It’s 35 years since the terrible Ethiopia famine, which marked the birth of Muslim Aid. The year after the famine, our office opened in London and we started to deliver aid aroun…
The Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) is leading a collective UK response to the COVID-19 crisis that has been coordinated by several leading Muslim organisations – from charities, mo…
Muslim Aid is one of only two Muslim agencies to be included in market research company Savanta’s Top 100 Most Loved Charity Brands 2020. The other is Islamic Relief Worldwide. T…
Muslim Aid is proud to be part of the National Emergencies Trust, which launched its Coronavirus Appeal on 18 March 2020. Our CEO, Jehangir Malik OBE, has been a trustee of NET r…
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, further heavy snowfall and rain have lashed parts of Balochistan this week injuring more people and causing destruction. Muslim…
Thanks to great public support Muslim Aid has been shortlisted for The Charity Film Awards 2020 alongside other well-known charities such as Coppafeel!, We are Sunshine People and …
As we move into 2020 we wanted to share with you some answers to frequently asked questions about giving Zakat to Muslim Aid. The Qur’an (9:60) states that “the eight categor…
Muslim Aid and the As-Suffa Institute have partnered to form a charitable programme to shelter the homeless, after seeing how mosques could combine forces to help tackle the severe…
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…
For the millions of vulnerable orphans and widows around the world, winter can be an incredibly challenging time. The lower temperatures pose a bigger threat to life and cause mort…
As winter draws near and temperatures begin to plummet, it is so easy to forget how blessed we are. We wrap up warm with coats, boots and hats before we make our way home to our fa…
Bangladesh is considered one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change and rising sea levels. The rising seawater erodes river banks and floods th…
Since 1991, Somalia has experienced drought and flooding, famine and poverty, relentless violence, political instability, marginalisation and lack of development. All of these issu…
Syria is, ‘The Biggest Humanitarian & Refugee Crisis of Our Times’ (Filippo Grandi, UNHCR High Commissioner) Over the past eight years, Syria has transformed from a country bus…
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…
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…
