conditions that would be judged as comfortable or well-off just a few generations ago.
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There are several things you can do:
-Thank Allaah for all that you have been given
-Live a more simple lifestyle
-Give much to the poor, traveler & students
-Recycle, Reduce & Reuse
-Campain & educate others of these vast differences
If you would like to donate money to the poor and for more information
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Can you imagine the extreme difference of the poor in America as opposed to the poor in third world countries? Why are there so many dying in third world countries? What should be done to even the differences of the poor around the world?
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Thank You so much for your time. All the truth in here is from Allaah and mistakes are from satan the accursed and myself. Please forward this blog to your relatives & friends and may Allah (SWT) reward you. This post has been brought to you by: SurvivorsAreUs.com, SurvivorsAreUs.blogspot.com, TnT Islamic Books and SurvivorsAreUs Online Halaal Store!
Sincerely & Gratefully
Halimah bint David
Halimah bint David
