| Click "LIKE" if you're looking forward to seeing more pics and clips from the fantastic event we held in Birmingham!! To book your tickets, call Sadak Iqbal on: 0121 446 5682 or 07903398524 You may also email her at sadakiqbal@islamichelp.org.uk All funds raised will go towards the 'Smiles Better' campaign. You may also donate via my donation page at: www.justgiving.com Event details Saturday 2nd June, 2012 Ecology Pavilion 190 Burdett Road London E3 4HL Time: 6:30pm Acid violence has become a growing problem in many countries around the world. Only recently it was reported in the media that a woman was attacked with acid by a man in broad day light and that too in the UK. Acid violence is defined as the deliberate use of acid to disfigure, maim and blind the victims. In over 80% of cases women are the victims and often children are severely burnt as they are with their mother at the time of the attack. It is believed that over 80% of the victims of acid attacks worldwide are women. The statistics are frightening, and the stories are heart-breaking. There are hundreds and thousands of these cases worldwide but most stories go unheard of. In Pakistan alone there are over 100 reported attacks a year. Many attacks go unreported as the victims fear reprisals. Islamic Help, a UK based NGO, has been working with survivors of acid attacks for a number of years. The charity, under the banner of its 'Smiles Better' Campaign, works in Pakistan, Uganda, Nepal, Cambodia and ... |
