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In this paper, the author, Shakil Butt, has demonstrated this to great effect - that Islamic Relief fits this model of organisational development well and the narrative of growth dynamics and its impact on values outlined is exemplified in Islamic Relief. Now a mature organisation with a thirty year history, over 3500 employees and across forty offices in all continents, organisational dynamics once reached a tipping point, which necessitated a clearly defined articulation of where Islamic Relief is and where Islamic Relief aspired to be, in terms of its organisation values. However, programmes about the role of founders and senior leadership [...]

"A Glossary of Debt Terminologies” Aid Providing assistance to those in need. All developing countries need more money to be able to reduce poverty, provide healthcare, educaon and services for their cizens. Balance of Trade The financial difference between imports and exports. Bank for Internaonal Se:lements (BIS): the world‐wide organizaon of central banks. The BIS played an important role in the early stages of the debt crises a5er 1982, by providing bridging loans to major debtor countries whose IMF programs had been delayed by negoaons with commercial banks on new money loans. These bridging loans were repaid from the first drawings [...]

Each Pakistani owes Rs. 101,338/- of public debt The average common person of Pakistan has suffered from a crippling national debt for long. The devastating earthquake of 2005, the global financial crisis of 2008 and the horrific floods of 2010, and so‐called war on terror have increased the miseries of people. These internal events such as earthquake and floods have created a dearth of food items, while the external event made the oil prices very expensive. These internal and external events increased inflation a great deal in Pakistan since 2008. The double‐ digit inflation since 2008 has impacted the purchasing power [...]

“We Demand” We urge the Government of Pakistan to establish a Debt Audit Commission in line with the recommendation of the Special Committee on Foreign and Domestic Loans (SCFDL), “Government must obtain expert opinion of the independent economists of impartial assessment of country's alarming debt situation on.”We urge the Government of Pakistan to empower the parliament to decide on the Acquisition, Disbursement & Repayment of all (new/old) loans. Office http://www.islamic-relief.org.pk/ Citation Islamic Relief Pakistan [n.d], We urge the government of Pakistan to repudiate the debt required by non representative regimes, Islamic Relief Pakistan, Isalamabad [Online], http://www.islamic-relief.org.pk/

Asylum and refugees in Islam In Islam, asylum is a right of anyone seeking protection. In his study of asylum in the Arab Islamic tradition, G.M. Arnaout argues that asylum ‘is an integral part of the islamic [sic] conception of human rights’. Islam embraces people of different races, nationalities and ethnicities. Islamic ideas of asylum and refugees reflect the inclusiveness of this religion. Its most important scripture, the Holy Qur’an, speaks explicitly about the issue of asylum-seekers and refugees: And if anyone of the disbelievers seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the word of Allah, [...]

There are 5.5 million out of school children Keeping in view the above argument, there is a need to exercise the right of foreign debt cancellation. For instance, the losses incurred by different sectors of Pakistan's economy as result of US‐led war on terrorism in the last 13 years might go close to $102 bn mark a rough estimate. In return, Pakistan had so far received around $15bn through official channels on account of over $10bn in shape of Coalition Support Fund (CSF) compared to official losses of $68 bn ll fiscal year 2010‐11, so only 14% losses were reimbursed by [...]

Islamic Relief International | Information Paper It is well known that debt is one of the root causes of poverty in many poor countries. Less well known is how Islam, a religion with charitable giving, social rights and justice at its core, deals with the issue. Muslim teachings are rarely utilised in the international discourse on ‘unjust’ debt and its consequences, yet studying them reveals many ways that the debt crisis could be tackled and ways in which similar problems could be avoided in the future. Office www.islamic-relief.org Citation Islamic Relief UK [n.d], Debt and Islam, Islamic Relief UK, London, [Online], [...]

A Case Study on Islamic Relief and its Comparative Advantage in Sudan In this paper, Faizan Polani begins by skilfully exploring the definitions and typologies of FBOs, discovering a nuanced spectrum of understanding and classification among academics and scholars and carefully differentiating their applied value and method of categorisation, going further to apply these meanings to Islamic Relief. He then goes on to contribute to the broader discourse of sacred authority in humanitarian environments through his programmes examining religion and legitimacy in development within a singular setting, namely Sudan. Using Islamic Relief’s programmatic activities as a vehicle to access urban and [...]

Six Mosques in Two Provinces This book reveals the fact that the mosque indeed has a potential role in disaster. Despite only a small number of the mosque being used for the programmes, it at least provides a portrait of how the mosques help the survivors in facing difficult times caused by the earthquake, starting from providing food assistance, clothing, shelter to the internally-displaced people, the provision of clean water and latrines, health care to advocacy for survivors who suffered injustice in the field. This study also concluded that the potential role of mosque during emergency response has received good appreciation [...]

Climate Change in Environmental Impact Assessments Since both adaptation to and mitigation of climate change need to be addressed at the programme level and implemented locally, regionally and globally; it is crucial that long term environment and climate change impacted are assessed in IRW development initiatives at the planning stage. The IPCC indicates that a region’s vulnerability to climate change depends largely on its adaptive capacity, sensitivity, and exposure to changing climatic patterns. So it is imperative to enhance our understanding of climate change process and also our capacity to assess its impacts. Office http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/ Citation Zia. S, Imam. M (2012), [...]