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march 22 marked world water day. globally, 783 million people lack access to clean water, and 3.6 million people — including 1.5 million children — die every year from water related illnesses. as un secretary general ban ki-moon said, “these deaths are an affront to our common humanity, and undermine the efforts of many countries to achieve their development potential.”

1. photo by chris steele-perkins in bangladesh, of a well which offers clean water for those who make the trek. in impoverished african and asian communities, the walk to get water is 3.7 miles on average.

2. photo by tom van cakenberghe of women carrying water from an unsafe source up a steep mountainside in tosramkhola, nepal. women and children (girls twice as likely as boys) bear primary responsibility for water collection in most of the world’s households, which is time not spent earning income or attending school.

3. photo by altaf qadri in amritsar, india, where there is no direct supply of potable water to homes in most of the poor neighborhoods. people depend on public taps erected on roadsides, with a single tap catering to hundreds of households. during hot summer months, these taps often dry out.

4. photo by mohammadreza momeni in iran. contaminated water is leading cause of death in children under the age of five. 443 million school days are lost each year due to water related illness.

5. photo by asim hafeez in gul hasan shaikh village, pakistan. pakistanis are facing a shortage of clean drinking water due to the low level of water in the country’s dams. in pakistan alone, 38.5 million people lack access to safe drinking water

6. photo by kate holt in nigeria. only 57% of people in sub saharan africa have access to clean water. by 2050, the world’s population is expected to pass 9 billion, and 7 billion will face water stress or scarcity conditions.

7. photo by tatan syuflana in the slums of jakarta, indonesia. people living in slums often pay five to ten times more per liter of water than wealthy people living in the same city.

8. photo by rudi dundas in the samburu province of kenya. the samburu are historically a nomadic people and the presence of a well has offered them the opportunity of growing their own food for the first time.

9. photo by pavel rahman in dhaka of bangladeshi girls who, in observance of world water day, carry water pots that read “safe water right for all.” through resolution 64/292, the u.n. general assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and acknowledged that clean drinking water is essential to the realisation of all human rights.

learn more at water.org, splash, the water project and a spring of hope

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Islamic reminder (poster) – Dunya

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Originally found on: neverwithoutislam

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SubhanAllah!

The Firefly Upsee will allow disabled kids to “walk” for the first time

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15 surreal places around the world we need to preserve

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Quran 22:73 – Pilgrimage

From the collection: IslamicArtDB » Quran 22:73 (5 items)

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Faith and race in Muslim America - is “Arab privilege” real?  According to Al Jazeera, many have been reflecting on their experiences online using #BeingBlackAndMuslim. Muslims say even though racism is condemned in Islam, it exists within the community. Some say“Arab privilege” is part of the problem. Follow the discussion @ http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201402271936-0023510

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If they respect you, respect them. If they disrespect you, still respect them. Do not allow the actions of others to decrease your good manners, because you represent yourself, not others.

Mohammad Zeyara (via grandviziertothesultanofagrabah)

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Apologizing takes guts. Imagine how strong you are when you apologize even if you are not wrong? You’re able to see past your ego and your pride. Those are two large road blocks. Pushing them out of the way is a true sign of strength.

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The bottom line is pray. If you’re tired, sick, emotionally overwhelmed—pray. If you’re on cloud nine and life seems perfect—pray. If you lack direction—pray. If you doubt that prayer makes any difference—pray. If the circumstances of your life are out of your control—pray. If the circumstances of your life seem well within you’re your control—pray even harder. Whatever you do—pray.

Tony Evans  (via passion-not-perfection)

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Good advice.