Islamic community denounces illegal sanctions

THE Islamic community has called for the unconditional removal of economic sanctions imposed by Western countries on Zimbabwe which have affected ordinary citizens daily and hampered national development in the last two decades.

The West and its allies Imposed the embargoes following the successful implementation of the land reform programme, which was meant to address the unequal distribution of land between the black majority and the white minority which the black majority went to war for in the First and Second Chimurenga wars.

The call by the Islamic community comes as October 25 marks the SADC Anti-Sanctions Day, a day when the world joins Zimbabwe in calling for the removal of the unilateral sanctions.

Zimbabwe is this year marking the day under the theme “Friend to All, Enemy to None: Forging ahead and Enhancing Innovation and Productivity in Adversity of Sanctions”.

The Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Zimbabwe (SCIAZ) president, Sheikh Ishmail Duwa said the fiction that the sanctions are targeted has lost its apparel.

“The Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Zimbabwe strongly opposes the sanctions imposed on the Government of Zimbabwe by Western countries. By imposing sanctions on among nation, these western powers have directly caused the death of poor communities especially women and children, lack of access to food and health care is directly traceable to these sanctions,” he said.

“The fiction that these sanction are targeted has lost its apparel. It is clear that economies cannot perform well under sanctions and as a result, the poor people suffer.”

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