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HELP GUJARAT VICTIMS NOW!
An Appeal by Dr Zafarul-Islam
Khan
Editor, The Milli Gazette, New Delhi
How to help
Gujarat, which had yet to recover from
the killer earthquake only a year ago, has now undergone through hell -
the worst anti-Muslim pogroms witnessed since Partition in 1947. The
official count of victims has crossed 700 while unofficial estimates put
them at around five thousand. Most of the innocent victims have been
roasted alive with the active connivance of the state BJP administration
which shirked its constitutional responsibilities and gave green light to
the rioters to exact justice from
innocents. About three thousand crore rupees (over US$ 600 million) worth
of properties, houses, shops and factories have been torched.
Hundreds of mosques, Islamic madrasas and dargahs have been burnt down or
damaged. In Ahmedabad alone about 30 mosques have been vandalised and
Hanuman idols have been installed therein. Many monuments and Muslim areas
have been wiped off the face of the earth; their debris have been
transported overnight and new roads have come up. About one hundred
thousand Muslim men, women and chilren have taken shelter away from their
homes and have nowhere to go as their homes have been burnt down or are
not safe to return. Even these shelters are now being attacked by the
blind extremists. There are hundreds of orphans who have lost one or both
parents.There is no hope that the majority of these victims will be able
to return to their homes or resume normal life in the near future.
Almost all the victims are Muslims who were targeted by the extremist
criminals only because of their faith. It is your responsibility to come
forward right away to help your brothers in their hour of need. There is a
reliable Muslim relief agency in Gujarat which has been active in the
earthquake relief with distinction. This agency is the 'Islami Relief
Committee-Gujarat'.
Cheques/bank drafts should be made in the following manner payable at any
of the two banks named below:
1. The Islami Relief Committee-Gujarat, A/c No. 9118, Bombay Mercantile
Cooperative Bank, Khanpur Branch, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This account has
permission to receive foreign contributions. The current permission is
valid upto 31 March 2002. Donations should be sent directly to this
account or vide bank draft payable in India and sent by registered
mail/courier to the addresses given below.
2. Islami Relief Committee-Gujarat-A/c 5039, Bombay Mercantile Cooperative
Bank, Relief Road branch, Ahmedabad, Gujarat;
3. Islami Relief Committee-Gujarat-A/c SBI-C&I-19, State Bank of
India, Vasna branch, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Cheques/drafts should be sent by registered post/courier to:
Islami Relief Committee-Gujarat
Dawat Manzil, Kumbhar Gali, Kalupur Tower
Ahmedabad 380 001, Gujarat, India
or
Islami Relief Committee-Gujarat
Karishma Complex,
B-Block, 4th Floor, Behind APMC
132 Ft. Ring Road, Juhapura
Ahmedabad 380 055, Gujarat, India
Tel. (+91-79) 2121679, 2131507, 2163710
Fax: (+91-79) 682 0828,
Fax (temporary): (+91-79) 682 1724
Mobile: (+91) 9825067315 / 9825037718
Chairman of the Islami Relief Committee-Gujarat: Muhammad Shafi Madani |
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