International Women’s Day: How a radio personality is making a difference in her rural Malian community
This International Women's Day, Islamic Relief is celebrating women like Oummou, who is leading the charge to inspire change in Mali.   Domestic violence is commonplace in many parts of western Africa, where society is still largely dominated by men. Determined to confront this is Oummou, who works at a radio station in the small [...]
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International Women’s Day: Journeys of empowerment in Ethiopia and Indonesia
The theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is ‘Inspire Inclusion’, celebrating the diversity and inclusion of women to create more equal societies, and fairer environments where women feel empowered. To mark International Women’s Day, we are sharing stories of some of the amazing women Islamic Relief supports around the world. Stitching a future in Ethiopia [...]
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300 Homes Damage, 197 Injured as Two Earthquake Strike Albania

Two earthquakes hit Albania on 21 September with 5.8 magnitude followed by 5.3 magnitude 11 minutes later. The disaster left at least 197 people including children injured as a result of falling items or debris, including bricks. 300 homes have been reported to be severely damaged and collapsed. Residents who have been displaced currently are […]

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Reminiscing the Sacrifice of Humanitarian Workers
As a call to the World Humanitarian Day in August, the special day was initially recognised to pay tribute to humanitarian workers killed while helping thousands of the world’s most impoverished people caught in some of the deemed riskiest crises on Earth.   One historical fact about the incident dated back in August 19th 2003 [...]
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Humanitarian Situation in Yemen

“Severe food insecurity, cholera outbreak, ongoing conflict, and severe economic decline has caused one of the world’s most catastrophic humanitarian crises.”   Yemen was already the poorest country in the Middle East when the crisis started in March 2015. Three years of continuous war moved towards a serious humanitarian tragedy. Today, more than 22.2 million […]

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Albania Affected by Floods.
Shkodra, 29 Mar 2018 – Melting of fallen snow due to warm winds and gradually increased temperatures have caused extensive floods in the region of Skhodra, Albania. In the last few days, continuous rainfall combined with an increase in discharge from hydro power plants have worsened the flooding situation. The levels of the Drini and [...]
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