Thursday, September 24, 2009
Imam Zaid Shakir and Why Malaria: There are the factors why "Bite The Bug" is placing Malaria as one of its 2009 priorities:
http://www.bitethebug.org/Page.aspx?pid=364: ? Annually in Africa Malaria affects approximately 420 million individuals.
? One million of those cases are fatal.
? The hardest hit population are children under five; an African child dies every 30 seconds; 3,000 daily are children under five; an African child dies every 30 seconds; 3,000 daily.
? 12 billion dollars a year is lost because of the disease due to shrinkage of foreign investments, tourism and children out of school.
? Adequately supplying bed nets with a five year life span and with a cost of less than $7, a step that would prevent many of the fatalities caused by this disease, has proven difficult.
? The United States eradicated Malaria in the 1950?s, proving the disease is eradicable, however 30% of the world is still at risk.
? There are Americans with family members living with Malaria in Africa, and others who have been themselves afflicted by the disease.
? Malaria is a scourge we all would agree is identifiable, manageable, and with human will, be eradicable.
Imam Zaid Shakir is amongst the most respected and influential Muslim scholars in the West and former member of the U.S. Air Force. He obtained a BA summa cum laude in International Relations at American University in Washington D.C. and later earned his MA in Political Science and International Relations at Rutgers University. From 1988 to 1994 he taught as an Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Arabic at Southern Connecticut State University. Currently, as a scholar-in-residence and lecturer at Zaytuna Institute, he teaches regular courses on Arabic, Islamic Law, History, and Islamic Spirituality. His latest work on moral psychology that he has translated from Arabic into English is entitled,
'Treatise For The Seekers Of Guidance.' ISBN: 978-0-9792281-3-1
Charities Performing Similar Types of Work http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3908 ActionAid International USA - DC
Canvasback Missions, Inc. - CA
Central Asia Institute - MT
Children's HeartLink - MN
Cross International - FL
Gleaning for the World - VA
Global Aid Network - TX
Global Health Ministries - MN
GOAL USA - NY
HealthRight International - NY
Helen Keller International - NY
International Disaster Emergency Service - IN
International Hospital for Children - VA
International Orthodox Christian Charities - MD
Lalmba - CO
Life for Relief and Development - MI
Medical Ministry International - TX
Project Concern International - CA
Rafiki Foundation - FL
Wings of Hope - MO
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