Remember Yemen

 

Yemen is one of the Arab world's poorest countries, and for the last 8 years it's been struggling with a vicious civil war. The violence over the last few months has been getting worse, and the war in Ukraine will make life harder for them because it will cause more food shortages. Five million people are already on the brink of famine, over 2 million children under the age of 5 are acutely malnourished, almost half a million children are at risk of dying without treatment. Half the Yemen population have no access to safe drinking water, which has caused Cholera outbreaks. Twenty million people lack access to proper healthcare. The situation is getting worse. 

Always the most innocent and poorest suffer the most. All wars are wrong, and they're avoidable today. I see very few people calling out Saudi Arabia or UAE for the killings that's going on here, or causing so much suffering. Is this because the Houthi rebels are mostly from the Shia Muslim community. Lots of the Yemenis are not light skinned, but hardly any of the non-white Muslims are calling for the end of this war, or calling out the wealthy Arab countries that are dropping bombs on innocent, poor people. People are calling the Westerners racist, saying they're only supporting Ukrainians because they're white, blonde haired and blue eyed; even though most Ukrainians are not blue eyed or blonde. Why are so many not campaigning for the non-white Yemeni people? The Houthis May be Shia, and a minority, but Sunni Muslims in Yemen support them, so why are they forgotten and not mentioned. A Yemeni mother loves her children just as much as a Jewish or Christian mother. Every life is sacred and precious. Everyone has the right to live in safety. 

I do not stand with people or support them because of the colour of their skin, or because of what religious group they belong to. I care about people who are suffering and need a voice. The citizens of Yemen are suffering and it's not popular to care about them, but I do. Yemen needs our prayers. END ALL WARS!