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The Mogadishu attacks – the media said, ‘no big deal’

Oct 21, 2017 Letters

Dear editor
It was disheartening to read about the attack in Mogadishu apart from the tragedy of the family that died in the gruesome road accident at No. 59 Village in Corentyne. My prayers and thoughts are with the victims of these two disasters and heartfelt sympathies to the family. It was more demoralising to witness the less or no news coverage given to the attack in Mogadishu. It is not fair that the media did not create much of a sensation. The social media did not really got hold of the intensity of the situation in Mogadishu. The whole world was pouring out its sympathies to the victim of Las Vegas shooting which claimed about 60 lives but the attack in Mogadishu, which claimed 276 lives, was given trivial condolences as if lives of these people did not matter to the world.
I am not condoning any sort of violence, whether Las Vegas or Mogadishu. I am just trying to reflect, who does matter to us? Obviously, if we are concerned about the human lives, I think we must give equal importance to everyone of the lives that God created, whether that life is in the USA or in Mogadishu.
I wish more world leaders empathised with the victims and probably make it as an important news all over the world, so that world is woken up to neutralise the wicked groups such as al-Shabab, which has been hitting the soft targets in Somalia.
We call ourselves humans, but it seems like some of these groups have no humanity; without humanity there are no humans. I can only imagine how the people of Somalia have been enduring the pain since al-Shabab launched its insurgency in 2007.
Let us join our voices in prayer to the victims of Mogadishu attacks and let us make sure we make this ‘a big deal’ so that everyone us is aware what is happening in Somalia.

Rev. Jerri Dias SJ
St. Teresa & Holy Rosary Church

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