Dabirul Islam Choudhury was awarded an OBE for raising £ 420,000 after Captain Sir Tom Moore inspired him to walk around his garden in Bow, East London while fasting for Ramadan. On Saturday, he welcomed people from all over the world to his home to support Ukrainian refugees and raise money for the Ramadan Family Commitment charity. Members of the Ukrainian community who were recently displaced by the Russian invasion observed 102 seconds of silence under Mr. Choudhury, who is fasting again, in the garden of his community residence. And people from more than 300 cities around the world and countries like Bangladesh, Canada, India, Pakistan and Turkey tuned in to the live stream to take part in the event. Image: 102-year-old Dabirul Islam Choudhury was silent for 102 seconds outside his home in east London. A man, Akke Rahman, believed to be the first British Muslim from Bangladesh to climb Mount Everest while fasting, also took part in the live broadcast of the event from the base camp in Nepal. Mr Choudhury and members of his community then spoke to refugees about the Ukraine war in the garden. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Choudhury said he was excited to launch the moment of silence initiative for people in need and those who lost their lives in the war. “I have full sympathy and full support for them,” he said. “I pray for them. They must stop. They must understand each other. The battle will never solve the problem.” In an interview with the PA news agency, he added: “There are a lot of people out there without food. There are a lot of people out there who are hungry. There are a lot of people out there dying. I like to support them.” “If you help someone, you will benefit from it. I want to see that people who fight have to stop arguing,” he added. Image: People from different countries gathered to support the Ukrainian refugees Regarding the 102-second silence, he said: “One minute is nothing, we support them with the one minute mark. “I will tell humanity to help others and God will help others.” Mr. Choudhury became famous during the pandemic, when he raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the victims of COVID-19 and the NHS by walking every day during the month of Ramadan while fasting. “I thought the crisis was over and the pandemic was over. I never thought I would see this day where the people of Ukraine are crying and in desperate need of support,” he said. “Refugees, mothers and children are suffering. I can not just sit and wait for the war to end; we must do something now.” Ellie, 16, who left her parents in Ukraine to stay with a relative in the UK, said: “My parents are in the war zone, I do not know when I will see them again. But the love and support I receive from Dabirul and others gives me hope. “Young Ukrainians are grateful for this initiative.” Yuliia Nikolaichuk, a 30-year-old doctor from the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv who left the country last month, attended the event and said she wanted to do something to help people return home. “It was March 15 and we decided to leave Ukraine, there was no food,” he said. Ms Nikolaichuk and Nikita’s five-year-old son arrived in London after two weeks in Poland and now live with a family as part of the government’s refugee program. About how the war has uprooted her life, she said: “We had other plans for our lives. I have no plans now. I do not know how we will live in the coming days and years.”
title: “Ukraine War 102 Year Old Fundraiser Holds Silence In Support Of Ukrainian Refugees From His Garden Uk News " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-07” author: “Dana Henriksen”
Dabirul Islam Choudhury was awarded an OBE for raising £ 420,000 after Captain Sir Tom Moore inspired him to walk around his garden in Bow, East London while fasting for Ramadan. On Saturday, he welcomed people from all over the world to his home to support Ukrainian refugees and raise money for the Ramadan Family Commitment charity. Members of the Ukrainian community who were recently displaced by the Russian invasion observed 102 seconds of silence under Mr. Choudhury, who is fasting again, in the garden of his community residence. And people from more than 300 cities around the world and countries like Bangladesh, Canada, India, Pakistan and Turkey tuned in to the live stream to take part in the event. Image: 102-year-old Dabirul Islam Choudhury was silent for 102 seconds outside his home in east London. A man, Akke Rahman, believed to be the first British Muslim from Bangladesh to climb Mount Everest while fasting, also took part in the live broadcast of the event from the base camp in Nepal. Mr Choudhury and members of his community then spoke to refugees about the Ukraine war in the garden. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Choudhury said he was excited to launch the moment of silence initiative for people in need and those who lost their lives in the war. “I have full sympathy and full support for them,” he said. “I pray for them. They must stop. They must understand each other. The battle will never solve the problem.” In an interview with the PA news agency, he added: “There are a lot of people out there without food. There are a lot of people out there who are hungry. There are a lot of people out there dying. I like to support them.” “If you help someone, you will benefit from it. I want to see that people who fight have to stop arguing,” he added. Image: People from different countries gathered to support the Ukrainian refugees Regarding the 102-second silence, he said: “One minute is nothing, we support them with the one minute mark. “I will tell humanity to help others and God will help others.” Mr. Choudhury became famous during the pandemic, when he raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the victims of COVID-19 and the NHS by walking every day during the month of Ramadan while fasting. “I thought the crisis was over and the pandemic was over. I never thought I would see this day where the people of Ukraine are crying and in desperate need of support,” he said. “Refugees, mothers and children are suffering. I can not just sit and wait for the war to end; we must do something now.” Ellie, 16, who left her parents in Ukraine to stay with a relative in the UK, said: “My parents are in the war zone, I do not know when I will see them again. But the love and support I receive from Dabirul and others gives me hope. “Young Ukrainians are grateful for this initiative.” Yuliia Nikolaichuk, a 30-year-old doctor from the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv who left the country last month, attended the event and said she wanted to do something to help people return home. “It was March 15 and we decided to leave Ukraine, there was no food,” he said. Ms Nikolaichuk and Nikita’s five-year-old son arrived in London after two weeks in Poland and now live with a family as part of the government’s refugee program. About how the war has uprooted her life, she said: “We had other plans for our lives. I have no plans now. I do not know how we will live in the coming days and years.”