Category Archives: Worldwide

Fears for Syria’s most densely populated city as infrastructure crumbles Medical supplies and food support are urgently needed in Aleppo following an increase in attacks over the last two weeks. The city’s infrastructure has already suffered significant damage including to the main water supply, leaving civilians relying on bottled water. The increase in attacks over […]

The bus campaign will launch on 23 May in five cities across the UK Islamic Relief   Hundreds of British buses will carry adverts praising Allah as part of a campaign launched by the country’s biggest Muslim charity to help victims of Syria’s civil war. Islamic Relief hopes the posters, which bear the words “Subhan […]

Following a month of relative calm, Aleppo has, again, fallen victim to violence. Barrel bombs, artillery shells and SSMs (surface-to-surface missiles) are battering the already beleaguered city of Aleppo. The bombardment, which continues to this day, has heavily hit markets, hospitals and mosques, resulting in over 260 lives lost and even more severely wounded. Five […]

The continued bombardment of Aleppo has caused widespread destruction to markets, hospitals and mosques. Following a month of relative calm, the recent wave of violence has resulted in the death of civilians, doctors, nurses and even rescue workers. The constant strike on civilian infrastructure has crippled the already fragile city, with life coming to a […]

Islamic Relief and Frankfurt School are developing an e-learning course in Islamic microfinance. Together with Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) and Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, the Islamic Relief Academy is developing an online certification course in the growing area of Islamic microfinance. The Certified Expert in Islamic Microfinance (CEIM) e-learning course will advise participants […]

Naser Haghamed replaces Dr Mohamed Ashmawey who left the organisation at the end of 2015 as the new CEO of Islamic Relief Worldwide. One of his first duties in the role will be to represent IRW at the official signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in New York this week, as part of […]