About Minorities
About Minorities
Nearly 500 million Muslims live as minorities worldwide. This figure comprises one-third of the Muslim population, which consists of indigenous and migrant populations who had migrated from their countries due to different circumstances. While the causes of the problems and crises vary, we must provide solutions to them, nevertheless, the problem of religious identity is a common one.
At first glance, many conflicts and crises are concentrated in areas of Muslim minorities these days: such as in Africa and some regions of Asia. The problem of basic minorities is that they do not receive adequate attention from either Islamic States or local and international rights organizations.
It could be said about minorities that they are "unaware"; We note the lack of knowledge and accurate knowledge of their issues and numbers, as well as the apparent lack of media coverage, most of which is due to political interests among States, as well as religious conflicts in which the Muslim minority is often the weakest in terms of financial, political, media and other support.
The protection of oneself, belief, culture, and language, the revival of each nation's traditions, the development of its cultural and civilizational heritage, the upbringing of its emerging generations, and the provision of education that contributes to the preservation of all this is a fundamental right of any minority, reserved by all legal and religious laws.
Bright Future International Association has set its sights on the issue of Muslim minorities around the world and recognizes that the first step is to raise awareness of all aspects of this category among different sectors of society, Thus, the development of this awareness into coordinated solidarity at various levels, which in turn leads to the assumption of the due responsibility of every individual, institution, and State towards this segment, which is an integral part of the body of the Islamic world. There must be no difference between who was present in the geographical heart of the Islamic world and who was legged by the conditions to be a minority in one of the earth's regions.
What is the term minority?
Many studies have provided a definition of the term minorities, but States have not yet agreed on a common term among themselves. Nevertheless, the United Nations adopts a definition of the term minority within its structure as follows: “The permanent existence of groups within a particular society and distinct from other groups in society in terms of race, religion, language or other important descriptions of them”. It seeks to preserve these characteristics and descriptions. They do not have the ability and influence to do so at the same time.
Who are the minorities that Bright Future International Association works for
According to what was mentioned above about the definition adopted by the United Nations, the minorities’ Bright Future International Association works for as follows:
- Groups living in their home country, but regarded as less than other groups in terms of belief, religion, race, and language, do not have influence and authority and they are often treated in racial discrimination or violence at other times.
- Groups who live outside their home country for permanent periods due to war, migration, employment, or other reasons, are considered to be less than other groups with regard to religion or language are treated in discrimination, persecution, and dissolution.