A Prayer for Bosnia.

I was only three years old when the events of this horrific war were taking place, but I feel more attached to it as I grew older.

I’m not Bosnian but I am Muslim. Being a Muslim we are encouraged even trained to stand against any injustice whether it be against Muslims or non-Muslims.

It’s a hideous act to reflect upon 20 years later. A Genocide. Disgust is what I feel. The world watched as innocent people were killed by idiotic, mindless animals. The war lasted a long time. The amount of deaths on every side accumulated faster and faster. I read a statistic that each day an average of 100 people were killed. 100 people were being killed and yet the world stood idly by.

Whether you’re Muslim, Croat, or Serb the war has passed yet the scars still remain deep and intact. Can you blame them though? Imagine watching as your relatives and friends were murdered just because your religion did not relate.

Twenty years have passed and it seems that we still haven’t learned anything. People are being slaughtered in Darfur. It’s been classified as a genocide but the mighty US decides to impose sanctions on Iran because they may or may not be building Nukes. Talk about priorities.

I pray that Bosnia makes it back onto her feet. Tensions may still remain high with the other ethnic groups but us Muslims must show the upper hand. It’s what our dear beloved Prophet PBUH told us to do. I pray that something like this never happens again. Even though it may already be happening to our brothers and sisters around the world.

But there is hope and that’s the hope we must hold onto. Hope such as when they captured the idiotic criminal General Ratko Mladić. I thanked Allah the day they found this bastard (even though the UN, US, EU all knew where he was but kept him in hiding).

Make Dua for the victims in this tragic genocide. Make Dua that their relative’s pain is eased from the loss which they have endured. Make Dua for everyone who are being oppressed that they make it out of the injustices they are going through.

Before I leave you it is always best to keep in mind those who are without. On this anniversary of the Genocide in Bosnia you can donate to the Bosnian Canadian Relief Association. Please donate to the Orphan Sponsorship Fund. It’s the least you can do.

