One big, happy family

In the previous blog before my Eid message, I was talking about how difficult it is in some countries to give and receive aid. How would you feel if I told you that, in some countries, aid has been “nationalised” and kept in the family? How would you feel if I told you that in some countries, the distribution of aid is run exclusively by members of the military, security or the ruling class?

In my view, this gives the freedom to give to the few, while the others are being deprived. Counter-terrorism humanitarian policies and the War on Terror are feeding monsters globally. Sometimes, it can be that our policy can become our monster. Our monster, without anything or anyone (!) to eat, will eat us instead.

Enough talk of monsters. Let us look at the bigger picture. If we do not accept and collaborate, we will never be one big, happy family. Local,  global, big and small, from the northernmost point to the southernmost point, from east to west, spanning different cultures and beliefs, it is time to join hands for the sake of those in need.