So what can women effectively do to help them? We are a big part of the Ummah, i understand that demonstrating may not be the best of solutions for sisters especially because of the mentioned reasons. So what else could they do instead? Du'aa, ahsaan all the time but what else?
I think it's time for us to actually in a first time discuss about possibilities and inshallaah pass into action. We have slept for too loong!
..alhamdhulillah we are the backbone of the ummah, and we must also try our best to help inshaAllah, there are ways (with the right intentions) as sisters to help the situation, heres some;
-of course as mentioned already making duaa for the ummah, for Allah to give us strength in all areas for His sake only, to sustain us, and make us 1inshaAllah (that includes praying nafl, reading Qu'ran, extra dhikr then making dua)
-donations; money, clothes, and other needed items
-da'wah/ awareness; to family and friends, make them aware of the situation, trust me some muslims dont have a clue!!! or they give a blind eye, and suggest to them of what they can do to play their part too inshaAllah, or even general da'wah if they have yet to reach basics
- read on the seerah of our Prophet Muhammad (saw)..there are too many of a lesson to learn from reading His life and all He did for the ummah; the approaches He took, the commands He followed from Allah, the message He conveyed and how, and also the sahabas (ra) and their lives when they came to Islam..and apply more sunnah practices to ur lives, express it to others too
-if there are petitions/letters to show support; sign them!! if u feel there is benefit from it inshaAllah
- protect urself as sister from the fitnah of this world, guard ur modesty and piety as much as u can, cuz it is so hard to hold on to ones imaan now, like i mentioned earlier, firmness, steadfastness, and sabr are what will keep u by Allah (inshaAllah), and carry on with work/study/ housework etc..
sorry bro zayne..its kinda going abit deeper into what u intially asked!
..i hope this helps though sisters inshaAllah
wa'assalam