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اللهم اختر لي طريقاً يسعدني طريقاً لا يشقي قلبي ولا يؤذي عيني طريقاً ترضاه لي ثم ترضيني به يارب.

Oh Allah, choose for me a path that makes me happy, a path that isn't heavy on my heart, nor does it hurt my eye, a path that pleases You and that will make me satisfied, Lord.

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 لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ 

Lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi

There is no power nor strength except by God

Absolutely nothing has power or strength except with, and by, the permission of Allah

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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ سَيَجۡعَلُ لَهُمُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وُدّٗا

Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.

Qur'an [Maryam, 19:96]

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Do something!

*You don’t need to donate to change.org, donate directly to the families. Also if there’s a problem with a petition, please dm me instead of reblogging so I can fix it faster. *

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taraolssons

i haven't seen any posts about this going around on tumblr yet, and i know theres a lot going on around the world but this is an issue that needs (and has always needed) more coverage tbqh.

Kylie Jenner has recently been under fire for her clothing line in collaboration with Kendall Jenner, Kendall + Kylie, refusing to pay Bangladeshi apparel workers making their products. the company is owned by Global Brands Group, which has decided not to pay the workers due to the lack of sales during the pandemic. people started speaking up about the payment issue on Kylie's instagram, but instead of a proper response comments were being deleted and eventually limited.

however, the issue doesn't begin and end with Kendall + Kylie, the treatment of factory workers in Bangladesh is a problem with a long overdue response. most of these people are women working in gruelling conditions, being paid in dust and recieving little to no benefits. their lives are seen as disposable. during the quarantine, factories continued production but laid off a quarter of the workforce while the rest still face the threat of wage cuts and lack of access to healthcare.

all the fast fashion we consume like Gap, Primark, Forever 21 and C&A comes at the cost of labour exploitation in developing countries like Bangladesh. this is the country where the main source of income is textiles, where the 2013 Rana Plaza incident killed 1,100 factory workers alone, where workers constantly protest for better salaries and safer conditions, and yet they recieve not even an ounce of dignity for their hard labour. change needs to happen, better sooner than later. will reblog with what you can do to help (since tumblr hates posts with links).

some things you can do at the moment:

  • sign this petition to get these fast fashion brands to pay up (also check out @/remakeourworld on Instagram, the non-profit organisation who set up the petition)
  • if you're in the uk, ireland or australia, you can buy a box of clothes that were cancelled and would otherwise end up in a landfill, which will help support a worker and their family for a week. they can even cater to your style preferences.
  • donate to factory workers in Bangladesh affected by the pandemic + some other current issues
  • donate to the Clean Clothes Campaign, based in the Netherlands
  • share any information you find, spread awareness. Bangladesh and their sly censorship habit makes it difficult for issues like these to get media coverage.

also here are some articles i found about this:

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