...[T]he reason that I bring up Syria is that in Pakistan, I have seen people to be the first on the streets whenever anything goes wrong in any part of the Muslim world irrespective of conditions at home.
Source/Credit: Ahmadiyya Times
By Dur-e-Aden | June 25, 2013
For the past two weeks, a lot is being written and discussed about the condition in Syria in the international media. Though the conflict is now over two years old and Syria has been dominating the news for one reason after the other, mainly because of an escalating civil war inside its borders and the threat that it poses not only for regional but also international stability; the reason for a sudden refocus was the announcement by President Barack Obama that US has finally decided to provide military support to the rebels, especially after obtaining “evidence” that Assad has used chemical weapons against its own people.
However, what I have noticed and what surprised me the most was the relative silence of the religious leaders and politicians, as well as the people in Pakistan regarding the condition in Syria. As a result of the conflict that started in the wake of Arab Spring in 2011, close to a 100,000 people are reported to have lost their lives and approximately 2.5 million are reported to have become refugees. (It is important to keep in mind however, that during such bloody conflicts, real numbers are always higher than the official figures since not every death gets reported nor every refugee gets registered). Moreover, some of the most beautiful and historical infrastructure which included mosques, churches, shrines and other religious places sacred to millions of people belonging to a multitude of faiths have been destroyed. In other words, Syria just unravelled into a catastrophe right in front of our eyes.
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