By Nasir Chhipa for TwoCircles.net,
Washington, DC: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi was the main speaker at Indian Muslim Relief & Charities (IMRC) luncheon at annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) convention last Sunday at Washington DC.
The session was titled “Highlighting Recent Assam Riots, Vision for Change. Promise of the Future.” Owaisi who has gone to Assam taking with him a relief team and medical and other supplies gave a first-hand account of the situation there.
He highlighted the need to send relief to over 500,000 people displaced from their homes and forced to live in camps. Overcrowding of camps is a big issue with lot of people severely sick.
To avoid a situation like other riots where perpetrators go scot free, Owaisi emphasized on filing of FIRs as soon as possible. He appreciated IMRC’s lead in ensuring that FIRs are filed. IMRC has partnered with Centre for Social Justice for this important legal work.
Other speakers at the session were Shaikh Ala’ddin Elbakri, Notable Scholar & Co-founder of IMAN (Inner City Muslim Action Network); Amitabh Pal, Managing Editor of The Progressive Magazine, Author of “Islam” Means Peace:Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today; and Azhar Azeez, Vice President of ISNA.
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