[Wamvan] Fwd: bangladeshi UBC student blinded by husband :( >> rally on sunday & fundraising efforts

[Miraj Khaled]

FYI.

it's just beyond belief & words.

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From: almaszakiuddin at gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:52:10 -0700
Subject: [p-i-e] Please support and for your information

Hi Everyone,

You may have heard about this already -- Rumana Monzur is a graduate student
at UBC; she is a professor at Dhaka University Bangladesh, here on a
scholarship, doing her MA in Political Science. She was staying at St John's
College. I did not know her personally but I know of her through many
students at UBC who found her to be a wonderful warm and caring person. She
went home to see her daughter and husband. She was brutally attacked by her
husband AND IS NOW BLIND. He tried to gouge out her eyes and has permanently
damaged both her eyes.

I am emailing you to ask for your support -- If you could attend the event
below, that would be great. Otherwise, please support the cause, distribute
to like minded people who can support Rumana. You can also contribute,
details given below:

Thank you for your attention,
ALMAS

Almas Zakiuddin
PhD Candidate (ABD)
Centre for Women's & Gender Studies
The University of British Columbia
Mailing Address:

*The latest news:*

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=190568



<http://www.facebook.com/l/c5dc5t-QgII5eJsnGNrKQ_RFnJQ/www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=190568>
No
ray of light<http://www.facebook.com/l/c5dc51jPozluhE9SOkkzsdKc0Qg/www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=190568>
www.thedailystar.net<http://www.facebook.com/l/c5dc5uf_wBjZZ19mytsA_fuMRdg/www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=190568>Dhaka
University Assistant Professor Rumana Manzur is expected to return from
India tomorrow as doctors there have said there is little chance for her to
get back eyesight, family sources said.



*UBC President's message*

http://www.ubc.ca/bulletins/


*The event:*

NO More Violence Against Women; Justice for Rumana Monzur

Time
Sunday, June 26 · 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Location
Vancouver Art Gallery<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancouver-Art-Gallery/115808495139991>
In front of the Gallery's stairs facing Howe St. on top of UBC Robson Square
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Created By
Marleen de Ruiter <https://www.facebook.com/marleen.deruiter1>, Sotonye
Godwin Hart <https://www.facebook.com/sotonye.godwinhart>
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For Support Group for Rumana
Monzur<https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_170014869728886>

We are coming together to voice our rejection of violence against women and
call for justice for one of the members of the UBC student community who has
been brutally attacked in Bangladesh.
For more information on her case, see online:

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/se**rvlet/an/local/CTVNews/201**
10617/bc_ubc_student_could**_lose_sight_110617/2011061**7/<http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110617/bc_ubc_student_could_lose_sight_110617/20110617/>

Please join us on Sunday if you know Rumana, and even if you don't, join to
support the cause if you do not want to witness such brutality against other
human beings, women in particular.


*HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE:*

We’ve now received some additional details from the UBC VP Students Office
regarding the collection of funds to assist Rumana. If you wish to
contribute to this fund, you can submit cheques or cash to either:

1. The Office of the VP Students, Old Administration Building, Room 123,
6328 Memorial Road (just north of Koerner Library), or
2. St. John’s College UBC, Main Office, 2111 Lower Mall.

Cheques should be made out to “The University of British Columbia”.

The VP Students Office will deposit the funds and wire a cheque to Rumana’s
family in about 10 days. Accordingly, any donations should be made no later
than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 27.

AT this point in time, on-line donations are not possible. If that changes,
we will let you know.
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