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When #NeverAgain becomes Again and Again – How to Help in Syria

When #NeverAgain becomes Again and Again – How to Help in Syria

Last updated on: December 13, 2016 at 6:05 pm by Dilshad Ali

When #NeverAgain becomes Again and Again – How to Help in Syria 2016-12-13T18:05:41-04:00 Dilshad Ali

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As the phrase goes – Never Again.

Except it does keep happening. Again. And Again. And Again.

Out of Syria, in eastern Aleppo, comes grim reports of a city on the brink of annihilation. Of mothers wondering how and when their children will die. Of Syrians tweeting out questions to scholars if they could commit suicide before they are killed or tortured. Of Syrians being shot and killed point blank. Of Syrian men asking if they’re women can choose to die rather then be caught, raped and killed.

This upon genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, upon death and destruction being perpetuated by ISIS in the Middle East, upon millions of others around the world facing hardship, strife, persecution, destruction, targeting, oppression or hate.

What are we to do? Pray? Donate to good charities? Work with relief agencies? Pressure our politicians to do something? Love those around us? All of this and more.

Wrote Siraaj Muhammad on Facebook:

Your circle of concern is greater than your circle of influence. Aleppo is in your circle of concern, and the more you focus on what you cannot do, the more will grow your pain and heartbreak.

Focus on your circle of influence. You can make du’aa, you can encourage others to do so. Get up in the last third of the night if you really care and pray earnestly to Allah for those who have passed and those who have remained.

Here is a du’a for the oppressed.

And here are some charities where you can donate:

Aid for Aleppo

A fundraiser supporting Syria relief and development.

DONATE HERE

NuDay Syria

NuDay Syria works to help alleviate the humanitarian suffering taking place in Syria since March 2011. They are especially concerned with the plight and vulnerability of displaced Syrian women and girls, whose needs are often overlooked and voices not heard. NuDay Syria advocates for girls and women who now find themselves with no male breadwinners and often have little skills and experience earning and providing for their families.

DONATE HERE

The White Helmets

The Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets due to their distinctive hard hats, is a volunteer civil defence organization works to rescue people from the rubble of destroyed buildings.

Donations help pay for medical care for injured White Helmets and also help support families of volunteers killed in action.

DONATE HERE

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders

MSF supports eight hospitals in the city of Aleppo. It runs six medical facilities across northern Syria and supports more than 150 health centres and hospitals across the country, many of them in besieged areas*.* Very few doctors remain in Aleppo, and most hospitals and medical facilities have been destroyed. But MSF continues to try to help the facilities it supports

DONATE HERE

Islamic Relief USA

IRUSA has several programs in the U.S. and around the world, from orphan sponsorship to clean water programs to distributing aid and food packages to those in need. You can choose where you want your money to be used, including for their campaign in Syria.

DONATE HERE

Syrian American Medical Society

SAMS provides medical treatment on the ground in southern Syria as well as for refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan, as well as providing medical training.

They have already treated more than 2.6 million patients and supported more than 1,700 health workers.

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