Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Maaf Zahir Batin: Helping Out and Making Doa for the Unfortunate Ones
The management committee of UMBI would like to wish all staff members (including staff of The Malaysian Cohort), postgraduate students and research assistants, Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Maaf Zahir Batin. For those heading out to their respective kampungs, do travel safely and take adequate breaks. Let us all also remember the unfortunate victims of the MH17 and their relatives, especially the Malaysians who will be sorely missed by their loved ones during Raya.
Let us offer prayers to them and hope they will all be blessed by Allah. Let us also take note of the event in Gaza and the massacre of the Palestinians and the attack on their homes, hospitals, schools and other buildings. Whatever our religious faith is, this attack is inhumane and unethical in every sense of the word. Let us all pray to God so that the heinous ‘crime’ will end soon and let us all contribute if possible to the various funds to help the Palestinians. There is an article in the Lancet (by 24 signatories) to protest against the military onslaught by Israel and denouncing the aggression and the ruthless assault on defenceless civilians (). Again, wishing everyone at UMBI a happy festive break.
