Comments on: Ramadan & FUNdraising II http://liberalartsforum.com/index/2007/09/ramadan-fundraising-ii/ Faraz Khan Mon, 24 May 2010 21:36:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://liberalartsforum.com/index/2007/09/ramadan-fundraising-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Anonymous Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:58:00 +0000 http://liberalartsforum.com/index/?p=152#comment-192 *Do not be melodramatic. "Muslims are dying and our women are being raped..." Yes, there are instances like that and it is very sad that this is happening in some parts of the world but please don't make this sentence a cliche for fund raising. People become dehumanized when they hear this talk and their natural response "there's always a catastrophe some where some time".<br/><br/>Uhhhhhh???...Isnt the point of making a statement of such magnitude so that we DONT beome forgetful of the plight of others? Isnt the hunger of Ramadaan supposed to remind us of the daily STARVATION experienced by the misfortunate and destitute of this world? Are we spoiled and ungrateful Americans so insensitive that such a reminder would evoke condescension and not compassion? I mean really....<br/><br/>ma salaam *Do not be melodramatic. “Muslims are dying and our women are being raped…” Yes, there are instances like that and it is very sad that this is happening in some parts of the world but please don’t make this sentence a cliche for fund raising. People become dehumanized when they hear this talk and their natural response “there’s always a catastrophe some where some time”.

Uhhhhhh???…Isnt the point of making a statement of such magnitude so that we DONT beome forgetful of the plight of others? Isnt the hunger of Ramadaan supposed to remind us of the daily STARVATION experienced by the misfortunate and destitute of this world? Are we spoiled and ungrateful Americans so insensitive that such a reminder would evoke condescension and not compassion? I mean really….

ma salaam

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