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Saudi border forces accused of killing ‘hundreds of Ethiopian migrants’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone to c/world@quokk.au

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Saudi Arabia’s forces are accused of using indiscriminate force against migrants on their borders, with reports of deaths and injuries and multiple accounts of women being raped.

Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross from neighbouring Yemen between 2019 and 2024 have given accounts to the Guardian of coming under machine gun fire and of seeing bodies rotting in the border area.

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[–] Limitless_screaming@kbin.earth 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

one of the pillars of Islam

It isn't. And there isn't one Arabic nation you can call Islamic today.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I would put it under "zakat" (generosity towards the needy). But you are right, the sheiks have basically forgotten about this.

[–] Limitless_screaming@kbin.earth 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The majority of interpretations rule that non-Muslims cannot receive Zaka. I cannot find anything in the Quran to support this ruling, but even the Hanafi interpretation - which is usually the one that makes sense - rules that only people of the book can receive Zaka, and only Zakat al-fitr, which is food or money to buy food handed out at the end of Ramadan.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

That is really a step backwards in comparison to the Christian commandment of mercy and compassion, which explicitely includes foreigners, and not just members of the Abrahamic religions.

But before you complain, I am well aware that Christians are not as good as they should in following this word of God.