has anyone seen the movie hotel rwanda? if not, its a must see movie. depicts the 1994 genocide in rwanda and how the rest of the world (superpower and its allies france and britain) didn’t intervene as the main character of the story, paul put it very eloquently, “rwanda means nothing for the americans, we dont have any oil, no diamonds, only tea and coffee, thats one of the major reasons they let us down”.
but can u imagine it, a massacre that left more than a million dead and NO SINGLE country intervened??? no one helped??? the west wasnt even willing to admit at the time that it was genocide, they were instructed to use the term with caution, caution my a**, the UN forces that were there were pulled out when they lost 10 ppl.
but on a positive note, the movie is awesome, the story about human triumph over devastation and human persistance, God is out there…
Yeh, its a powerful movie. Colonialists are no exactly angels, and this proved it perfectly. Its mindboggling, how such an incident was allowed to happen.
My sister's best friend is a survivor from Rwanda.
That girl went through so many hardships in life and she is still facing a lot. But its amazing how Allah has blessed her. She is just like a family member to us. She has a very good knowledge of our culture even wear shalwar kameez on our gatherings very nice girl.
When she was starting college Jerry Seinfiled sponsored her College and she has worked with numerous magazine and newpaper- she tells her story.
i was talking to her once and she said "nia the feeling of having NO one in this world. No father, No mother and NO sibling is worst then getting killed.
yep and esp knowing how they died, knowing that the entire world left them on their own, is the worst, my heart goes out to her. May Allah Taala always bless her with peace and patience. Ameen.
The world didn't just leave them alone, they did not allow anyone to act to protect them. The US got a bloody nose in Somalia, and no one else had the moral courage or authority to do anything. The African Union was unwilling to act, the UN was unwilling to act, The EU was unailling to act, and US had already paid a toll for trying to help in Somalia.
The same thig is now happening in Darfur. Except this time, to the above mentioned choir of castrated gentlemen, the OIC is also coming along for the ride. I suppose in a few years, when someone makes a movie about Sudan, everyone can come here and say the same thing and turn a bilnd eye to a similar situation somewhere else in the world.