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Every Child Counts I met a Syrian refugee child who was too afraid to give me his name in Jordan. He had been shot in the head during violence that broke out in Syria. He wasn’t the only child refugee at the camp—There were so many children at the camp living in some of the harshest conditions I’ve ever seen. Office http://www.irusa.org/ Citation Islamic Relief USA. (2010). Every Child Counts. Available: http://www.irusa.org/content/uploads/2013/02/PartnershipCover_2013_FORWEB_Spreads.pdf

Islamic Relief USA Two years since the start of the uprising, the people of Syria are in the midst of one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises in recent years. As of March 2013, more than 70,000 people have been killed and more than 1 million people are refugees. Office http://www.irusa.org/ Citation Islamic Relief USA. (2013). Syrian Crisis: Two Year Update. {Online] Available: http://www.irusa.org/

As Muslims across the world enjoyed their Eid-ul-Adha celebrations, thousands of Syrian children spent their Eid away from their homes and loved ones. Before the current violence in Syria, Eid was a time of celebration for children as with anywhere else in the world. Children would wear new clothes, receive Eid money, buy sweets and chocolates and visit relatives. But this year was the third Eid that many Syrian children were deprived of any delight in celebrating even the basic joys of Eid. Office http://policy.islamic-relief.com/ Citation IR Policy & Programmes. (2012). No Eid Joy for Syrian Children . [Online] Available: http://policy.islamic-relief.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/No-Eid-Joy-for-Syrian-Children.pdf

Crisis Moves West Since Islamic Relief’s beginning, our name has been synonymous with international relief. Bosnia. Ethiopia. Palestine. Chechnya. Pakistan. We’ve worked through the years to provide relief around the world. Over the past year—as we sent aid to starving children in Somalia, to impoverished families in Egypt and Palestine, to flood-damaged villages in Pakistan and to refugees from Syria— we’ve also placed new emphasis on providing aid in one more country: The United States. A lot of people are surprised to hear that there are people in great need in America. But 50 million people live in poverty here, including [...]

Over the last two decades Islamic Relief through its work in many marginal and challenging regions has come into contact, interacted with, and in some cases worked with madrasahs in tackling poverty. They represent an extremely important institution in the lives and psyche of billions of Muslims worldwide who struggle to educate their children and maintain their faith teaching and way of life. In many of the poorest countries and regions madrasah education may be the only choice as a means of education, so they represent a very important developmental institution in the lives of millions of people. This report explores [...]

Islamic conceptual framework of peace This paper discusses Islamic traditions of peace and conflict resolution, and argues that non violent and the peaceful resolution of conflicts has been an integral aspect of Islamic tradition since the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This paper also discusses various community conflict resolution mechanisms that have been developed and effectively applied to resolve conflicts in the Muslim world such as wasata (mediation), sulha (reconciliation) andhewar (dialogue). With this focus the paper seeks to identify the principles which can be used to justify Islamic teachings against violence and a process of resolving conflict. This publication [...]

In the twelfth year of Islamic Relief’s Waqf programme, it gives me great pleasure to report on the performance of your Waqf contributions and on the life-changing support your generosity has provided. It is with the support of people such as yourself that we are able to carry out such vital work, the fruits of which can be seen in the benefit derived by the beneficiaries, who are able to gain an improved quality of life. Alhamdulillah. From our investment of the Waqf funds during the year 2011, we used the profits to fund a variety of projects in 2012: from [...]

Making Islamic Perspectives Heard Building on the legacy of the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which sought to mobilize the global community around poverty alleviation, the Post 2015 process is designed to address the underlying causes of poverty. Unlike the MDGs, the upcoming Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize that poverty is not only a ‘developing country problem’ but a fundamental injustice that impacts all countries. The time for influencing outcomes is now. Whatever decisions are eventually made about the new goals and targets in September 2015, they will not only determine what programs are prioritized in the international [...]

Ten Steps for Permanent Waqf Donating for Waqf is a highly righteous deed. Waqf has a great impact on society because it is an ongoing charity which provides a continuous benefit to people. It is characterised by longevity and sustainability. Allah (SWT) urged to us in the Holy Quran, in several verses, the importance of leaving behind a legacy due to its benefit to society We record that which they send before and that which they leave behind . This includes the impact of any good deed that continues to benefit others. The prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) said: “When a person dies, [...]

The first time Islamic Relief set foot in Haiti, as an organisation, was in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. This resulted in extremely challenging. Conditions; we were entering a new country and culture for the first time while simultaneously attempting to help its communities during their most difficult time in recent history. We set up a new office while circumventing the damage and destruction of banks, government buildings, telephone and internet providers, development agencies and suppliers. Office http://www.islamic-relief.org/ Citation Osman, M. (2012). ‘Haiti Earthquake Two Years On.’ [Online] Available http://www.islamic-relief.org/