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This verse commands Muslims to immediately offer assistance to

oppressed men, women and children. Through this verse, God impo-
ses a responsibility on Muslims to help all oppressed people, irres-
pective of their race, faith or sect. It is also commanded in the Qur'an
that the "very poor and travellers" should be helped:

Give your relatives their due, and the very poor and travellers but
do not squander what you have. (Qur'an, 17:26)

As we have seen, travellers are a group of people requiring prio-
rity assistance in the view of the Qur'an. Being a refugee means being
a traveller, being on a journey with no home and no food.

On the other hand, the true source of the refugee problem is the
longstanding persecution taking place in Myanmar. All humanitarian
aid organizations, and particularly the UN, need to say "Enough!" in
the face of this humanitarian drama. The world is quite powerful eno-
ugh to oblige the Myanmar government to protect this handful of
oppressed people. What needs to happen is for the insensitivity in
some people's hearts to be replaced by conscience and compassion.

1. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/thailand.refu-
gees.admission/index.html
2. The full name of the convention signed by members of the UN is the Ge-
neva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
3. "No Contracting State shall expel or return ("refouler") a refugee in any
manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedom
would be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, mem-
bership of a particular social group or political opinion." (Article 33/1)
4. http://www.milligazette.com/news/11598-burmese-muslims-stateless-
at-home-no-refuge-elsewhere