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Libyan Students On Malaysia Can Only Sustain Themselves For Next Three Months
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - About 4,000 Libyan students in Malaysia are said to be only able to sustain themselves for the next two or three months due to the raging civil war in the North African country.
They are finding it difficult to get money from home after the United Nations Security Council impose a freeze on Libya's assets following the crisis.
Issa Elmokhtar Omar, a student in education management at Universiti Sains Islam Selangor (Usim) said he had to be thrifty and was lucky that some local students helped to lighten his burden by giving him whatever they could afford.
"What will happen to us if the freeze continues? How are we going to support ourselves?" he said.
Issa hoped the government and people of Malaysia would assist by addressing the issue (freeze on Libya's assets) which would not only impact Libyans but also companies which invested in that country.
He regretted the action of the western powers without thinking of the repercussions on the ordinary people and the country's development, and hoped Libyans would unite and reject violence.
Issa who came to Bernama with his friends, Abdulmajid Gassim, Mohamad Abousa Gaza and Rajab Mohamed Eshiiba Thursday, also expressed disappointment over the Islamic media which he claimed did not report the truth but fell for the foreign media agenda.
"Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya are now sounding like CNN, focusing on the rebels and neglecting the fact that Libyans in general want to live in peace," he said.
The Libyan students said they always called their families back home to know about the latest situation in their country.
Abdulmajid said the uprising in his country only involved specific areas, but the western media made it look as if the entire country was involved.
Abdulmajid, who is doing his Phd in law at the International Islamic University Malaysia, also criticised the UN's decision for the airstrikes on Libya, a decision which he said was done speedily.
He said the airstikes would only destroy development in the country and harm civilians, and was not a way to bring stability to Libya.
"Now, more and more countries are calling for an end to the airstrikes by the US-led coalition," he said.
According to reports, Russia has called for an end to the "indiscriminate use of force" in Libya, while China has expressed regret over the military attacks which began Saturday when French aircraft bombed pro-Gaddafi forces.
India has also called for an end to the airstrikes, saying that it would lead to more harm to "innocent civilians, foreign nationals and diplomatic missions".
Reports also said that Arab League secretary-general Amr Mussa, who had previously backed the airstrikes, courted controversy Sunday by saying that the air and missile strikes exceeded the bounds set by UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
They are finding it difficult to get money from home after the United Nations Security Council impose a freeze on Libya's assets following the crisis.
Issa Elmokhtar Omar, a student in education management at Universiti Sains Islam Selangor (Usim) said he had to be thrifty and was lucky that some local students helped to lighten his burden by giving him whatever they could afford.
"What will happen to us if the freeze continues? How are we going to support ourselves?" he said.
Issa hoped the government and people of Malaysia would assist by addressing the issue (freeze on Libya's assets) which would not only impact Libyans but also companies which invested in that country.
He regretted the action of the western powers without thinking of the repercussions on the ordinary people and the country's development, and hoped Libyans would unite and reject violence.
Issa who came to Bernama with his friends, Abdulmajid Gassim, Mohamad Abousa Gaza and Rajab Mohamed Eshiiba Thursday, also expressed disappointment over the Islamic media which he claimed did not report the truth but fell for the foreign media agenda.
"Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya are now sounding like CNN, focusing on the rebels and neglecting the fact that Libyans in general want to live in peace," he said.
The Libyan students said they always called their families back home to know about the latest situation in their country.
Abdulmajid said the uprising in his country only involved specific areas, but the western media made it look as if the entire country was involved.
Abdulmajid, who is doing his Phd in law at the International Islamic University Malaysia, also criticised the UN's decision for the airstrikes on Libya, a decision which he said was done speedily.
He said the airstikes would only destroy development in the country and harm civilians, and was not a way to bring stability to Libya.
"Now, more and more countries are calling for an end to the airstrikes by the US-led coalition," he said.
According to reports, Russia has called for an end to the "indiscriminate use of force" in Libya, while China has expressed regret over the military attacks which began Saturday when French aircraft bombed pro-Gaddafi forces.
India has also called for an end to the airstrikes, saying that it would lead to more harm to "innocent civilians, foreign nationals and diplomatic missions".
Reports also said that Arab League secretary-general Amr Mussa, who had previously backed the airstrikes, courted controversy Sunday by saying that the air and missile strikes exceeded the bounds set by UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
