Lawyer urges fellow survivors of gender-based violence in Iraq to speak out

Sara is a lawyer representing abuse and sexual violence survivors. She had been in a violent relationship for over a decade, but had never lodged a complaint against her husband, a respected professor and head of the teaching staff. By telling her story, she wants to show others in similar situations that there is hope. […]

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Islamic Relief counselling in Gaza helps girls like Noha who face violence at home

Fourteen-year old Noha* lived in such fear that even the sound of her own name terrified her. Noha lives in Gaza, where economic hardship and the anxiety of further conflict is ever present. Home did not feel safe since her brother regularly subjected her to physical and emotional abuse. “Every day, I was terrified whenever […]

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Haya: My disability won’t hold me back

Wheelchairs, crutches or other visual indicators of disabilities are often the first thing to come to mind when we talk about disability. But what about people with disabilities that are not so immediately apparent? The challenge of living with ‘invisible disabilities’ is something with which Haya, 19, is very familiar. Haya, who lives with her […]

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“I help survivors of abuse like me to see a different way to live”

Nermina, who lives in Gracanica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, experienced many years of domestic abuse. Here the 43-year-old reveals how Islamic Relief has helped her and why she speaks out to empower others. My husband was an alcoholic and I had a difficult marriage for the 15 years I was married to him.  We all […]

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Pemindahan pelarian berikutan konflik di Ethiopia
TIGRAY, 19 November 2020 – Lebih 5,000 pelarian Ethiopia didaftarkan di Sudan dalam tempoh sehari dengan jumlah seramai 28,286 pelarian yang terdiri dalam kalangan lelaki dan perempuan daripada pelbagai peringkat usia. Daripada jumlah itu, terdapat 17,488 pelarian di Hamdayet, 9,911 di Lugdi, 209 di sempadan Abdrafi, dan 678 di Blue Nile. Penduduk Tigray melarikan diri [...]
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Penduduk Terjejas Taufan Goni di Filipina Perlu Bantuan Segera
Filipina, 9 November 2020 – Sekurang-kurangnya 1.6 juta penduduk di enam wilayah Luzon, Filipina dilaporkan terjejas susulan badai taufan Goni yenag melanda negara itu 1 November lalu. Bencana itu turut mengakibatkan berlakunya insiden tanah runtuh di Bato, Catanduanes; Tiwi, Albay; San Narciso, Quezon, Lobo dan Batangas. Menurut Agensi Pengurusan Pengurangan Risiko Bencana Nasional (NDRRMC), sektor [...]
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