Jambi, Antarajambi.com- Jambi Governor Zumi Zola attended prayers for the oppressed and prosecuted Muslim Rohingyas in Al-Alfallah Grand Mosque, here, Friday.
"This is to show the solidarity of Jambi`s residents toward our Rohingya brothers and sisters. The Jambi Government strongly condemns the violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar," Zola said.
On the occasion, the government also collected donations for Rohingyas.
Every religion condemns the crimes against humanity happening in Rakhine, home to some one million Rohingya ethnic minority in the Buddhist majority Myanmar, he said, adding that the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar was, however, not a religious war.
Hasbullah Ahmad, who gave a sermon during the event, remarked that when Rohingya Muslims were hurt, Muslims all over the world, including in Indonesia, felt their pain.
A number of students in Jambi have also organized prayers and fund raising event for the Rohingyas.
Earlier, West Nusa Tenggara Governor Dr TGH M Zainul Majdi and West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan separately organized prayers and fund raising events for the Rohingyas.
Meanwhile, in Garut, West Java, students and teachers of the State Senior Vocational High School SMK 1, organized prayers for Rohingyas, and staged a theatrical show featuring the sufferings of Rohingya Muslims in the school`s yard.
"This is to show our solidarity toward those who are suffering in their country, moreover they are also Muslims," Dadang Johar, the school`s principal, said in Garut, Friday.
The students condemned the Myanmar government for allowing the violence against Rohingyas to continue, and criticized international organizations such as the UN for doing nothing and remaining silent concerning the crimes against humanity in Rakhine.
Al Jazeera reported that as many as 300 thousand Rohingya Muslims may flee to neighboring Bangladesh to escape violence in northwestern Myanmar, and the UN officials have warned of a funding shortfall for emergency food supplies for the desperate refugees.
According to estimates issued by UN workers in Bangladesh`s border region of Cox`s Bazar, arrivals since the latest bloodshed that started two weeks ago have already reached 146 thousand.
The numbers are difficult to establish with any certainty due to the turmoil, as the Rohingya escape operations by Myanmar`s military.
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"This is to show the solidarity of Jambi`s residents toward our Rohingya brothers and sisters. The Jambi Government strongly condemns the violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar," Zola said.
On the occasion, the government also collected donations for Rohingyas.
Every religion condemns the crimes against humanity happening in Rakhine, home to some one million Rohingya ethnic minority in the Buddhist majority Myanmar, he said, adding that the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar was, however, not a religious war.
Hasbullah Ahmad, who gave a sermon during the event, remarked that when Rohingya Muslims were hurt, Muslims all over the world, including in Indonesia, felt their pain.
A number of students in Jambi have also organized prayers and fund raising event for the Rohingyas.
Earlier, West Nusa Tenggara Governor Dr TGH M Zainul Majdi and West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan separately organized prayers and fund raising events for the Rohingyas.
Meanwhile, in Garut, West Java, students and teachers of the State Senior Vocational High School SMK 1, organized prayers for Rohingyas, and staged a theatrical show featuring the sufferings of Rohingya Muslims in the school`s yard.
"This is to show our solidarity toward those who are suffering in their country, moreover they are also Muslims," Dadang Johar, the school`s principal, said in Garut, Friday.
The students condemned the Myanmar government for allowing the violence against Rohingyas to continue, and criticized international organizations such as the UN for doing nothing and remaining silent concerning the crimes against humanity in Rakhine.
Al Jazeera reported that as many as 300 thousand Rohingya Muslims may flee to neighboring Bangladesh to escape violence in northwestern Myanmar, and the UN officials have warned of a funding shortfall for emergency food supplies for the desperate refugees.
According to estimates issued by UN workers in Bangladesh`s border region of Cox`s Bazar, arrivals since the latest bloodshed that started two weeks ago have already reached 146 thousand.
The numbers are difficult to establish with any certainty due to the turmoil, as the Rohingya escape operations by Myanmar`s military.
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