{"id":120727,"date":"2018-03-30T18:24:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T10:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=120727"},"modified":"2018-03-30T18:24:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T10:24:26","slug":"of-empathy-and-humanity-at-forum-on-syria-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=120727","title":{"rendered":"Of empathy and humanity at forum on Syria care"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Farzana Zahra<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

GOMBAK, 30 March 2018: Some people have lost their sense of humanity and empathy because of ignorance, a forum on Human and Humanity was told recently.<\/p>\n

The fact is that they simply choose to ignore the conflicts happening in Syria because they are living in a harmonious and peaceful country.<\/p>\n

Assc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Nor Mamat said, \u0153Ignorance is not about what we do not know, it is simply about closing our heart to know about it.”<\/p>\n

He said that it is natural for human beings to have the feelings of empathy and humanity and it is also part of our religion (Rahmah Lil Alamin).<\/p>\n

The forum, held in conjunction with Humanitarian Mission 2018 @IIUM on 28 March in campus here, was intended to raise awareness among IIUM community about conflicts in Syria as well as to explain the meaning of humanity.<\/p>\n

It was organised by Sekretariat Rukun Negara<\/em> (SRN) in collaboration with Jelajah Kemanusiaan IPT 2018,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>Syria Care and NAR Records.<\/p>\n

Moderated by Rohaya Ngah, a volunteer from Syria Care, the forum was delivered by three panelists – Siti Sakinah, Chairperson of Syria Care, Assc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Nor Mamat, a lecturer from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), and one of the Malaysian well-known celebrities, Khai Bahar.<\/p>\n

Siti Sakinah told the forum “what is happening in Syria right now is beyond one’s imagination”. “Not a single day passed through in Syria without killing and bombing.”<\/p>\n

She said that by looking at this we know how humanity in Syria had vanished. “The most heartbroken part is when they became refugees in their own country.”<\/p>\n

Siti Sakinah also shared about Syria Care, a non-governmental organisation, which started since 2012 but registered as an organisation in 2014 under the Registrar of Society Malaysia, and has been functioning until today.<\/p>\n

Another panelist Khai Bahar shared his experience going to places where Syrian refugees live in Istanbul, Turkey. He said, \u0153When I saw them, there’s a mixed feeling in my heart.\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 ***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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