AQSAA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Madrasatuk aqsa Coventry

AQSAA FOUNDATION COVENTRY: We believe that: • Education is the birth right of every Muslim and Muslimah. Islam puts considerable emphasis on its followers to acquire knowledge • We aim to prepare the younger generation having leadership quality and play the role of torchbearer by their excellence in knowledge, character, and positive action. • We strives to build a national intercultural understanding through: academia and creative learning. We supports sustainable and use of high-quality research, media and art to bring about much needed peace and understanding in communities around us with a special focus on promoting the exchange of knowledge between our communities • We intend to form long-term partnerships with leading universities and innovative organizations, helping to bridge gaps of knowledge between faiths, cultures, and create better understanding our communities. • This year, our focus areas are education, Cultural Understanding, Community Development, Disaster Recovery and Women’s Empowerment and the girl child Welcome to the home of Madrasatul Aqsa

Sunday, 3 August 2014

Today over 70 community leaders, activists, business leaders and scholars from across the British Muslim community put their name to a joint letter to David Cameron urging the Government to act decisively to stop the indiscriminate slaughter of Palestinians. The civilian casualties are increasing daily, with over 1,400 dead women, children and men.

The letter represents a consensus view from the UK’s diverse Muslim communities who are united in their condemnation of the overwhelming violence afflicted on the Palestinians of Gaza. Leading Muslims from across the theological spectrum have signed the letter, as have Muslims from the worlds of business, politics and the arts.

The joint letter [1st August 2014] asks the Prime Minister ‘to join other party leaders, and members of your own party who have opposed the Israeli incursion into Gaza. ‘

It states:

“It pains us to write to you under these circumstances at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. As a community we have witnessed the unconscionable suffering of Palestinian Muslims and Christians. And marking the festival of Eid this week, which is supposed to be a happy time, we cannot help but feel the pain of those suffering at the hands of the ruthless Israeli military.

Mosques and Islamic associations up and down the country continue to pray for peace, for the people of Gaza and for a respite to the violence. That has gone hand-in-hand with great feats of charity to help those affected. It saddens us to find that some charities are being pressured or even prevented from delivering much needed aid because of the say-so of the Israel Defence Forces. We ask our government to work in the interests of British charities, not a foreign entity determined to make the life of Palestinians a misery.” For full text of letterclick here.