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            world. In one bombing alone, targeted at a maternity home, fifteen babies
            lost their lives. The attitude of the Russian leaders, ordering soldiers to
            shoot civilians leaving their villages to seek shelter in neighboring
            countries, shows the striking dimensions of the violence.
               A similar massacre in history, the massacre Pharaoh carried out
            against his people, is recounted in the Qur'an:
               Remember when we rescued you from the people of Pharaoh. They were
               inflicting an evil punishment on you - slaughtering your sons and letting
               your women live. In that there was a terrible trial from your Lord. (Surat al-
               Baqara: 49)

               As stressed in the Qur'an, throughout history, defenseless people have
            been vulnerable to the cruelty exercised by people of Pharaonic character.
            A brief historical review of Chechnya, whose populace is under threat,
            would help us to a better understanding of the violence prevalent in the
            country.
               In the year 1918, the Caucasus, including Chechnya, were under the
            rule of Soviet Russia. At this time, communist Moscow reigned over a
            large territory, separating lands populated by ethnic groups by drawing
            artificial borders. This ethnic separation was even further intensified by
            compulsory relocations. During World War II, the communist regime
                conducted midnight operations forcing Caucasian people into
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