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India-Pakistan
Danish NGOs, volunteers fleeing Pak
2006-02-22
Danish non-government organisations and volunteers engaged in relief activities in earthquake-hit areas have started wrapping up their projects after the angry Pakistani reaction to caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PTUI peace be upon him), a United Nations official told Daily Times. Asking not to be named, the UN official said that several Danish NGOs working in collaboration with the UN in earthquake-affected areas had indicated that they would discontinue their projects amid fears of being attacked.

More than 50 Danish volunteers were working here and over half have left, he said. “I know five Danish volunteers working in Mansehra who left last week and five others are preparing to fly back in a few days,” he added. The official said the remaining volunteers would also leave soon, adding that their departure would be a huge setback to relief activities in Pakistan. The volunteers would have stayed if the protests here had been peaceful, he said. “Already, European volunteers in NWFP and Azad Kashmir were working under fear of jihadi organisations – and the cartoons issue has added fuel to the fire.”
Posted by:Fred

#8  Actually, the tsunami aid to Indonesia made a huge impact on the Aceh and others there. Don't blame the Danes for leaving.
Posted by: ex-lib   2006-02-22 11:24  

#7  When it comes to giving there is only one charity I trust
They haven't been corrupted by political correctness.
Posted by: tipper   2006-02-22 10:16  

#6  When it comes to surprises, it's better to give than to receive. Vlad Taltos
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-02-22 09:21  

#5  When it comes to giving, it pays to be wise as serpents as well as innocent as doves.
Posted by: Ptah   2006-02-22 08:13  

#4  Prejudice comes from previous judgement. It used to mean having an informed opinion.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-02-22 07:49  

#3  "Muslims have a real bad habit of biting the hand that feeds them."

Some will call you prejudiced but sometimes such well learned 'prejudice' is a good pointer not to throw pearls before swines.
Posted by: Duh!   2006-02-22 07:00  

#2  I gave nothing to either the tsunami or the Pak earthquake relief efforts. Muslims have a real bad habit of biting the hand that feeds them. Let their coreligionists swimming in oil money take care of their unfortunate brethren--or not. It's as allan wills, right? This Westerner will keep his donations in the hands of sane people, thanks.
Posted by: mac   2006-02-22 05:34  

#1  It all gets so wearying after a while. It's been the same pattern since Armenian genocide: demonize, persecute, expel/murder. One could go back to the 630's I guess, but then at least one had the option to convert or become a dhimmi. Of course, that was the era of Islam triumphant. Now it's just cultural implosion; the shame/honor dialectic demands that everything that reminds you of you and your culture's failure be destroyed.
Posted by: 11A5S   2006-02-22 00:37  

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