The cause for concern is the fact that this massacre in Nigeria was barely reported on. Though details are still uncertain, this tragedy is still one which the public should know about.
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| Turkish magazine to Charlie Hebdo: No, nothing has been forgiven! ** |
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By Navaal Mahdi | February 1, 2015
The attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris has been the focus of many these past few days. However, there has been an evident lack of media coverage on the terror that Boko Haram has been causing in Nigeria.
According to an article by Will Ross on BBC News, reporting on the killings in Baga, Nigeria has proven difficult for many since Nigerian politicians and government officials have been revealing contradictory information. It is unclear just how many people were killed--there could be 150 to 2,000 people dead.
This is not what’s alarming, though. The cause for concern is the fact that this massacre in Nigeria was barely reported on. Though details are still uncertain, this tragedy is still one which the public should know about. News outlets cannot give importance to some lives over others. If people remain in the dark about such issues, then how will they ever be resolved?
These days, it seems as though people are picking and choosing where to see injustice, forgetting that an action against anyone--regardless of the color of their skin--is an action against all of humanity. On top of that, recently some of these heinous crimes are being committed by people in the name of Islam. What many don’t realize--including the perpetrators of these crimes--is that Islam is, first and foremost, a religion that promotes peace and equality.
Prophet Muhammad firmly believed in equality amongst all people. During his farewell sermon, he said, “All of you are equal. All men, whatever nation or tribe they belong to, and whatever station in life they may hold, are equal...an Arab possesses no superiority over the non-Arab, nor does a non-Arab over an Arab.”
With this message in mind, it is important for us to keep all of those who have lost their lives in our thoughts. If we remember victims such as the ones who lost their lives at the hands of Boko Haram, as well as those who lost their lives to Al-Qaeda, and convey to those less informed than us their story, only then will we be fulfilling our duty to our fellow human beings. By spreading these under-acknowledged stories, we are conveying to the media who and what we want to hear about, and hopefully soon, we will be able to call ourselves a more widely informed populace.
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** Image: Cafcaf magazine responds to Hebdo in the same language, saying that nothing will be forgiven by those who have been oppressed and blood still being spilt.
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