Muslim Aid were present this morning at the launch of a new charity aiming to improve the response to UK disasters. The launch of the National Emergencies Trust (NET) took place at…
Muslim Aid has been shortlisted for Outstanding Charity of the Year in this year’s Asian Business Chambers of Commerce (ABCC) Awards. The ABCC, part of the Greater Birmingham Cha…
A Channel 5 documentary broadcast this week features a huge community street iftar co-hosted by Muslim Aid earlier this year. The documentary, Hate Crimes: Uncensored, which looks …
On September 24th at approximately 4.00pm, Pakistan was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale. Over 40 people have died and more than 1600 injured in the region…
Amid the political tumult at this week’s Labour Party conference in Brighton, Muslim Aid held a fringe event encouraging parliamentarians and others in public life to give the gl…
Muslim Aid is launching an appeal for the victims of the powerful earthquake which struck eastern Pakistan earlier today. The quake, which measured 5.8 magnitude on the Richter sca…
In a refugee camp, it can feel like there's nowhere to turn. In 2018, 25 people were displaced every minute. The global population of refugees and displaced people has nearly do…
Muslim Aid are distributing Qurbani to up to 400,000 people in need of food both at home and overseas, after British Muslims gave nearly £1million to Muslim Aid this Eid. The re…
Muslims across the UK will be able to feed people who go hungry at home and overseas this year via Muslim Aid’s Qurbani campaign. Qurbani, the Islamic tradition of sacrificing an…
In the run up to Muslim Aid’s Qurbani campaign, Muslim Aid is touring four venues in the south of England with world renowned Islamic scholar and motivational speaker Mufti Me…
Two performers have led dozens of Muslim Aid volunteers to the top of Wales’ tallest mountain to raise £120,000 for people in urgent need. Performers, social media influencers …
Muslim Aid joined the North Kensington community for a day of commemoration, mourning and solidarity on the second anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Many of the 72 who los…
Two years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the recovery is far from over and there remains a ticking time bomb in mental health. Our June 2018 report, ‘Mind the Gap’, conclu…
Western Europe’s tallest building has played host to a Muslim Aid iftar which raised tens of thousands for victims of the war in Yemen. It was the third year the event had been h…
Ramadan 2019 has been amazing - in so many ways, and we knew it would be. That’s why we chose the hashtag #feelamazing for the central message this year. We’ve zoomed in o…
The general election called this week for 12 December will be extraordinarily unpredictable. And whatever the result, it will fundamentally shape the future of this country and how…
Rabi Al-Awwal is the 3rd month of the Islamic calendar and begins on 29th October. The name of this blessed month translates as the First Season of Spring and Muslims recognize thi…
The ongoing conflict in Gaza means that innocent civilians face a daily struggle for survival. The continuing troubles have placed great strain on the region, causing a shortage of…
This week I was fortunate to attend the American Express Leadership Academy which brought together 45 diverse leaders from the not-for-profit sector for four days of intensive, imm…
Labour frontbencher and Manchester Gorton MP Afzal Khan has joined Muslim Aid’s Pakistan team a week on from the deadly earthquake in Mirpur, Pakistan. The quake killed at least…
Yemen is currently suffering from one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today. With seemingly no end in sight to the conflict, these vulnerable, impoverished people are…
Zakat is an obligation upon all eligible Muslims. It is a mandatory charitable contribution required to help those less fortunate. The third Pillar of Islam, Zakat is an essential …
Charity and faith go hand in hand. In Islam, there are both obligatory and voluntary forms of giving – Zakat is an example of the former, while Sadaqah Jariyah is an example of t…
Since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, countless innocent citizens have been caught up in the senseless violence and devastation. These vulnerable people have been forced to flee their homes, leaving behind their possessions, communities, and everything they once held dear. A life lived on the road is challenging, lonely, and desperate – yet this is now the reality for so many Syrian people.
Last week a paramedic, an ambulance driver and a rescue worker became the latest humanitarians to lose their lives in Syria. They join a chilling set of figures; 2018 was the secon…
At the age of eighteen I began raising money for orphans and people in need. I now manage advocacy at one of the world’s largest faith based agencies, a job that is rewarding and…
In North London’s Waltham Forest, people who too often go hungry will be able to enjoy a meal together this week thanks to a local community initiative supported by Muslim Aid. L…
