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7 ISSUE 17
PIA News
Vol.7
11 th September,
2017
Editor: Dr. Zarrin S Siddiqui
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Dear All,
We are all devastated to watch the horrifying images of Rohingya community that make
headlines on social media. One does not need to be a human rights activist to condemn. For me
as a person, it is also acceptance of the disillusionment that I have lived with so long as I have
attended the community events held at Australian Asian Association House to celebrate Aung
San Suu Kyi’s birthday in Perth for many years. She was the voice of under privileged however,
her deafening silence on genocide, right under her leadership is beyond any rationale and an
insult to the Nobel Prize awarded to her.
As Australians, we need to stand up against the violations and this is the right time to ask that
our foreign minister and defence minister immediately suspend any agreements to support the
military power in Myanmar. The $66 million pledged to support mass murderers need to go to
governments who respect human lives. Dr. Ameer Ali in Opinion published in today’s West
Australian is right to raise that this genocide is the perfect opportunity for terrorists to recruit
more like them and we should not be a party to that.
There are a number of events, protests and online campaigns currently running to support the
innocent victims of this genocide. In Perth, Omair Choudhry has taken the initiative to organize a
rally on 16th Sept at Parliament House so please join him. We are also in receipt of the letter
written by Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Dr. Rteib Jnaid. Do not sit silent. RAISE
YOUR VOICE NOW.
Photo credit: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/08/international-pressure-save-
rohingya-170830122257236.html
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For those who are attending, if you have got any spare Amenity bags and
reading glasses please bring them along. So far we have collected five.
They may be be no use for you but will make excellent pencil cases for
kids in Pakistan for our next Australia Day 2018 project.
We have been able to receive the Senior’s week grant for year 2017 and the event is planned for
5th November, 2017. As we could not run the whole of our quiz show on the 13 th August eve so
watch out details for this event for using the rest of the segments alongwith poetry and music.
We have also received message from one of the members who can help in running workshops
for people under similar circumstances every Saturday around Vic Park. What we have been
thinking is that if we have another two volunteers to take turns, it would be great. Let us know if
you are willing to assist.
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We have artists from Pakistan whose work is on display with others and we can all relate to
what is being presented so keep the dates in your diaries. IT IS A MUST WATCH.
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