In his party’s weekly statement, HÜDA PAR Spokesperson and Secretary-General Şehzade Demir addressed an Indian court decision to impose a ban on wearing hijab in class and the ongoing Syrian civil war.

Hijab ban in India

Demir stated that the court in the Indian state of Karnataka approved the headscarf ban imposed on Muslim students in schools, claiming that it was not a "principle" for Islam.

 Pointing out that the rising Hindu nationalism and the racist policies of the administration in India, where almost 200 million Muslims live, have increased the pressure on Muslims, Demir said: “Muslims whose rights and freedoms are denied are faced with the threat of genocide by nationalist gangs. It is aimed to spread this ban to the whole country.  The Muslim public and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation must take immediate action against the repression policies of the fascist Indian administration.  When the recent attitude of the Indian administration is evaluated together with the situation of Muslims who are persecuted all over the world, it is seen that the establishment of institutions and mechanisms that will protect the world’s Muslims in legal and political terms has now become a necessity.”

“610,000 people were killed in Syria”

Demir pointed out that while the world focused on the Russia-Ukraine war, death, destruction, and persecution continue increasingly in other places where wars and conflicts continue.

Demir said: “The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) announced the balance sheet of death and destruction in the 11-year civil war in Syria last week. According to the report, 610,000 people have been killed to date. A total of 160 thousand 681 civilians, 120 thousand 158 men, 15 thousand 237 women and 25 thousand 286 children, were killed in these conflicts. This statistic does not include the loss of tens of thousands of ISIS, YPG, and other foreign militias, and the 49,359 people killed in the regime’s prisons.  In addition to the deaths, more than 2.1 million Syrians have permanent disabilities.  More than 13 million people left their homes and became refugees.”

Demir continued his remarks as follows: “While billions of dollars were spent to continue the wars in Syria and Yemen, the UN could not find the money needed for the humanitarian aid needed in Yemen. In the country where 2 out of 3 Yemenis, or 20 million women, men and children, live in extreme poverty, very little of the money needed for aid has been committed.  Aiming to reach 17 million people with 4.3 billion dollars to be collected, the UN was only able to collect 1.3 billion dollars.”

“This amount was a total disappointment, resulting in two-thirds of the relief funds being cut.  The Russia-Ukraine war should not interrupt these aids. It should be known that ensuring peace and tranquility in the world is not possible by investing in weapons, but by ending wars, conflicts, poverty, and establishing a just world,” he added. (ILKHA)