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O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the sight of God is the most righteous. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Al Quran 49:13/14)
‘Your lives matter’: Obama offers words of hope in contrast to Trump’s division
Source: The Guardian
By David Smith
Barack Obama has told young people of colour “your lives matter” in public remarks that supporters welcomed as an antidote to Donald Trump’s racially-charged and divisive threats to crack down on civil dissent.
America’s first black president on Tuesday expressed faith in young people in the US and said he remains “optimistic” about the future despite the police killing of George Floyd and mounting crises that Trump’s critics say leave the country crying out for leadership.
In striking contrast to the White House incumbent, whose expressions of sympathy for Floyd have been overshadowed by harsh warnings that the US military could be deployed to impose law and order, Obama at one point spoke directly to young men and women of color.
“I want you to know that you matter, I want you to know that your lives matter, that your dreams matter, and when I go home and I look at the faces of my daughters, Sasha and Malia, and I look at my nephews and nieces, I see limitless potential that deserves to flourish and thrive,” Obama said in a virtual town for the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance.
“And you should be able to learn and make mistakes and live a life of joy without having to worry about what’s going to happen when you walk to the store, or go for a jog, or are driving down the street, or looking at some bird in a park.”
He added: “So I hope that you also feel hopeful even as you may feel angry because you have the potential to make things better and you have helped to make the entire country feel as if this is something that’s gotta change. You’ve communicated a sense of urgency that is as powerful and as transformative as anything that I’ve seen in recent years.”
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Life of everyone is precious and matters whether he is a black or white , whether he follows X religion or Y , secondly no one has right to law in his hand , whether an individual or group or mob , thirdly , the murder of innocents should be considered as criminal activity , should not blame the community or religion ; fourthly , administration must do justice , when prophet Muhammad SAW says to punish his loving daughter Fatima if she commits wrong ( theft ) , he SAW presented a golden rule of justice . Islam not only allows for difference in opinion but also accept the difference . But difference should be resolved amicably and matually. Resentment should not come on the street violently . If justice is denied , should be left upon God , barbarism against barbarism , and violence against violence is not recommended as it ultimately affects peace and humanity … everyone wants peace as well justice for the victim ; first is the responsibility of the people and second , of the administration ; let us hope and pray for peace