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By the successfully performed cataract operations 50.000 Africans regained their sight. Our goal is to bring light to 100.000 Africans.

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Esteemed readers,Our foundation, which has expanded its activity area to 130 countries in five continents in 20 years, rushes help to the poor, orphans and stranded people in Turkey and zones of war, disaster and crisis. It serves as a bridge between the giver and the needy, and helps spread and increase the good.

Van earthquake response and East Africa relief efforts that remained on the top of our agenda for the past three months stand out as the main areas of activity in this issue. You can find detailed information in the Van file about crisis coordination, distribution of basic food items, search and rescue works, setting up tents, prefabricated houses and containers, and other activities of our teams that reached the earthquake zone several hours after the occurrence. We have also included a list of materials that are urgently needed in the area.

As part of the East Africa aid campaign that was announced in July by IHH to the Turkish public, distribution of clean drinking water, dried food, meat, clothes and other basic necessities to those in need in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia is continuing. In Somalia, where safety of life cannot be ensured due to ongoing clashes between the Somali government and different local groups, IHH is exerting effort to reach out not only in the capital Mogadishu but also in different parts of the country to the people who have been affected by drought and have hit the roads in search of water and food. IHH has assumed the role of an agent for civilian initiatives in Malaysia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Indonesia and Germany, as well as for charity-givers in Turkey, that want to send assistance to the crisis zone.

You can read in the orphans’ section about the Sponsor Family System and its achievements during four years since it was launched in 2007 by IHH, which took its care program for orphans and homeless children a step further in 2011. This long-term project in which charitable people from Turkey support 23,282 orphans in 36 countries with monthly donations and periodical distributions of clothes, food and educational help is reaching out to more orphans day by day with the efforts of our volunteers and benefactors. We express our gratitude on behalf of 23,282 orphans to everyone who has contributed to this charity.

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IHH relief works in Van

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IHH East Africa

emergency relief effortPeople starve

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54,909 Africans

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cataract surgeries

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PROJECTS IN BRIEF

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

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Orphan care works

Setting out for Malawi

Ordeal of

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Faizan Ahmad:

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IN THE FIELD IN THE FIELD PEOPLE OF

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ACTIVITIES: 23,282 orphans in 36 countries and regions 42

Acehnese orphans start university 44

Psychological support to families of orphans 44

Food aid to Syrian refugees 46

Emergency aid to Thailand 46

Water wells bestow life 47

Pakistan recovering from flood damage 48

Abdulhamed II Mosque opens in Muzaffargarh 49

Orphanage opened in Haripur 50

Pakistani orphans wed 51

Educational assistance 54

Dubai meeting on fighting blindness 55

Mavi Marmara conference in Baku 55

IHH attends ICHAD meeting in Doha 56

Mavi Marmara activists mark

Helsinki Lens Politica Film Festival 56

“Marmara Theatre” on Al Jazeera anniversary 57

Charity envoy Miyazaki paid homage 57

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IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone

IHH RELIEF WORKS IN VAN EARTHQUAKE ZONEA 7.2-magnitude earthquake on 23 October caused extensive damage in the eastern Turkish city of Van and nearby settlement areas. A second earthquake of 5.6-magnitude that happened on 9 November before the city could recover also caused fatalities and material damage. Th e death toll in the two earthquakes is 644 lives.

Th e earthquakes and aftershocks that lasted for a long time infl icted massive damage on public buildings, hospitals, schools and residential buildings. Th ousands were forced to spend days outside since they were advised not to enter the damaged buildings. People are looking for ways to protect themselves against cold as winter conditions intensify and temperatures fall below zero. According to fi gures released by the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD), the number of people who moved to diff erent cities across Turkey with their own means and those who were placed in guesthouses of governmental institutions by governor offi ces exceeded 35,000. However, thousands are still living in diffi cult conditions in tent towns scattered around Van.

IHH, which mobilized its teams in cities neighboring Van three hours after the earthquake hit, had stationed them in Erciş to initiate emergency relief works, and is still working in the area to help with crisis management. Th e foundation is distributing basic necessities such as hot meals, food items, drinking water, blankets, tents, medicine and medical materials; setting up prefabricated houses and containers and providing psychological counseling and rehabilitation services.


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Crisis coordination IHH teams in neighboring provinces were contacted

right after the earthquake and were directed to the disaster zone immediately. Th e IHH teams were headed by IHH executive board member Gülden Sönmez and managed coordination for 12 hours at the crisis center set up by the Erciş provincial governor’s offi ce, and fi rstly carried out damage assessment in the town. Following fi eldwork, offi cial and civilian search and rescue teams coming from across Turkey and overseas were directed to damage zones in accordance with their equipment and movement capabilities and were given logistical support. Some of the IHH volunteers stationed at the crisis management center were tasked to handle and list reports about collapsed buildings and trapped people. Voluntary medical teams arriving in the town were dispatched to health centers. Reports of needs assessment in central Van and surrounding villages were shared with local authorities as well as international civil society organizations.

2. Search-rescue works A search-rescue team of 37 volunteers trained in

emergency intervention arrived in Erciş 13 hours after the earthquake occurred and joined damage assessment work. Th e team pulled 12 people alive from the destroyed buildings in Erciş in four days. In addition to supporting search-rescue eff orts, the teams also provided materials to other emergency teams in the town.

Th e 37-member strong IHH emergency relief team pulled 12 people from rubble alive after fi ve-day long search-rescue work.

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IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone


IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone

IHH Van Relief Campaign“Be the epicenter of help!”

(Last update: December 2011)In-kind Aid

Cash donations

Amount of aid from Turkey and abroad

TL 6,102,835 TL 1,752,749

3. Emergency help campaign: “Be the epicenter of help!”IHH, which has been raising funds since

23 October for earthquake survivors in Van, has so far publicized its relief campaign with text messages, social networking sites such as Twitter, Flickr, and Facebook, pamphlets, newspaper, magazine and television adverts in Turkey and around the world through partner organizations. Cash donations and in-kind aid such as used clothes, food, blankets, heaters, water, cleaning materials were collected in the campaign. Th e campaign drew huge interest from volunteers in Turkey and worldwide. Associations and state bodies contributed donations. Our volunteers organized various charity fairs and hall programs and collected in-kind aid. Malaysia, Kuwait, Australia, Canada, Britain, USA, Egypt, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, South Africa, Pakistan and Iraq contributed individual and offi cial donations for emergency eff orts and long-term projects. 25 volunteers from Indonesia, Britain, Pakistan, Malaysia and Somalia joined IHH fi eldworks in the earthquake zone.


4. Volunteers coordinationIHH, which has volunteers and partner organizations in 78 provinces across Turkey, mobilized its active volunteers within hours after the earthquake and sent them to the area from the cities of İstanbul, Ankara, Antalya/Alanya, Erzurum, İzmir, Kayseri, Konya, Kahramanmaraş, Bingöl, Adıyaman, Sakarya, Muş, Ağrı, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Bitlis/Tatvan, Uşak, Kütahya, Adana, Malatya, Bolu and Elazığ. Th e number of volunteers that arrived in the earthquake zone within four days following the quake reached 304. Th e number rose to 988 by the end of December. Th e volunteers contributed to fi eldworks led by professional aid workers and helped with distributing bread, blankets, food, clothes, heaters and other basic necessities, in addition to setting up tents and shelters for emergency accommodation, storing relief supplies coming into the area, dispatching relief materials to aid stations in towns and villages and working with a mobile kitchen.

Th e number of volunteers that arrived in the earthquake zone within four days following the quake reached 304. Th e number rose to 988 by the end of December.

IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone


IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone

20 IHH volunteers

from Tatvan off ered free haircuts to earthquake survivors

in Erciş from early

November to the end of Eid al-Adha at the

IHH tent.

5. Meeting basic needs

Three undamaged buildings in Van city center were rented in the days following the earthquake to store relief materials coming

from Istanbul and other Anatolian cities and two tents of 1000 square-meters were set up. Th e warehouses are used to store in-kind aid coming into Van and the materials are being distributed to aff ected areas by IHH workers. Th e warehouses also contain supplies sent to the area by various organizations and institutions across Turkey.

the end of Eid al-Adha at the

IHH tent.

the end of Eid the end of Eid al-Adha at the

IHH tent.


a. Food distributions Food distributions began at the same time with search and rescue eff orts and were supported with a mobile kitchen trailer. As of December TL 1,375,576 worth humanitarian materials such as breakfast food, vegetables, fruits, meat, infant formula, fl our, cooking oil, water and milk were distributed in cooperation with local institutions and NGOs.

Food Distributions (Last update: December 2011)

Breakfast food, fl our, cooking oil, milk,water, infant formula, biscuits, vegetables, fruits

396,145 pieces TL 844,159

Meat 9,586 packages TL 531,417

TOTAL TL 1,375,576

IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone


IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone

Our mobile kitchen distributed hot

meals to 483,000 people as of December.

b. Mobile kitchenStarting from the second day after the earthquake our mobile kitchen provided hot meals for 10,000 persons per day for two weeks in the town of Erciş to aff ected families and search-rescue and emergency aid teams coming from across Turkey and around the world. Th e kitchen trailer was stationed in the Van city center in the following days and had distributed hot meals to 483,000 people as of December 2011.

IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone


c. Clothing and household goods In Van and Erciş, women, men and children in need of clothing were given 194,449 pieces of coats, skirts, trousers, pullovers, boots, blouses, underwear and shoes. Moreover, 100,112 pieces of blankets, quilts, carpets, 1029 heaters and 722 pieces of kitchenware were also distributed to earthquake survivors.carpets, 1029 heaters and 722 pieces of kitchenware were also distributed to earthquake survivors.

d. Hygiene kits As of December, 2945 pieces of diapers, hygiene pads, soap and detergent worth TL 30,366 were distributed in the earthquake zone.

IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone


IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone

e. Health As of December 2011, 17,359 medication items and 59 orthopedic materials worth TL 150,262 were distributed in the aff ected areas. In addition to the distribution of medical supplies, earthquake survivors, particularly orphan children, have been off ered rehabilitation services ever since the fi rst week after the quake. Th e children are given psychological support at child centers set up under the supervision of voluntary psychologists, pedagogues and educators.


f. Sheltering In the days following the earthquake, winter tents and tin-foil and insulated windows were shipped to the region to provide the highest number of people with shelter at the lowest cost. To protect the aff ected people against worsening winter conditions 100 items of 12-square-meter prefabricated shelters were shipped to the earthquake zone in the days that followed it. For crowded families 48 containers of 21 square-meters were installed.

Tents: As of December 2011, a total number of 3664 tents and canvases were distributed in Van and nearby villages. Moreover, 550-square-meter condolence tents were set up in the Ercis’ Kışla neighborhood for families that lost members in the earthquake.

Prefabricated shelters: 50 tents and 100 prefabricated houses were installed on a 4-hectare piece of land allocated by the Van governor’s offi ce. Soup kitchens, laundry facilities, bathrooms and toilets are

being constructed as shared facilities for the tents and prefabricated houses. Th e 12-square-meter houses are designed for a family of six members and contain bunk bed, table, chair, carpet, electrical heater and furnishing for bed and blanket. Th e houses are resistant enough to hold up to 200 kilograms of snow and windproof with thermal insulation. Th e prefabricated shelters are durable, easy to produce and can be assembled by four people in 10 minutes. Further, they can be disassembled and used somewhere else if needed.

IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone


IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone

Containers: Containers shipments to the earthquake zone started in the second week of December. Th e containers will be installed on the same land as tents and prefabricated houses. Each container is 21 square-meters with bathroom, toilet, kitchen and two rooms. Th e containers contain two bunk beds (including mattress), a foldable couch, fi ve sets of bed sheets, six pillows, six blankets, two carpets, two electrical heaters, a table and four chairs, a portable wardrobe, dinnerware for six, a knife set for six, a dinner

bowl and two pots. Th e containers are estimated to be handed to the aff ected people by the end of January following the installment of electric, water and sewage grids

Volunteer support: IHH volunteers in İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Konya, Adıyaman, Antalya, Batman and Bitlis allocated houses to 140 families who lost everything they had in the earthquake.

Families staying in containers will also benefi t from monthly food aid. Each month families will be given packages of 3 liters of cooking oil, 2 kilos of tomato paste, 1 kilo of tea, 5 kilos of bulghur, 3 kilos of lentils, 3 packages of chickpeas, 3 kilos of dried beans, 10 packages of macaroni, 4 kilos of rice, 5 packages of sugar, 2 kilos of olives, 2 kilos of cheese, 2 kilos of jam, 1 kilo of tahini and 2 kilos of grapes molasses.


g. Sponsor Family System As a result of relief eff orts following the earthquake, 114 orphan children in Van were included in the Sponsor Family System. With a monthly donation of €35/$50 the orphans will be suppor-ted with regular cash donations as well as periodical food, statio-nery and clothing assistance.

You can also assume care of one or more than one orphan by a monthly

donation of €35/$50 for at least a year or make any kind of donation or give

support to our orphan fund. To join this charity drive you can fi ll out sponsor

family application form at www.ihh.org.tr/yetimtalep/en/yeni .

Aid In-kind in detailLast update: December 2011

Units Total (TL)

Food 396,145 844,159

Meat and meat products 9,586 531,417

Textile 188,560 1,402,600

Shoes 5,889 pairs 140,009

Medicine and medical materials 17,359 150,202

Cleaning materials 2,945 30,366

Home textile 100,112 846,210

Tent-Canvas 3,664 505,291

Technical equipment for tent pitching 8,598 13,514

Kitchen tools 722 7,945

Electronic appliances 35 627

Household goods 7,028 185,680

Orthopedic materials 59 4,222

Stove 1,029 129,455

Fuel 800 3,540

Toys 364 1,782

Bunk beds 28 2,520

Containers 48 506,880

Prefabricated houses 100 650,000

Shower Cabin 2 25,960

WC Cabin 3 30,450

Grand Total TL 6,012,835

IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone


IHH relief works in

Van earthquake zone

VAN EMERGENCY NEEDS LISTTh e list of needs as confi rmed by IHH teams on the ground is as follows: • Containers• Prefabricated rooms and shelters • Heaters• All kinds of durable foodstuffs• Public baths and toilets• Drinking water

• Kitchenware• Beds• Baby diapers • Woman hygiene kits• General cleaning products (soap, shampoo, towel, etc.)


Life in the tent city Th e tent city where we are staying and working consists of 99 tents and is home to around 500 earthquake survivors. Th e families are trying to protect themselves against freezing temperatures with electrical heaters and blankets. In the tent settlement, three associations are off ering meals three times a day, a mobile hospital and a laundry with automatic washing machines are providing required services. Water is distributed to tent dwellers in the evenings. Th e victims - who lost in a matter of seconds their homes, jobs, relatives, established orders, in short everything they had - tell what they went through with worry and uncertainty. Numerous aftershocks occur daily and the people constantly live the moments of the fi rst big earthquake over and over. Th e most innocent but also the worst hit group in such disasters is always children. About 250-300 children in the tent city leave their tents early in the morning and spend the day outside despite freezing temperatures. Some children are scared of staying

in closed areas even in tents after the earthquake and some, on the other hand, do not want to leave their tents. We off er support to the aff ected people with two local teachers at our rehabilitation tent from the early hours of the morning until evening. We are playing games, drawing pictures, singing songs with the children and trying to erase with counter-trauma activities the scars of the huge damage they witnessed

Orphan visits Th e Van-Erciş earthquake claimed more than 600 lives and made 205 children orphans. We visited the orphans who we were referred to by the IHH Orphan Crisis Desk in Erciş and the provincial governor offi ce at their tents or the houses they are living in, with the IHH coordinator in the region. IHH included 114 children who lost their parents in the Sponsor Family System. IHH will contribute to meet shelter, food, clothing, health and education expenses of orphans in Van from now on..

For brighter future in Erciş, Van Ayşe Olgun

In the wake of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that greatly transformed thousands of lives in a matter of seconds and turned a large city into a tent

city, we as a group of fi ve voluntary psychologists and preschool teachers arrived in the town of Erciş. At Eid al-Adha we as IHH organized educational and entertaining activities for earthquake survivor children at “Psychological Support and Entertainment Tent” inside one of the tent cities.

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Lives pulled from rubble We met 14-year-old Büşra who was recovered alive from the rubble of a destroyed building at one of the tents during Eid visits. She lost her legs under the debris. “We were studying mathematics with 15 friends at a student fl at when the earthquake occurred. Th e fl at was located on the sixth fl oor. When the tremor started we left the room and headed for the corridor but fi rst the ground cracked and I felt like slipping into an ever-widening vacuum. I thought it was doomsday and I was being engulfed into eternity. We fell to the fi rst fl oor. Th e ceiling crashed on us. Some of the friends were telling us to remain

calm. We informed our parents that we were under rubble by calling them from a friends’ phone. We thought the text message would not be sent. We stayed under the rubble for three hours. I could not move my leg. When I heard the voices coming to rescue us, I got worried that each approaching step would make the rubble crush us further; because there was another person right under where I was, so I had to stay motionless.” Mevlüde Karakaş, 30, lost her 16-year-old daughter in the earthquake along with a 42-year-old brother who had three children. “I was in the kitchen at the time of the earthquake. My daughters Rumeysa and Hayrunnisa were in their rooms. Soon after

the tremors started the six-fl oor apartment we were in crashed to the ground. We could not rescue Rumeysa. My son Yusuf Taha was in the attic and remained under rubble for half an hour. I lost my brother and daughter in the quake. Th e pain of losing my daughter is so deep that it makes me forget the loss of my brother.” Mrs. Figen, 30, a mother of two, had moved one fl oor up in the same apartment she used to live in a day before the earthquake. She has two sons aged four and 12. You can read the trauma she experienced when she describes her house that was leveled by the quake: “We had for the fi rst time bought furniture sets for ourselves and the children. We had not even

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fi nished paying off the debt. We were very tired the earthquake day because we had newly moved. We slept until a late hour. At about 2 o’clock the house was shaken with a powerful tremor. I fetched my youngest son Nihat and fl ed the house swiftly. Th e whole building collapsed no sooner than I escaped. I had forgotten my older son as I was shocked. His father remembered Hamidullah. He had fallen to a lower fl oor and hurt his neck. Emergency rescue units pulled him from the rubble.”

Edremit earthquake When a second earthquake of 5.6-magnitude occurred on 9 November, we were at the Van city center in one of the buildings that was not destroyed in the fi rst earthquake. At about 8 o’clock in the evening we had fi nished our work and were discussing with a 10-member group in the corridor the following day’s

plan when the building began to shake strongly. It seemed like we were on a thin line between death and life. We were reciting Shahada and praying for that moment whose end we could not predict. It all lasted about 15 seconds but during this time we could not even move due to the strength of the jolt. We fl ed the building quickly as soon as the shaking stopped. Th e weather was extremely cold. Some of the people who gathered in the street were crying, while some were trying to calm those who were scared and in panic. Th e Edremit earthquake deeply shook the survivors who were trying to gradually overcome apprehension and fear.

It was not easy after spending 10 days in the region to leave the hospitable and warmhearted Erciş people with whom we had happy moments. Th e news that our project would be carried on at Sevgi Nursery set up at the tent city by the Family and Social Policies Ministry relieved us to some exten

What lies ahead for Van? Aftershocks continued days after the Van-Erciş earthquake. Each aftershock causes huge panic among people and also makes it diffi cult for them to get back to normal life. Any kind of assistance reaching Van-Erciş is vital for the earthquake survivors to resume their daily life. Ensuring the continuity of assistance and sparing the survivors the stress of worrying about the future and making them feel they are not alone will be the best service for them. Providing psychology, psychiatry, preschool education, guidance and counseling services in parallel with humanitarian relief works are vital to help earthquake survivors adapt to daily life

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Since early July, the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

has been providing food and health aid to people who are striving to survive in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia in East Africa, which is going through the worst drought in six decades, and realizing long-lasting projects such as water wells, schools and houses one after another.

Somalia IHH relief works in Somalia to alleviate the impact of drought commenced in March 2011. Humanitarian assistance has been delivered to more than 2m people in the capital Mogadishu and Lower and Middle Shabelle regions since March. Th e amount of IHH aid shipments to Somalia reached TL 15,596,436 as of December 2011.

Kenya In Ifo, Dagahaley and Hagadari camps in Dadaab region on the Kenya-Somalia border, humanitarian relief materials have been distributed to 557,200 people as of December 2011. Th e amount of humanitarian supplies reaching the country amounted to TL 4,683,521.

Ethiopia Th e amount of humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia reached TL 1,511,310 as of December 2011.

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Orphans Supported in Sponsor Family SystemLast update (December 2011)

Number of orphans

1 Somalia 3,008

2 Ethiopia 1,018

3 Djibouti 50

Total 4,076

Donations to IHH in East Africa Drought CampaignLast update (December 2011)

Amount of in-kind aid TL 8,500,000

Amount of cash donations TL 57,681,000

Grand Total TL 66.,181,000


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700-ton aid to Somalia Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation and the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) agency delivered 700 tons of basic food items and other necessities to Somalia with a cargo vessel on 18 October. Th e vessel that departed form Mersin Port on 18 October was carrying more than 5000 tons of relief supplies worth TL 16m and had contributions from Turkey’s Foreign Ministry,

Health Ministry, Religious Aff airs Directorate, Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TİKA), State Airports Authority, Red Crescent, Turkey Religious Foundation and NGOs like IHH. IHH has been delivering humanitarian materials such as baby biscuits, fl our, cooking oil, sugar, stationery sets, shoes, cloth and other basic necessities to East Africa since July.

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Somali children return home Fourteen Somalian children, fi ve of them with cardiac problems, who were brought to Turkey with the cooperation of IHH, Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) and Turkish Airlines on 13 September because they could not receive medical treatment in Somalia, returned to their country after a month-long treatment. Five of the children were treated at Mehmet Akif Ersoy Training

and Research Hospital and nine at Esenler Avicenna Hospital. Five-month-old Hani Ahmed was only 2.5 kilos when he was brought to Istanbul. His weight climbed to 6 kilos after a month-long treatment. Five of the children aged between two and 15 underwent a number of operations due to cardiac problems. Th e children and their attendants whose expenses were met by IHH returned home on 14 October.


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Kuwait sends aid to Somalia via IHH IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, which has so far dispatched three aid vessels to drought-stricken Somalia, delivers to the region donations raised not only in Turkey but also in various countries. Kuwaiti Qawafel and Direct Aid organizations sent the donations they raised in Kuwait to Somalia with IHH’s 600-ton capacity cargo vessel. Th e vessel that departed Turkey and took onboard cargo at Kuwaiti Shuwaikh Port arrived in Mogadishu on 27 November. Th e distribution of the relief supplies in the region was coordinated by the IHH team on the ground.

Orphan complex to be built in Somalia IHH has been on the one hand carrying out emergency humanitarian activities to counter drought in Somalia, whose last two decades have been marked with civil war, political unrest and natural disasters, and on the other hand completing permanent projects for the local people. Th e foundations for an orphan complex in the Somali capital Mogadishu were laid in a ceremony attended by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ and Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Cemalettin Kani Torun. Th e orphanage will cost about $2m and will have 200 boarding orphans. Th e complex will contain two separate orphanage buildings for girls and boys, a school with a 1400-student capacity, a clinic, a Quranic school, water well, a store and a mosque. Th e complex will be built on 12,000 square-meters of land and is estimated to be completed in a year.

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Witnesses’ accounts in Dadaab Ali Ayçil

We spent Eid al-Adha at Dadaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border as guests of IHH. It was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before actually visiting it and had some information about Somali refugees based on what television stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality and the broadcast on television screens.

Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations.

I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world.

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It We spent Eid al-Adha at Dadaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border as guests of IHH. It We spent Eid al-Adha at Dadaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border as guests of IHH. It We spent Eid al-Adha at Dadaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border as guests of IHH. It We spent Eid al-Adha at Dadaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border as guests of IHH. It We spent Eid al-Adha at Dadaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border as guests of IHH. It We spent Eid al-Adha at Dadaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border as guests of IHH. It was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. 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I had seen Dadaab camp on television many times before was my fi rst visit to an African country. 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However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality and the broadcast on television screens. and the broadcast on television screens. and the broadcast on television screens.

Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations. are either from Turkey or members of Europe-based Turkish organizations.

I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and I got the chance to realize the signifi cance of IHH for the Muslim world and humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much humankind at Dadaab camp. I also saw that this institution has a much broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to broader humanitarian mission and experience that could not be reduced to political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow political headlines centered on the Mavi Marmara issue. I hope they will grow in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for in the future to extend their hand wherever they are needed. I thank them for showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world. showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world. showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world. showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world. showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world. showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world. showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world. showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world. showing us what is happening elsewhere in the world.

stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality stations aired. However, we once again witnessed the indescribable gap between reality

Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, Th ere are no aid agencies other than IHH operating in the region with an established, organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers organized assistance program on the ground. Th ere are only temporary volunteers who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the who are there to deliver Qurban donations during Eid al-Adha. Almost all the voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers, voluntary organizations in the region, except for a group of Malaysian volunteers,

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Mr. Abdullatif, as you know there has been a serious humanitarian crisis in Somalia over the last few months. What is the latest state of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia? What are the Somali people undergoing?

Somalia is currently experiencing diffi cult days. As it is known the reason for the crisis is the long drought season. Th e impact of drought in Somalia reached extreme degrees in recent years but especially in the last six months. As you know life in Somalia is dependent on farming and livestock breeding, in other words on rain. Shortages of rainfall constitute a serious problem for Somalis. Animals and even people sometimes lose their lives because of lack of water. Th is is the case in southern and central Somalia.

As far as we know political instability in Somalia dates long back. Political, social and economic conditions are not good. Th e Somali people had already been suff ering from hunger and similar problems. But what worsened the situation and drove people to the brink of starvation?

Yes, you are right. Absence of a strong and eff ective government, stable politics and security atmosphere are major reasons for the humanitarian crisis in the country. However, the main reason behind the crisis that escalated the previous year is the drought-triggered shrinkage of resources. It is true there is no stable political order in Somalia and the government is weak. But this is not something new. What really causes people to starve to death is the spread of extreme drought. Some parts of Somalia were getting rainfall a few years ago but they also have not got any over the last two years..

What do you think should be done to counter the present crisis and similar humanitarian crises

Th is is a very important question. First of all, humanitarian assistance projects in Somalia should be lasting. I think projects such as spreading modern farming techniques and constructing dams are vital. Arranging farmland, building water wells and irrigation canals and

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We talked to Shuayb Abdullatif, chairman of ZamZam Foundation, the Somali partner organization of the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, about the drought in Somalia.(Interview: Hafize Zehra Kavak)

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increasing agricultural output are some of the things that should be done. Somalia needs these. Additionally, diversifi cation of employment and income opportunities, and heavy and light industry investments are needed to develop Somalia. I reckon disasters that aff ect the masses will no longer happen if progress is made in these fi elds. On the other hand, Somalia also needs stability and security. Th e world should stand by Somalia so it can become stable again.

Are there any problems with distribution of aid reaching the region? It is claimed aid could not be delivered outside Mogadishu. What would you like to say about this situation?

Th is information is not exactly correct. Drought is aff ecting southern and central Somalia. Th e capital Mogadishu is located in the south of the country. Aid deliveries are directly coming into and stored in Mogadishu. People who know this come to Mogadishu and neighboring areas. Humanitarian supplies are distributed here in a just way. People living outside Mogadishu

in southern areas are also provided help. We as the ZamZam Foundation delivered a signifi cant amount of aid outside Mogadishu. Other agencies could not operate outside Mogadishu very often. Particular conditions contributed to this. In short, we cannot say aid is not reaching areas outside Mogadishu. We are delivering at least. However, aid distributions concentrate on Mogadishu and neighboring areas due to the demographic concentration in this part of the country.

What is being done for people at risk of starvation?

It is true that people are dying of hunger and thirst in Somalia. We have been trying to stop this with aid distributions. Deaths from thirst are very rare now as a result. But people are still dying from hunger and diseases. To counter this situation aid deliveries should continue incessantly.

Somalia is undergoing a diffi cult crisis. What is the feeling in regards to facing such a crisis and witnessing people undergoing hardship?

A person in Turkey gets upset when learning his Somali brothers are hungry and he cannot eat or sleep. But actually living this is, unfortunately, indescribable.

IHH has been implementing projects in Somalia for more than 15 years. How do you think IHH has contributed to the Somali life?

Th e Somali people know what IHH is doing and appreciate this. IHH is a well-known organization in Somalia. You are right, 15 years is not a short period. IHH does not work only in a single fi eld. It realizes education and health projects, performs cataract surgeries, opens schools and madrasahs, digs water wells, and supports orphans. Th e Somali people are grateful to IHH and the Turkish people

Is there anything you would like to add?

I would like to express my thanks through you to the Turkish people and government for their assistance to the Somali people.

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With orphans in March in 36 countries IHH is organizing “Orphan Support Days” between 16-31 March to meet with orphans, provide moral support and monitor orphan care activities on site. Th e event that will be held for a second time on the same date in 2012 is planned to be held regularly just like Ramadan and Qurban campaigns.

During Orphan Support Days, we bring together 23,282 orphans - that IHH looks after in diff erent parts of the world - with their sponsor families and volunteers in Turkey or visit the orphans at their homes or orphanages in the countries they reside with our volunteers, donators, health teams and reporters. In these visits, depending on local need, we distribute clothes, stationery materials, blankets and beds, foodstuff s, perform health screenings, help with wedding of marriage-age youths and circumcision ceremonies, and meet other needs of orphans and their families.

In addition to meeting the needs of orphans, Orphan Support Days events are an opportunity to oversee and report orphan care activities of local partner organizations of IHH and advise the organizations on future projects for orphans.

IHH does orphan care works in 36 countries including Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Chad, Ghana, Sudan, Tanzania, Djibouti, Mauritania, Indonesia/Aceh, Pakistan, Arakan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines-Mindanao, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Th ailand/Pattani, Kashmir, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Ecuador, Haiti, Tajikistan, Chechnya, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Rwanda, Malawi and Turkey. Th e foundation will visit 22 countries as part of the 2012 Orphan Support Days. In the remaining 14 countries, activities will be carried out via local partner organizations.

Statistics show that each day thousands of children around the world become orphans due to wars, natural disasters, destitution and health problems. When we consider that in Iraq alone, about fi ve million children have become orphans or homeless in the ongoing war, it is not diffi cult to predict the alarming extent of the problem. Unfortunately, it is not possible to say that there is global sensitivity and concern about the issue of orphans and homeless children.

Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation is following a two-tiered approach to orphan care. Th e fi rst step is to reach out to children who have been made orphans or homeless for various reasons around the world and who have become the target of human traffi ckers, missionary organizations, or those dealing in the illicit trade of human organs and the second step is to raise public awareness against war, occupation, natural disaster, fatal diseases and other causes behind orphanhood.

Events such as Orphan Support Days and, IHH International Orphan Get-Together Program which will be held for the fi fth time this year, aim to put the problems and needs of an estimated 165m orphans worldwide on the agenda of Turkey and the world.

Days events are an opportunity to oversee and report orphan care activities of local partner organizations of IHH and advise the organizations on future projects for orphans.

IHH does orphan care works in 36 countries including Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Chad, Ghana, Sudan, Tanzania, Djibouti, Mauritania, Indonesia/Aceh, Pakistan, Arakan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines-Mindanao, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Th ailand/Pattani, Kashmir, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Ecuador, Haiti, Tajikistan, Chechnya, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Rwanda, Malawi and Turkey. Th e foundation will visit 22 countries as part of the 2012 Orphan Support Days. In the remaining 14 countries, activities will be carried out via local partner organizations.

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Orphan Support Days (16-31 March 2011) Witnesses’ accounts

I am Hatice Ensar Uçar. I am a volunteer with the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation. We went to the Philippines with a group of seven people for the IHH 2011 Orphan Support Days program and inaugurated an orphanage built in Mindanao with funds from IHH volunteers. We went shopping, and went on a picnic and tour with the orphans we visited and had a great time. We gave them the presents we brought from Turkey such as balloons, chocolates, candies, etc. but what they really needed was a helping hand and someone stroking their heads and standing by them.

Th e day we went on a picnic we gave the children some presents. I had nothing left on me to give so I took off my IHH vest and gave it to the children. It makes me wonder whether they would have been this happy if I had given them the deed of a house for example.

I saw the happiness in the children’s eyes, breathed the atmosphere there and now I want to do more for them. As much as I care about my children and want them to have everything and work for this, I wish the same for the children in the Philippines. It was time to go back and we headed for the orphanage early in the morning. Th e time was quite early for the kids but they were all outside and gave us a lively welcome. It was very hard for all of us to leave them. I cannot forget the sadness I felt at that moment. Allah willing I will be able to go there again with my family. We are now planning to organize a charity event for the children.

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I am Orhan Demirel. I am a landscape architect and a volunteer with the Ankara Humanitarian Relief Association. Last year I went to Bangladesh with a group of seven people for the IHH 2010 Orphan Support Days. Th e IHH Orphan Care Department had organized a wedding ceremony for a number of young orphans. Th e fact that girls pay dowries to the families of their future husbands makes it diffi cult for the girls to get married in Bangladesh. So we paid the dowry of the orphan girls who could not get married and organized their wedding ceremonies. Health screening for the orphans, circumcision ceremonies and visits to families of orphans were some of the activities we did. I do not know how to relate what I witnessed there because it is hard to see conditions there from here. We visited a family living in a dilapidated house on a rainy day. Th e woman there said they could not go for plants collection for two days because of rain and were therefore without any food. We saw the hardships in refugee camps. I could not sleep for a month when I returned to Turkey. I could not forget the scenes I witnessed. I was especially moved when the children wrapped their hands around my neck and cried as we departed.

I understood that we can really pay for their expenses by a monthly donation of €35. Even a family can live on this amount there. I believe our donations should continue increasingly.

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Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation delivered 37,500 shares of Qurban

donated by charity-givers in Turkey through proxy to those in need in 95

countries and regions.

CRIMEA PATTANI

GAZA

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The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation delivered 37,500 shares of Qurban donated by charity-givers

in Turkey through proxy to those in need in 95 countries and regions. Among the countries included in this year’s Qurban campaign was the Philippines/Mindanao, the first country to mark Eid al-Adha. Our teams sacrificed 500 shares of Qurban in Mindanao region. Somalia, the African country which is going through the worst drought in 60 years, received one of the highest portions of Qurban donations this year. About 11,500 shares of sacrificial slaughters were performed and distributed in Somalia. In Turkey, Qurban slaughters and meat distributions were carried out in 60 provinces, including Van province. IHH teams have been distributing tents, blankets, clothes, shoes and food items, setting up rehabilitation centers for children and serving locals with a mobile kitchen ever since the 7.2-magnitude massive and devastating earthquake on 23 October, and they marked Eid al-Adha with Van residents in tents and distributed Qurban shares from door to door.

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Since its establishment in 1992, IHH has been holding Qurban campaigns in regions hit by war, civil unrest, and disasters, and reaching out to refugees, the displaced, orphans and the homeless. Our teams of volunteers and staff members not only deliver Qurban shares to people in need but also observe IHH projects on site, supervise charity projects such as schools, orphanages, hospitals, masjids and educational centers, and undertake fi eldwork for future projects.

At a time when feelings of acquaintanceship, fraternity and solidarity reach their peak we express our thanks for sharing your sacrifi ces

on behalf of all the people in need.

KYRGYZSTAN ROMANIA

SOMALIA

KENYA, DADAAB

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Qurban 2011 Witnesses’ accounts Abdülhamit Ateş (Georgia, Akhaltsikhe)

We are guests at Mr. Yunus’ house in Akhaltsikhe. He is serving us a treat. Mr. Yunus could not return to his home country in 2007. His father was sent into exile in Uzbekistan in 1944 and they later migrated to Azerbaijan, and he has been living here since 2007. His father travelled to Azerbaijan in 2009 to visit his relatives but could not come back because Georgia denied him entry at the border. He has been living with his grandmother for two years. Th e grandmother preferred the homeland to her husband. She is waiting for him to return. Th is is one example of Meskhetians’ longing for life and return to their homeland. Th e Georgian parliament granted Meskhetians the right to return in 2007. Th e new law gives Meskhetians the right to life in Akhaltsikhe. However, the law did not materialize in practice. More than 5000 families have applied so far but only 75 of them have been given permission to return.

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Qurban 2011 Witnesses’ accounts Hüseyin Goncagül (Poland)

On the second day of Eid al-Adha we visited a large refugee camp where Chechen families, widows and orphans were sheltered. Th e refugee children who have been living in the camp for the last ten years have to fi ght for a better tomorrow since their future seems uncertain. We learnt that daily needs of the camp housing mostly women and children are met by the UN and the Polish government. Monthly $10 per capita is given to the refugees as allowance. Th e amount is far from adequate to pay for children’s clothing, books and educational materials. Tatar Muslims have embraced their Chechen brothers and sisters. Asylum conditions here are better compared to Turkey. Th ey can at least attend school and receive treatment at hospitals because they are given identifi cations. Upon our arrival at the camp we shook their hand and greeted them with our common slogan “Salam Alaikum” and “Bajram Mubarak” since we could not speak their languages, namely Chechen and Polish. Later we divided Qurban meat into equal shares and distributed it equally among them.

school and receive treatment at hospitals because they are given identifi cations. Upon our arrival at the camp we shook their hand and greeted them with our common slogan “Salam Alaikum” and “Bajram Mubarak” since we could not speak their languages, namely Chechen and Polish. Later we divided Qurban

who have been living in the camp for the last ten years have to fi ght for a better tomorrow since their future seems uncertain. We learnt that daily needs of the camp housing mostly women and children are met by the UN and the Polish government. Monthly $10 per capita is given to the refugees as allowance. Th e amount is far from adequate to pay for children’s clothing, books and educational materials. Tatar Muslims have embraced their Chechen brothers and sisters. Asylum conditions here are better compared to Turkey. Th ey can at least attend school and receive treatment at hospitals because they are given identifi cations. school and receive treatment at hospitals because they are given identifi cations. Upon our arrival at the camp we shook their hand and greeted them with our common slogan “Salam Alaikum” and “Bajram Mubarak” since we could not speak their languages, namely Chechen and Polish. Later we divided Qurban

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Qurban 2011 Witnesses’ accounts Oğuzhan Ulaş (Jammu Kashmir)

Th e density of Indian troops in the region is easily noticeable. It is estimated that there are about 700,000 Indian forces in Kashmir. You come across heavily-armed soldiers anywhere you go at any step you take. High-walled military barracks meet your gaze as you leave the airport. You run into numerous military checkpoints that cut your speed in arterial roads. Indian troops are everywhere. Helipads and military bases have been set up on top of all hills overlooking towns and villages.

Th e issue complained about the most during our talks with local intellectuals is the lack of international attention to the Kashmir question. Unfortunately over 80,000 people have so far lost their lives to the ordeal and oppression in Kashmir and over 100,000 children have been made orphans and homeless. Due to the damage it suff ered in the armed confl ict, Kashmir, which deserves the title “Asian Paradise,” has fallen behind Turkey by about 50 years. However, Kashmiri people are arduous, patient and have high self-esteem. Th ey have no doubt the free Kashmir ideal will become real one day.

Witnesses’ accounts Witnesses’ accounts Oğuzhan Ulaş (Jammu Kashmir)Oğuzhan Ulaş (Jammu Kashmir)

Th e density of Indian troops in the region is easily noticeable. It is estimated that there are about 700,000 Indian forces in Kashmir. You come across heavily-armed soldiers anywhere you go at any step you take. High-walled military barracks meet your gaze as you leave the airport. You run into numerous military checkpoints that cut your speed in arterial roads. Indian troops are everywhere. Helipads and military bases have been set up on top of all hills overlooking towns and villages.


checkpoints that cut your speed in arterial roads. Indian troops are everywhere. Helipads and military bases have been set up on top of all hills overlooking towns and villages.


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You can also assume care of one or more than one orphan by a monthly donation of €35/$50 for at least a year or make any kind of donation or give support to our orphan fund. To join this charity drive you can fi ll out the sponsor family application form at http://www.ihh.org.tr/yetimtalep/en/yeni .

IHH, which added in 2007 the Sponsor Family System project to the orphan care program it has been realizing

since 1992 in war, occupation and natural disaster zones, has undertaken care of 23,282 orphans in 36 countries and regions, including Turkey. As a result of ongoing humanitarian eff orts, 1964 orphan children in 30 provinces across Turkey have been included in the Sponsor Family Project. Besides supporting orphans and their families with this project, IHH also assists orphans periodically with Ramadan, Qurban, education, health and similar social aid projects.

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We marked Eid al-Adha with orphans IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation prioritized widows and orphans in its Qurban campaign in 95 countries and gave orphans new clothes for the holiday. Our humanitarian teams visited scores of countries around the world as part of Eid al-Adha campaign and distributed clothes to orphans.

IHH clothed 3000 orphans in Turkey and 8950 in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Lebanon, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Pakistan and Palestine. Th e teams also visited newly-opened orphanages in Aceh, Mindanao/Philippines, Pakistan and Bangladesh, celebrated Eid al-Adha with orphans and shared their joy with gifts. In Pattani, Malawi and Afghanistan, the orphanages under construction were visited and the progress was reported. An orphanage being built with funds from Istanbul Boğaziçi University students in Blantyre, Malawi, where 650,000 children have been made orphan by AIDS, was also visited. Th e orphanage will be completed in January and will provide shelter to 40 Malawian orphans.

23,282 orphans in 36 countries and regions Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation is increasingly reaching out to more countries and regions, and giving a helping hand to orphans. Th is year Bosnia-Herzegovina, Malawi, Kashmir, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pattani, Rwanda and Van Province in Turkey were added to the IHH orphan care program. As of December 2011, 50 orphans in Bosnia, 30 in Malawi, 50 in Kashmir, 30 in Tajikistan, 29 in Kyrgyzstan, 50 in Pattani, 30 in Rwanda and 114 in Van-Turkey are growing up with your contributions. Th roughout the same year 7345 orphan children were added to the Sponsor Family System.

We marked Eid al-Adha We marked Eid al-Adha with orphans with orphans IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation prioritized widows and orphans in its Qurban campaign in 95 countries and gave orphans new clothes for the holiday. Our humanitarian teams visited scores of countries around the world as part of Eid al-Adha campaign and distributed clothes to orphans.

IHH clothed 3000 orphans in Turkey and 8950 in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Lebanon, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Pakistan and Palestine. Th e teams also visited newly-opened orphanages in Aceh, Mindanao/Philippines, Pakistan and Bangladesh, celebrated Eid al-Adha with orphans and shared their joy with gifts. In Pattani, Malawi and Afghanistan, the orphanages under construction were visited and the progress was reported. An orphanage being built with funds from Istanbul Boğaziçi University students in Blantyre, Malawi, where 650,000 children have been made orphan by AIDS, was also visited. Th e orphanage will be completed in January and will provide shelter to 40 Malawian orphans.

23,282 orphans in 36 countries 23,282 orphans in 36 countries 23,282 orphans in 36 countries and regions and regions Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation is increasingly reaching out to more countries and regions, and giving a helping hand to orphans. Th is year Bosnia-Herzegovina, Malawi, Kashmir, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pattani, Rwanda and Van Province in Turkey were added to the IHH orphan care program. As of December 2011, 50 orphans in Bosnia, 30 in Malawi, 50 in Kashmir, 30 in Tajikistan, 29 in Kyrgyzstan, 50 in Pattani, 30 in Rwanda and 114 in Van-Turkey are growing up with your contributions. Th roughout the same year 7345 orphan children were added to the Sponsor Family System.

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IHH supports 23,282 orphans in 36 countries and regions and regions

SOUTH AMERICA

Ecuador 7 • Haiti 52

MIDDLE EASTPalestine 10.479 • Iraq 2.238 • Lebanon 380

• Yemen 50

AFRICABurkina Faso 80

• Somalia 3.008 • Sierra Leone 300 • Ethiopia 1.018

• Chad 195 • Ghana 100 • Sudan 404 •

Tanzania 297• Djibouti 50 • Mauritania

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Aceh 86 • Pakistan 509 • Arakan 54 • Bangladesh

50 • Sri Lanka 300 • Philippines/Moro 40

• Pattani 50

BALKANSBosnia-Herzegovina 50

• Kosova 65 • Macedonia 184

• Albania 458

TURKEY2.126 CAUCASIA

Chechnya 170

CENTRAL ASIAKashmir 50

• Afghanistan 98 • Kyrgyzstan 29

• Tajikistan 30 • Kazakhstan 15

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Acehnese orphans start university Wildanun Sudirman, Yuni Rahmayanti and Novita Sari, some of the fi rst guests of Aceh Istanbul orphanage, have grown up and are ready to go to university. Th e three girls decided to study in Istanbul and started in October Turkish language classes.

Th e Acehnese girls, whose education and accommodation expenses will be met by IHH throughout their education in Turkey, will return to Aceh after graduating and work for the future of their country with your support.

Th e 2004 tsunami in Aceh killed 232,000 people and made a large number of children orphans. Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation delivered assistance to the region after the disaster hit and founded Aceh Istanbul Orphanage to protect the orphans. Th e orphanage is housing 86 children now.

Th e 2004 tsunami in Aceh killed 232,000 people and made a large number of children orphans. Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation delivered assistance to the region after the disaster hit and founded Aceh Istanbul Orphanage to protect the orphans. Th e orphanage is housing 86 children now.

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Psychological support to families of orphans Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

launched a project to psychologically support families of orphan children as part of its orphan care program. Th e project started with 16 families who applied to our foundation under the supervision of IHH offi cials and voluntary experts. Counseling sessions are led by a voluntary team including Neslihan Arıcı, Sümeyye Rale Çalış, Hatice Kübra Aslan and Sezgin Bulut. As part of the project, orphans and mothers of orphans in need of psychological counseling receive regular therapy and are directed to related treatment centers.

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Emergency aid to Thailand In Th ailand, where monsoon rains bring fl oods every year, heavy rains that fell in July killed 602 people. Estimates show that the fl oods aff ected 2.3m people and caused $5.1 billion damage. IHH delivered emergency aid to Th ailand after it was hit by the worst fl ooding disaster in fi ve decades. IHH teams distributed food items to 700 families in the capital Bangkok and Pathum Th ani, two of the regions worst hit in the fl oods.

Food aid to Syrian refugees In Syria, army units have been attacking civilians since early March. Fearing for their safety thousands of Syrians have sought shelter in Lebanon. Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation is regularly delivering humanitarian aid to the Syrian refugee families that are living in hard conditions. IHH teams visited the families in Wadi Melid and Meshte areas and distributed food items and fi lled gas cylinders to 250 families. Th e foundation has been distributing aid to 3500 refugees since the day they arrived in Lebanon and is working to assess their needs. IHH is planning to deliver another round of relief supplies to the Syrian refugees in the coming days.

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Water wells bestow life IHH is carrying on digging water wells in regions where access to clean drinking water is restricted. Th e project to dig water wells started in 2000 and has blessed and revived dried lands of Africa and Asia. IHH opened another 172 water wells the previous month in Ethiopia, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cameroon and Kenya in Africa, and Kashmir and Kyrgyzstan in Asia. As of December, the number of wells opened in the campaign reached 2572.

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Pakistan recovering from flood damage Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation is gradually materializing more and more long-term projects in Pakistan, where consecutive fl oods have infl icted huge damage, made millions homeless and damaged infrastructure substantially over the last two years. A 21-member team of offi cials from the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation and volunteers

from Bursa IHH who made a six-day visit to Pakistan in December took part in opening ceremonies for orphanages and mosques, presented bicycles to 100 children, organized the wedding of 15 young couples and gathered with orphans at IHH-built orphanages of Haripur, Rara and Msal.

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Abdulhamed II Mosque opens in Muzaffargarh Abdulhamed II Mosque, whose foundation was laid two years ago with funds from Bursa IHH volunteers, has been opened in Muzaff argarh, a city located between Indus and Chenab rivers in the south of Punjab Province with a population of 2.5m people. Th e opening ceremony of the mosque in Hamzawala, a town in Muzaff argarh that was worst hit in last year’s fl oods, was attended by IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation offi cials, Bursa IHH volunteers and offi cials from Khubaib Foundation, a partner of IHH in the region. Th e mosque was built on a 150-square-meter land donated by a charitable resident of Hamzawala.

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Orphanage opened in Haripur Emir Sultan Orphanage, which was planned and constructed in a short period as part of the Haripur Orphan Education Complex following the 2010 fl ooding disaster in Haripur city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, has been inaugurated. Th e orphanage will accommodate 210 orphans. Th e opening ceremony was attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar, the Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Babür Hızlan as well as scores of Turkish and Pakistani guests. When completed the Haripur Orphan Education Complex will accommodate 800 orphans and off er education to 2000 students in total. In addition to the Emir Sultan Orphanage, two dining halls, sports and conference halls, educational institutions from kindergarten to university level and social facilities and 3 more orphanages will be built inside the 10ha complex.

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Pakistani orphans wed

One of the programs held by the IHH team in Hamzawala was a mass wedding ceremony.

Th e wedding ceremony of 15 young couples was fully-paid by IHH. Th e team gave various

presents to the newly-wed couples and the program ended with a banquet.

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54,909 Africans regain vision with cataract surgeries In Africa, half of the 12m people with ocular problems suff er from cataract. In Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia in the Sahara region there is one doctor per 40,000 people, while millions of people never see a doctor in their lifetime. Th e IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, which in 2007 launched cataract operations in African with the slogan “Th ey will see if you help” is continuing to cure blindness of cataract patients with your support. As of the end of November the number of people examined in the four-year long Africa Cataract Project reached 190,505 and the number of those undergoing operation to 54,909. Th e project is in progress in Sudan, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia. Th e project in which charitable people can fi nance a cataract operation by donating €60/$80 aims to cure blindness of 100,000 cataract patients.

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AFRICA CATARACT PROJECT(Last update: November 2011)

Country Field screening Examination Operation

Togo 15,000 5,000 300

Benin 12,900 4,300 390

Ghana 6,900 2,300 281

Chad 1,740 580 150

Sierra Leone 22,890 7,630 1,000

Niger 6,630 2,210 525

Sudan 283,695 94,565 27,982

Ethiopia 117,483 39,161 14,281

Somalia 104,262 34,759 10,000

TOTAL 571,500 190,505 54,909

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The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation delivered educational

help to four Balkan countries at the beginning of the 2011-2012 education year. In Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Macedonia, 845 students were given educational materials. In the Macedonian towns of Skopje-Chair, Saraj, Studenicanit, Haraqines, Dolneni, Krusevo, Osllomes and Tetova, 300 children were given in October gift packs of pencils, notebooks, bags, crayons, rulers, drawing books, pencil sharpeners, watercolor paints and erasers. In 12 schools in Bulgaria, sets of bags, notebooks, rulers, pencils, erasers, paints and crayons were distributed among 200 children. In Fier in southwestern Albania, 235 children were given notebooks, pencils, compasses, ruler sets and study books. In the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, items including bags, pencils, pencil holders, crayons, sets of six A4 notebooks, and painting pens were distributed among 110 children.

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Mavi Marmara conference in BakuTh e bloody attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla was commemorated once again by the witnesses with “To Freedom with Mavi Marmara” conference in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Th e Mavi Marmara passengers, members of the Azerbaijan Parliament, politicians and representatives of civil society organizations attended the conference that was held by Asian Dialogue Social Union in October. Th e conference received immense interest from the Azerbaijani public and was followed by a large number of press agencies.

Dubai meeting on fighting blindness A meeting to fi ght blindness, which was organized between 20-21 November in the Emirati state Dubai with the sponsorship of the Islamic Development Bank and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), brought together diff erent organizations working in the fi eld of eye health such as Noor Dubai, World Health Organization (WHO), IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, Al-Basar International Foundation, Sheikh Zayed Foundation, Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO), CHEF International and Vision 2020.

Th e meeting discussed the roadmap drawn by WHO in the areas of glaucoma, eye health, diabetic retinopathy, eye health services to students, preventive eye care, preventable blindness, visual impairment, and suggestions and solutions for public health. IHH was represented at the meeting by Durmuş Aydın, Deputy Chairman for Foreign Aff airs, İhsan Özyürek, Africa Cataract Project Coordinator. Th e representatives shared with the participants fi eldwork experience of the IHH, which has been performing in Africa and Asia for fi ve years.

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Islamic Development Bank and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), brought together diff erent organizations working in the fi eld of eye health such as Noor Dubai, World

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Mavi Marmara activists mark Helsinki Lens Politica Film Festival

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Lens Politica Film and Media Art Festival, which is held annually in Finnish capital Helsinki, met the audience with the theme of “Resistance” this year. Th e festival, held between 16-20 November, also showed the documentary fi lms by the activists and documentary fi lm makers David Segarra and Iara Lee, who are among the witnesses of the attack on 31 May 2010 on the Mavi Marmara, the leading vessel of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Th e 2011 fi lm “Fire on the Mavi Marmara” by Venezuelan activist, journalist and documentary fi lm maker David Segarra, was presented to the audience as the festival’s opening fi lm. In his documentary, Segarra analyses the themes of “oppressor” “the oppressed” and “resistance” heading from the Israeli attack that he personally witnessed and voices the suff ering of people victimized by historical events such as the “Holocaust” “the Exodus” and “the 1973 military coup in Chile” as well as the question of Palestine. Korean-Brazilian documentary fi lm maker Iara Lee was onboard the Mavi Marmara on 31 May 2011 like Segarra and she was the only person who managed to release the video footage of the attack by hiding it from Israeli soldiers. Lee’s fi lm that met Finnish documentary lovers is titled “Cultures of Resistance”. Th e fi lm that contains video footage from confl ict zones in South America, Africa and the Middle East focuses on “resistance-inspired” art works. Festival participants Swedish musician and activist Dror Feiler, Ümit Sönmez, IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Deputy Chair for Communication, and attorney of the Mavi Marmara victims Cihat Gökdemir delivered speeches at workshops that followed the documentary shows and answered questions regarding the Mavi Marmara

IHH attends ICHAD meeting in DohaIHH attended a meeting of the Humanitarian Aff airs Department of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (ICHAD) on 12 December in the Qatari capital Doha. Hüseyin Oruç, member of the IHH executive board, shared the 20-year experience of IHH in humanitarian fi eld with the participants. Th e meeting was organized by the Qatari Red Crescent and chaired by ICHAD Director Ambassador Atta al-Manan Bakhit, and was attended by IHH as well as NGOs from Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Britain.Th e institutional organization of the ICHAD, its role in humanitarian and political crises, and broadening and empowering its mission were discussed at the meeting. Speaking on behalf of IHH, Oruç shared IHH’s experience on the ground with the delegation and presented his suggestions in the fi eld of humanitarian aid.

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Atsushi Miyazaki and Miyuki Konnai, Japanese volunteers who came to the city of Van to join humanitarian eff orts after the city was hit by an earthquake were trapped under the debris of a hotel that was destroyed in a 5.6-magnitude aftershock. Konnai was pulled alive but Atsushi could not be saved despite all eff orts. IHH representative Selimhan İbrahim Kılıç attended the funeral ceremony for Atsushi held in Japan. Kılıç also paid a visit to the family and colleagues of Miyuki Konnai, who was pulled alive from the debris of the hotel..

“Marmara Theatre” on Al Jazeera anniversary Th e Qatar-based international news television station Al Jazeera marked its 15th anniversary in Doha. Th e celebration started on 11 November with the premiere of “Marmara Th eatre,” an act played by Al Jazeera staff and produced by Qatari Ministry of Art and Culture and Al Jazeera television. Th e play was staged at the Qatar National Th eatre and giant screens showed real footage shot onboard the Mavi Marmara and the speech of Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, played by prominent Egyptian actor Wajdi al-Arabi, to the passengers onboard. Th e play of 70 theatre artists, 10 of them Turkish, was staged in Turkish, English and Arabic. Play writer Muhammed Abdulmuti said he used in the writing of the play witness accounts of Al Jazeera

reporters onboard the Mavi Marmara Osman al-Bitiri, Jamal el-Shayyal and Ali Sabri, personal diaries and blogs of other activists on the boat and the interview he and the director Salim el-Cuhushi conducted with IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Chairman Bülent Yıldırım at the initial phase of the play. Flotilla passengers Sheikh Ekrem Qassab, member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Hanin Zoabi, member of the Israeli Parliament-Knesset, Muhammad Gulam Veled al-Hac al-Sheikh, Secretary-General of the Mauritanian Delegation to Support Palestinian People and leading fi gures from non-governmental organizations were among those who were played in the play.

Charity envoy pays homage to Miyazaki

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Lebanon/Sponsorship project for disabled children

Since the occupation of Palestine in 1948 hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been fi ghting for

survival in neighboring countries. Lebanon is one of the countries housing the displaced Palestinians in the Middle East for generations. Half of the 400,000 Palestinians

in Lebanon are still living in refugee camps. Th e project devised aims to support families of children with mental disability, autism, or cerebral palsy and who need special care, with a monthly amount of $50. Th e sponsorship will last for 12 months and will cost $600 per child.

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Nepal/Mosque project

The south Asian country of Nepal is one of the poorest and least developed countries

in the world with a population of 29m people. One quarter of the Nepalese population lives below the poverty line. Islam is the third major religion in the country with 2m followers and is spreading fast. Vigorous eff orts of associations and foundations in the region have been contributing to this process. Jamiatul Islah Al-Islamia, which operates in Sunsari-Ramnagar Bhutaha town where around 7000 Muslims live, is one of these associations. Th e project aims to construct a new mosque for the Muslim population since the old one is failing to meet the needs of the growing congregation. Th e mosque will provide Muslims with a place for communal praying and an educational venue for Quranic training. Th e mosque will be built on a land owned by Jamiatul Islah Al-Islamia and is expected to be completed in 18 months after securing funding. Th e total cost of the project is $100,000.

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Bangladesh/Children education center project

Bordering Myanmar and India in South Asia, Bangladesh is one of the most crowded countries in

the world with a population of 158m people. About 90% of the population is Muslim. Th e 47 percent literacy rate in the country is one of the lowest in the world. In the capital Dhaka 1.5m of the 15m population live in huts and makeshift houses in slums scattered on both sides of the city without any health, education, safety or other basic public services. Local children who are at school age but cannot attend school because of fi nancial diffi culties become the target of human traffi ckers, gangs of thieves, and prostitution mafi a. Th e project plans to open 10 educational centers that will provide impoverished neighborhoods of Dhaka with primary school classes

in parallel with state schools. Th e centers will off er vitamin and energy-rich lunches and necessary health services to encourage attendance. Retired teachers and young graduates with no jobs will be employed to help bring down unemployment in the country. Th e project aims to off er accelerated primary school training at the 10 centers to 1000 children, particularly orphans, child laborers and disabled children, who have never been to school or dropped out in the past and who will be selected through oral and written testing as well as through reference. Th e project will be initiated a month after funding is secured. Th e total cost of the project including the cost of books, pencils, bags, uniforms, lunches as well as rent and organization is $215,000.

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Sri Lanka/Health clinic project

Sri Lanka, offi cially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island nation in South Asia located 31 km off southern coast of India.

Th e country has a population of 22m people. Th e civil war that erupted in 1983 between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil guerrillas that aimed to create an independent state in northern and eastern parts of the country displaced millions of people and infl icted heavy damage on the infrastructure. Th e project plans to open a health clinic in the town of Manchanthoduvai, Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka. Th e town of 3000 households has no health institutions that can off er health services. Th e project aims to address this need. A health clinic with two examination rooms and two offi ce rooms will be constructed on 124-square-meters of land. Th e total cost of the project, including construction materials, workmanship and administrative expenses, is €29,400.

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Region Muslim population Project Total cost

St. Bardovçi – Strumica 230 Maintenance and electric wiring for the

mosque€9,660

Gradosko – Strumica 890 Room construction for mosque personnel

and banisters€8,650

Piperovo- Strumica 150 Coff in bench €1,100

Dobralinci- Strumica 150 Toilets and bathing cubicle €1,505

İlovica- Strumica 400 Maintenance for the mosque and minaret €2,036

Ernekük- Strumica 150 Toilets and coff in bench €1,837

Viniça- Štip 3,000

Stairs for the minaret, banisters for upstairs, fence for the courtyard, landscaping for the mosque entrance, whitewashing, showers

and toilets

€8,500

TOTAL €37,306

Eastern Macedonia / Mosque maintenance and furnishing project

The project plans to repair, maintain and furnish 10 mosques that are half-completed or in need of restoration

in the impoverished villages of Strumica and Štip.

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Youth help African orphans Istanbul Boğaziçi University students, who previously raised funds with diff erent campaigns such as “Bookmarker” project for cataract surgeries and orphan care activities in Africa and recently undertook the funding for an orphanage in Malawi, came up with another action for the benefi t of orphans. Th e group of students who publish Kampüsten Dünyaya (From Campus to World) magazine and realized the Bookmarker project, organized African Orphans Night in Istanbul, Uskudar on 11 December with the attendance of academics, writers and artists. Th e program included a concert, poetry reading, introduction of projects by university students, a video show, and an award ceremony for the international “Hunger, Obesity and Death” cartoon contest. Th e program brought together prominent fi gures such as Dhoruba Bin Wahad, Hakan Albayrak, İbrahim Sadri, Mesut Kurtiş, Ali Ayçil, Bünyamin Doğruer, Cüneyt Suavi, Dağıstan Çetinkaya, Hasan Aycın, İhsan Kabil, Mesut Karaşahan, Mesut Uçakan, Tarık Tufan, Vehbi Vakkasoğlu, Yusuf Armağan, and Yusuf Kot.

Th e biggest contribution to activities of IHH, which is founded on the principle of volunteerism, belongs to our voluntary friends who devote their time, labor and patience day and night. IHH volunteers materialize with vigor and patience long-lasting projects to fi nd solutions to problems of the needy in Turkey and the world on the one hand, and on the other hand promote the humanitarian assistance mission of IHH through conferences, art exhibitions, seminars and similar events.

Over the last three months our volunteers carried out various actions such as delivering emergency relief to Van, working on orphan programs, fi nancing water well construction and so on.

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Helping hand from Sandzak to Somalia An aid campaign was launched for Somalia in Sandzak, a strategic region located in the Balkans between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosova. Th e funds raised with the campaign that was co-organized by Bereket Foundation and Svetianik Foundation in the Novi Pazar town of Sandzak will be used for humanitarian projects in Somalia through IHH.

IHH delivers Bahrain help to Somalia Members of the Bahrain-based Promise Africa donated the funds they raised in an aid campaign for Somalia to IHH. Th e donations of Bahraini volunteers will be used to distribute food, dig water wells and buy clothes for orphan children in drought-stricken Somalia. A nine-member team from Promise Africa visited Dadaab camp and observed IHH fi eldwork for three days. On a separate occasion a group of secondary and high-school students from Bahrain’s Al-Islah Society visited IHH headquarters and were briefed on the foundation’s history and activities.

“Let borders be your, Africa ours” Th e July 16 Youth Movement is building 30 water wells in Somalia with the slogan “Let borders be your, Africa ours.” Th e movement raised funds by selling t-shirts, posters and bookmarkers and donated the money to IHH. Th e water wells will be named Furkan Doğan, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Omar Mukhtar, Necmettin Erbakan, Adnan Demirtürk, Atıf Hodja of İskilip, Hassan al-Banna, Imam Abdullah Haroon, Bahattin Yıldız, Alija Izetbegovic, al-Hajj Malik al-Shabazz (Malcolm X), Bilal al-Habashi, Sumayyah bint Khayyat, Abdulhamid Khan II, Zainab Gazzali, Metin Yüksel, Mücahid Şener, Sayyid Qutb, Özlem Özyurt, Shamil Basayev, Bülent Tuna, Bilal Yaldızcı, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, Bediuzzaman Said-i Nursi, Abdulkadir Geylani, Faruk Aktaş, Hacı Veyiszade Mustafa Kurucu Eff endi, İsa Yusuf Alptekin and Tahir Büyükkörükçü..

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Van aid drive Students from Şehir University and Istanbul University Forestry Faculty raised funds for Van with a charity fair and sent it to the earthquake zone via our foundation. Istanbul University Th eology Faculty students organized a concert for the benefi t of Van earthquake victims. Volunteers in the city of Çankırı supported the victims with a charity fair. IHH volunteers in Istanbul’s Ümraniye, Kumkapı, Kartal, Kâğıthane, Güngören and Zeytinburnu neighborhoods held charity fairs and collected in-kind aid for the people aff ected in the Van earthquake. Various aid campaigns were organized for the aff ected people in Van by our volunteers in Erzurum, Kırklareli, Trabzon, Diyarbakır, Kocaeli, Isparta, Maraş, Tokat and Pendik-Istanbul. Th ey also made contributions to the IHH Van Emergency Relief Campaign.

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Our volunteers worked at the stands set up in Istanbul’s Cevahir and Olivium shopping centers to promote the foundation’s activities and Qurban campaign. Th e volunteers also organized a night at Bağlarbaşı Cultural Center for the benefi t of Palestinian orphans. Th e night program started with a speech by Hasan Aynacı, IHH Middle East Desk coordinator, and was presented by İbrahim İnecik. Grup Genç, Serdar Tuncer, Mustafa Cihat, Ömer Karaoğlu and whirling dervishes performed in the program. Balarısı Nursery and Bilgi Evi students visited our foundation and donated the money boxes they had saved for Somali children. IHH volunteers in Başakşehir neighborhood came together at the Orphan Support center. Th ey were briefed here about voluntary activities and helping. IHH volunteers in the city of Çankırı held a charity fair for Somalia and raised enough money for two water wells. In Samsun City, IHH volunteers gathered in a ticketed hall program to pay for clothing expenses of Albanian and Bosnian orphans supported with the IHH Sponsor Family System. IHH volunteers in Van donated the funds they raised for Somalia in a charity fair. In the city of Muş, IHH volunteers bought clothes for 30 orphans with money raised with a charity fair. IHH volunteers in Gönen, on the other hand, collected two trucks of in-

kind aid for Somalia and donated it to our foundation. In Yozgat, IHH volunteers

organized a week-long fair to buy clothes for orphan children for Eid al-Adha.

Charity events were organized for the benefi t of Somalia by IHH volunteers in Kütahya, Aydın, Elazığ, Erzurum, Çankırı, Gönen, Rize and Germany.

Volunteers in Niksar, Tokat raised enough funds with a hall program to buy a fl our grinding machine for a Somali family.

saved for Somali children. IHH volunteers in Başakşehir neighborhood came together at the Orphan Support center. Th ey were briefed here about voluntary activities and helping. IHH volunteers in the city of Çankırı held a charity fair for Somalia and raised enough money for two water wells. In Samsun City, IHH volunteers gathered in a ticketed hall program to pay for clothing expenses of Albanian and Bosnian orphans supported with the IHH Sponsor Family System. IHH volunteers in Van donated the funds they raised for Somalia in a charity fair. In the city of Muş, IHH volunteers bought clothes for 30 orphans with money raised with a charity fair. IHH volunteers in Gönen, on the other hand, collected two trucks of in-

kind aid for Somalia and donated it to our foundation. In Yozgat, IHH volunteers

organized a week-long fair to buy clothes

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Th is year’s slogan is “As Close as Qurban.” How close is Gaza, in other words Palestine, to us? Although we as people who closely follow the Palestine issue know the answer to some extent, we need to hit the roads for Gaza again and again to see the extent of the distance and inaccessibility and to mobilize humankind. I was going to travel for the 2011 Qurban campaign to Palestine, where I had previously tried to visit three times but could only manage to enter Gaza in 2009 with Viva Palestina land convoy. Th e Freedom Flotilla that set out in 2010 with hundreds of peace volunteers came under an armed Israeli raid, nine of our friends were killed, tens of them were wounded and all the activists were detained

and later deported. On our third attempt to enter Gaza we were kept in custody for fi ve hours and deported to Turkey afterwards. We are planning to cross into Gaza for a Qurban event this time with a group of seven people via Egypt. We are two days away from Eid al-Adha holiday and the Rafah border crossing is about to close. Time is limited and the border is crowded with Palestinians trying to cross into Gaza. Th e hustling at the border shows crossing from and into Gaza is allowed. Th at makes us happy. We begin the formalities for crossing. We handed the documents we got from the Turkish embassy in Cairo and acceptance letters from the Palestinian Authority to border offi cials and start waiting. Time runs, many come and go, guards change but we only stay fi xed. After a long wait we are fi nally allowed to enter Gaza…

This is Gaza During the nine-day stay in the area we traveled the entire Gaza Strip from the east to the west and from the north to the south. A lot has changed in Gaza since the 22-day long Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 when we managed to enter the area. Th e talks we had with local people pointed to the Mavi Marmara initiative as one of the prime factors in this change. Th e debris of the buildings collapsed in the attacks has been removed and the area has been completely cleared of any kind of traces from the strikes. Several collapsed buildings we saw were bombed by Israel recently. Israeli bombardments have become a routine for the local people. Gaza streets are full of children and the marketplace is bustling with people.


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Qurban blessing in Gaza streets Th e fi rst day of Eid al-Adha in Gaza is spent by family members conducting visits to relatives. We joined in this tradition and made some visits as well. Th e fi rst place we visited was the “Furkan Doğan house” close to the Gaza border. Th is house was destroyed in the Israeli Operation “Cast Lead”, and was rebuilt by IHH preserving its original architecture and named “Furkan Doğan”, one of the activists killed on the Mavi Marmara. We met the family owning the house and celebrated their holiday.

One of the most frequently discussed topics in Gaza during the holiday was the release of Palestinian detainees in exchange for Shalit. It was on the top of the Palestinian public agenda. We met one of the freed Palestinians. He still cannot believe to have gained his freedom after 23 years in prison.

We hit the roads for distributions after the sacrifi cial slaughters and packing. We reached out to Gaza’s orphans, widows, wounded residents and separated families. We distribute Qurban meat sometimes passing through rubble, sometimes through narrow streets of camps and sometimes through roads seeing Israeli border units.

In shadow of Israeli warshipsIt is impossible to reach blockaded Gaza from air and sea, while land access is problematic and diffi cult. Gaza’s only airport, the Arafat Airport, has not been used since it was bombed years ago.

Th e monument built for the memory of the Mavi Marmara martyrs, the most signifi cant witnesses to the deathly siege on Gaza, is located at the Gaza Port. We visited

the monument here and set out to sea with fi shermen. Th e group worst hit by the naval blockade are fi shermen. We listen to their stories as we reach the three-mile limit. Th eir biggest problem is the restriction on how far they can sail from the Gaza coast and since they cannot sail that far they cannot catch enough fi sh. To make matters worse, the three-mile limit is narrowed to one mile in the season when fi sh swim near the coast.

Leaving Gaza Th e embargo on Gaza is not lifted yet but the morale of the Palestinian people is much higher and they believe in themselves more than ever. Th is is the result of the Mavi Marmara, they say, the Freedom Flotilla and Mavi Marmara introduced us and our cause to the world and people from far parts of the world are coming here for the Palestinian cause.

Th e Gaza City Port Memorial paying tribute to those slain on the Mavi Marmara

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Pressure on opposition increasing In the 1970s and 1980s, a cruel and bloody crackdown policy was launched against the Muslim Brotherhood, the strongest opposition movement in Syrian. As per the fi rst article of the law number 49 that was enacted on 7 July 1980: any member of the Muslim Brotherhood is deemed criminal and condemned to death by hanging.

In 1980 special military units led by Rifaat al-Assad, brother of Hafez al-Assad, hanged 550 members of the Muslim Brotherhood at Palmira Prison without any trial (Rifaat al-Assad is known to be responsible for the Hama massacre. He lives in Britain and France). In 1982 the city of Hama was bombed by jets, tanks and 12,000 troops under the command of Rifaat al-Assad and about 40,000 people were killed during the three-week long crackdown. According to reports

by international rights organizations, 20,000 people are still missing.

Power from father to son When Hafez al-Assad died in 2000 his son Bashar al-Assad came to power. Th e news of the appointment of ophthalmologist Bashar al-Assad as the new president came as a surprise both to him and the Syrian people since he was quite distant to politics. Th e fact that Bashar, who was put in charge of the country when the groomed heir died in a traffi c accident, was modern, moderate, British-educated, pro-Western and married to a Sunni woman raised hopes for the Syrian people.

Th e Syrian people and opposition expected a new and diff erent Syria with Bashar coming to power. During his 10-year rule, Syrian diaspora, liberals, leftist groups, Islamist groups, intellectuals, politicians and artists called on the government many times

to remove political restrictions and rebuild a free Syria. However, Bashar stalled the entire opposition for 10 years and overlooked the detention of 3000 opponents during his time at the offi ce.

Arab Spring spreads across entire Middle East As Arab protests/revolutions erupted in Tunisia in January 2011 and spread to Yemen, Egypt and Libya rapidly, the voices for freedom inside Syria also started to be heard in a stronger fashion. Protests broke out in the city of Deraa on 18 March and quickly spread to Hama, Homs, Deir ez-Zor, Idlib, Baniyas, Latakia, Damascus and Aleppo. From that day on people poured into streets on Fridays to demand Bashar make reforms and an end to repressive and dictatorial regime of the Baath Party, and were not demanding an end to the rule of Bashar. People were still hopeful about Bashar during the March, April and May protests. Th e

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Syria, which came out of the French mandate in 1946, fell under the power of the Baath Party in 1963 following civil unrest and successive military coups. Party leader Hafez al-Assad gradually raised his status during his rule both within the party and the military. He was elected to the Baath National Leadership in 1965, became the single voice in Syrian domestic politics in 1967 and in 1970 rose as the sole leader of the country and the Baath Party after jailing all his opponents within the party. In 1971 he legitimized his power by getting 99 percent of all votes in a sham referendum as was the case in other similar dictatorships around the world.

Hafez al-Assad, who is a member of the Nusayri minority that constitutes 10 percent of the Syrian population, divided governmental institutions among his close relatives and members of the Nusayri community. Assad ruled the country with an iron fi st after he established one-man rule in 1970, prohibited every opposition movement and even ordered opponents fl eeing abroad to be assassinated, denying them the right to life even in exile. In this period, press and media organizations, NGOs, political parties and major commercial enterprises were kept under state control and monopoly.

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protestors’ attitude to keep a distinction between Bashar and Baath regimes was clearly visible. However, Bashar did not keep his promises for reform in the three speeches he made in the face of growing protests.

Oppression unabatedToday children and women are killed in a crackdown on escalating protests and arrests, detentions, and bombardments of mosques and residential areas continue. Since the protests began 5000 people have been killed, 30,000 detained and 3000 have gone missing, reports say. It is claimed that 185 children have died from torture and bullet wounds. Th e exact number of the killed, wounded and missing cannot be verifi ed since the Assad government implements a controlled disinformation policy and does not allow Arab-Islamic and Western rights organizations and press into the country.

Change unavoidable Syria, which has a society of diverse ethnic, sectarian and religious groups (10 percent Nusayri, 10 percent Christian and 8 percent Sunni) and where different ethnic groups such as Kurdish, Turkmen, Assyrian, Druze and Arab have been ruled by a dictatorial regime for four decades by a single party and one man, has reached a point of no return. The Syrian people wish to get rid of the police, military and intelligence apparatuses as well as the Assad family, relatives and close friends who have established themselves in all the public institutions and bodies for the last 40 years. It is possible to see liberal, leftist, Islamist, nationalist and many more colors in the uprising of the Syrians, who say “no more” to the hardships, pressure and torture their grandfathers and fathers underwent. The Syrian National Council aims with Nusayri, Assyrian, Kurdish and Arab participants to write a new constitution with the hope of founding a new Syria, put an end to the Baath regime and elect its leaders freely.

Interpreting change In today’s postmodern world where the minority governs the majority, especially at a time when communication and information

technologies are at their peak, we have to read carefully the reasons why people in the Arab world - in a generation aged between 18 and 50 which is undergoing sociological change and transformation - said “no more” to dictators and confronted death for eight months in squares for freedom, justice and social participation. Th e ongoing popular protests in Syria are cruelly criticized by some quarters, and a people rising against the four decades of oppression and torture is accused of being pro-Western and a pawn of the West. It is impossible to see the truth if ongoing events in Syria are viewed from a perspective of political, ideological and geopolitical interests rather than from a perspective of justice, conscience and compassion. Th e Syrian people are demanding justice and freedom with their own free will just like peoples of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Bahrain. Th ey are fi ghting against massacres and injustices as the peoples of Bosnia, Kosova, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Philippines-Mindanao, Th ailand-Pattani, Kashmir, Iraq and Palestine. Oppressive dictators are sometimes Serb, Orthodox, sometimes Catholic, Buddhist, Nusayri and sometimes Muslim. What we need to do is to put our hand on the book of Islam and our conscience, not on realpolitik books when interpreting the events. With the sanctions imposed by the Arab League, Syria has reached a point of no return. We hope the Syrian people will gain their freedom soon like the peoples of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, and get rid of the repressive dictatorial regime.

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Malawi is a small country in southern Africa and is surrounded by Zambia, Tanzania,

Mozambique and Lake Malawi, the continent’s third largest lake. It is as if Malawi has all the greens of the world. It is the land of quiet, peaceful and smiling inhabitants. It has clean air and ample water. Lake Malawi, which covers one fi fth of the country’s area, has bestowed life on Malawians for centuries with its delicious fi sh and usable fresh

water. Lake Malawi is generous like the inhabitants. It gives people blessing and love with Shire River stretching until the Indian Ocean. For Malawi the dry season ends with October and rains begin to fall in November. It rains like poetry in Malawi. You just sit back and enjoy this wonderful performance and if you are lucky enough to have a chakaranda tree in sight painted in lavender you feel entranced and thank the Almighty.

Islam’s advent to Malawi Th e history of Malawi follows a similar course to the history of other African nations. It is a long and sad story. Periods of colonial violence and pressure are the darkest days of the black continent. Nsangeni children, who can only fi nd corn once a day, are witnesses of these days. Th ese children eat pounded, watered and jellifi ed corn. And only once a day.

Around half of Malawi’s 13m population is Muslim, though offi cial fi gures put it at 13 percent. Islam reached the country via Zanzibari Muslims. It was Arabs who contacted natives of Bantu origin. Th ey formed the Swahili community in the country. However, mass conversions to Islam came when the biggest Malawian tribe Yao accepted Islam. Th e Yao people infl uenced the conversion of Lomwe, Nyanja and Mang’anja tribes as well and Islam started to spread inland. Towards the middle of 19th century, a

commercial center set up in Nkhotakota by Zanzibari Muslims increased activity in the region and Islam had spread to every corner of the country by 1860s.

Colonial rule Th e history of colonialism in Malawi dates back to 15th century. Th e occupation and colonialism of Portugal was not only limited to Malawi and its surrounding areas but stretched from Kenya to Mozambique and from the East Africa coast to West Africa until Angola. Th e Portuguese occupied the lands as they progressed inland through the Zambezi River in the 1530s and sent the Muslims they enslaved to plantations in Brazil. Th e Portuguese violence lasted for several centuries and was fi nally replaced by the British colonial rule by the end of the 19th century. With an agreement signed by Britain and Portugal in 1891, Nyasaland (Malawi) was left to Britain.


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Missionary activity in Malawi From that date till its independence in 1964, Malawi suff ered extensive damage in almost every area. All underground and surface resources of the country were exploited and the people’s beliefs were harmed with missionary activities starting in the mid-19th century. Th e activities that started in Mangochi spread under the leadership of David Living-stone countrywide with missionary schools. Muslims were only given permission to open several schools in 1930 but the schools were forced to shut down a year later due to pressure from the church. For about a century no children were allowed to attend schools unless they were baptized and given Christian names.

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Th e Muslim community continued to be the majority group in Malawi despite all restrictions. Even in the 1950s their population remained over 60 percent. However, increasingly more pressure was exerted over the Muslim population and Malawi could not stand the disaster any longer. Considering the millions who even today need a morsel of food to eat and a meter of cloth to wear, it is obvious that fi ghting the groups that allow no religions other than Christianity to live requires serious eff ort.

We once again witnessed with the IHH Qurban campaign the realities of Malawi, where destitution has become an ordinary fact of daily life despite the country’s rich resources. In Malawi, missionaries have control over almost everything. Protestants, Catholics, Evangelists, Jehovah Witnesses, Anglicans, Baptists, Methodists and others: Th ese groups have sort of divided the country among themselves street by street. It seems everything is planned in advance and works according to an

elaborate plan. For instance, in the historical city of Nkhotakota, Anglicans are in charge. Th e situation is: Th ere is a colossal Anglican church, next to it an Anglican hospital, an Anglican guest house, an Anglican school, and a huge Anglican vocational training center. “We are the biggest here,” they seem to be saying. “No one can do anything without our approval. When you are sick you can only receive treatment at our hospital. If you want to have education, you can attend our schools. Would like to have a profession? We can certainly help. Here is a school where you can learn any vocation that earns money in this region. You do not have a job? We guarantee employment for children graduating from our schools. You are out in the street without a home? Come and stay at our guest houses! You have no money? We give both money and food to the poor coming to our church and children attending our schools!”

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Th is nationwide picture is completed with bustling missionary vehicles of Caritas, SOS Children and others pacing the roads incessantly.

Only 90 individuals from the 6m-strong Malawian Muslim community could go on hajj pilgrimage this year. Th e number was only 40 last year. Even the number of children taken by an ordinary missionary organization on an overseas tour is well over this. After witnessing the struggle of Malawian Muslims to remain Muslim, we cannot help but think of the situation of the Muslim ummah

that is unaware of this. Malawian Muslims need extraordinary power to guard their faith. Th ey will look but not see; get hungry but not ask for; get sick but not go to missionary hospital despite risk of death; will not send their children to missionary schools even for the risk of illiteracy. Who among us can approve such a method? What I am trying to say is that we as the big Muslim world have left our brothers at the mercy of lions in the arena!

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I listened to a lot of martyrdom songs when I was a child but I never thought I would witness the death of a martyr. However, the Ramadan trip we set out on thinking “Are there Muslims in Nepal?” was also going to be a journey of martyrdom as well. I met Faizan Ahmad during our visit to Nepal as part of IHH 2011 Ramadan campaign. He was a slender, smiling, polite and educated Muslim. He had a diff erent character, intellect and constructive skill than other heads of organizations I met during IHH activities in Asian and Africa. He would listen to his counterpart well, respect the people who could make themselves understood but also would not refrain from intervening with the awareness of his societal responsibilities.

When we entered the Kashmiri Masjid for noon prayers (the masjid where he was martyred on 27 September morning), he pointed to the t-shirt I was wearing and warned: “My brother Mustafa, I do not know how it is interpreted in your country but in this part of Asia our people do not approve of entering the mosque and praying with a t-shirt featuring a picture and might stare at you with frowning faces, making you uncomfortable.” Even this quite natural and well-intentioned warning gives us important clues about Faizan Ahmad’s personality. Despite the diff erence of age, qualifi cation and competence between us, Mr. Ahmad made his right warning in a careful manner neither putting me down nor causing a backlash. As he invited his addressee to knowledge, he carefully avoided any indirect insult to his ego. As a youngster accustomed to love and gentleness-defi cient warnings - though well-intentioned - of old people in mosques of Turkey, Faizan Ahmad’s attitude evoked a lot of

emotions in me. I can tell a lot of anecdotes about Mr. Ahmad like this. Unfortunately all these are far from bringing back the lost one; they are only capable of awakening a fading memory.

Like many other Nepalese Muslims, Faizan Ahmad had acquired his bachelor degree in India and graduate degree in Pakistan. Ahmad was working at the Social Aff airs Ministry in Kathmandu and running general secretariat of the Islamic Sangh Nepal Foundation at the same time. Faizan Ahmad, who himself converted to Islam in his youth, particularly told us about his activities for newly-converted Muslims and informed us about educational and social support programs directed at these people. Such an activity alone required a lot of eff ort, devotion, vision and care, and was a product of quality design that would facilitate and strengthen integration into the Muslim ummah of new Muslims who stepped from one kind of paradigm into a totally diff erent world of meaning, faith, and values.

Faizan Ahmad was a Muslim who attached great signifi cance to educational and cultural activities and meticulously worked for the development and perpetuation of such programs in a certain perspective. He also had signifi cant contributions to the project of translating the Holy Quran into the Nepalese language. On contrary to an approach that sees founding educational institutions as equal to collecting donations for laying a concrete foundation, Mr. Ahmad had a rich background that would take into consideration and plan in educational activities each and every detail and design eff ectively and for the long-term. While showing us the

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construction site of a madrasah in Biratnagar, he excitedly talked to us about his plan to turn the institution that was about to start education at secondary level into an academy of graduate education. It was impossible not to share his excitement. Th e sincerity of Faizan Ahmad was like a lesson on what sincerity really was.

One of the most important qualities of Mr. Ahmad was his ability to read the present well and build the past, the present and the future on this perspective. In a conjecture where Muslims are not in charge and they have to live a life under the authority of an unsound paradigm, Faizan Ahmad followed a principled and consistent life philosophy neither sliding into pragmatism nor being carried away by an unsustainable radicalism. When we asked about the relatively positive treatment of Muslims by Nepal’s Maoist government ,

he said it stemmed from the government’s policy of standing at an equal distance from all religions in order to strengthen secular politics as opposed to kingship-rooted Hindu oligarchy annulled in 2006. “Although we are aware of this instrumental approach, we are using this opportunity to its maximum; for instance we vigorously campaign to strengthen our position by registering Muslims as a “minority” in demographic censuses but we also take measures not to let this situation result in Muslims’ being tagged”, he said. He was aware that the real purpose of the question was about democracy and secularism and instead of shrugging his shoulders in an apathetic manner, he implied they were “aware” of the situation with an ironic smile. Despite politically

and economically having extremely weak vehicles at their disposal their devotion to maintain their existence and struggle without compromising their principles could serve as a meaningful example for us, since we are experienced in being integrated into the system.

As a person who has so far had the chance of meeting various Muslim communities around the world on a number of occasions and missions, our visit to Nepal deeply aff ected me. Th e extraordinary character of Faizan Ahmad had an important role in this. In the article I wrote about the visit upon our return, I remember using the expression “Alija of Nepal” to describe him. In Nepal, Mr. Ahmad seemed to refl ect the wise, modest and positive attitude of Alija Izetbegovic. Maybe they were both rare but fading examples of the lost legacy of the same cultural climate and civilization. Faizan Ahmad was a sorrowful and great loss both for the Muslim ummah and Nepal, one of the subordinate children of the ummah. We pray for the acceptance of his martyrdom.

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FAIZAN AHMAD (1970-2011) Faizan Ahmad was born in the village of Bokhraha, Sunsari in 1970. He graduated from the Aligarh University Faculty of Economics and received training in Islamic subjects from Azamgarh Jamaat al-Falah at the same time. He later attained a graduate degree in economics in Pakistan. He joined al-Hira Education Association and worked as a manager at the Islamic Hilal Schools in Bhutaha, Sunsari. He made the school a leading educational institution with his exemplary personality and guided the Muslim community. Faizan Ahmad, who was the general secretary of the Islamic Sangh Nepal Foundation, an institution that has been off ering educational, cultural and health services across Nepal for four years, was married with two sons named Hamza, 11, and Adnan, 6, as well as a 40-day-old baby daughter. He was martyred on 27 September in Nepalese capital Kathmandu with fi ve bullets in his head and chest as he was leaving the mosque after morning prayers.

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