INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY

                                                                         

september 8- international literacy day

International literacy day was designated by UNESCO on november 17, 1965 and it was first celebrated in september 8, 1966. Literacy day observed as to raise people's awareness and concern for literacy issues in the world. The main aim of international literacy day is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities societies and remains the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. This happens only because of nearly four billion literate people in the world.
                                               According UNESCO, about 774 million adults lack the minimum literacy skills. One in five adults is still not literate and two-third of them are women. About 75 million children are out of school and many more attend irregularly or drop out. Thee are just numbers, a lot of them beyond numbers.
                                             The UNESCO and it associates promote the day to underline the significance of literacy for healthy societies, with a strong emphasis on epidemics and communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. All over the world the day arises people's awareness of and cancer for literacy problems within their own communities.
                                            It is our duty to literate the coming generation and make the world to better one.

literacy is bridge from misery to hope

THE SYRIAN CRY

A syrian boy

Each morning gave birth to

orphans,widows or broken mothers

and each day passed by

increasing the population beneath

the soil.

the barrel bombs melted our skins

and the smoky gases

that clotted out the sun

created a large wall of fear in us

they sign the treaties with our blood

the treaties that determine our lifespan

now our tears have dried up

washing away the blood spots

we are proud that we have got

a large silent audience out there

filled with human without humanity

uttering the beautiful lie-"we are with you"

the present is an ugly monster

where lives are just a number of matter

it will continue until the dictator

is chopped down along the with it's "cheerleaders"

we live on our edge of our lives
as the lust for us blood never ends

stop this nuisance! bomb "humanity" on us!

return us the long forgotten peace

You know what; two 

things always hurt us

their inhumanity and your silence!

                                                                                                                     a poem from

                                                                                                                                   basil basheer