Showcase Hijrah Diri

Seri Iskandar, Oct. 7^th 2016-Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) was invited in a Showcase Programme of Hijrah Diri organized by Univesiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) to brief about Humanitarian issues and also launching charity booth for collection of donation .

The programme was held at Dewan Canselor UTP in collaboration with An-Nur Islamic Relief Centre as conjunction with the Maal Hijrah 1438 H.

Among the activities carried out on that night was filling about the Maal Hijrah and charity concert by Daqmie.

Charity Car Boot Sales – “Lets Go Green”

PUTRAJAYA, Oct. 1st, 2016 – Charity Car Boot Sales (CBS) was successfully organized by Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) to attract people from Putrajaya and its surrounding. This program with a theme of “Lets Go Green” was taking place at Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin (MTMZA).

Aligned with the environmental theme, only used items can be sold by each vendor. Vendors are not recommended to sell new items, food and beverages. Other activities carried out was design innovation from recycled items, Meet & Greet with the artists and “Speakers Corner”.

The program started at 7.30 am and successfully brought together 25 vendors. Vendors from Perak, Johor Bharu and others come and support our program with fees as low as RM20. We also received an involvement from UKM’s lecturer and her students in this community program.

In this event, the visitors were also entertained by a nasyid singer, Daqmie and a TV personality, Ustaz Shahrul Faizie.

To join us for the next Charity Car Boot Sales (CBS), just drop a call to Bro Haris, 011-12613577.

Aleppo’s bereaved can’t even mourn, says Islamic Relief

Intensive airstrikes in Aleppo leave 184 dead

Two days of intensive airstrikes in Aleppo has left 184 people dead in the last 48 hours and prompted a desperate plea from one of Islamic Relief Syria’s key aid workers on the ground to pause hostilities and allow aid workers to protect civilians.

“It’s not even possible for people to mourn their dead properly, as condolence gatherings have been targeted. Even Friday prayers were cancelled in Aleppo yesterday as people are too scared to gather together, at the time they need it most,” says Islamic Relief aid worker Ahmed Mahmoud (name changed to protect identity).

At least eight entire families have been killed

He adds: “Following the breakdown of the latest ceasefire, the situation on the ground inside Aleppo has dramatically worsened. In the last 48 hours there have been hundreds of airstrikes in Aleppo alone, and at least 184 people have been killed. This includes eight-day-old Mustafa Hamdan from Al-Ferdoas, whose death was caused by shrapnel from an airstrike.”
“At least eight entire families have been killed, including a nurse, a midwife and their children. Water is out completely. There are other water sources from wells, but these are mostly shallow and the water is unsafe for consumption. People can’t mourn their dead, as it’s impossible to gather for condolences, these gatherings have been targets of air strikes. Islamic Relief is on the ground right now as this catastrophe is unfolding. We need those who are in a position of influence to take immediate action to protect innocent civilians and to allow the safe passage of vital aid, food and medical supplies. We are currently unable to deliver this vital aid due to nearly 300,000 people in Eastern Aleppo being completely besieged.”

Islamic Relief’s Ahmed Mahmoud discusses current situation in #Aleppo in this hard-hitting interview on BBC Radio 5 live

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Community Development Programme in Tumpat Islands

TUMPAT, Sept. 24th 2016 – A Community Development Program was successfully organized at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Beluru, Palekbang which IRM team managed to deliver basic food packs to 550 families from Beluru Island and other islands as a preparation for the flood.

The Program began with a talk session on “The Importance of Religious Education at Home” by Tuan Hj. Hisham bin Shaari, an invited speaker from the Tumpat District Education Office. Then, followed by a brief speech from En. Kamarul Halim Sakrani, Head of Relief & Program and the program ended with the food pack distribution.

With a concept of “Touch & Stay”, IRM plans to provide a sustainable assistance for the community in the future. After the program finished, we visited the neighbouring islands such as the Seratus Island, Che Soh Island, Tongkang Island, Pantai Suri Island, Sri Tanjung Island and Haji Nik Mat Bridge.

Besides, we visited the evacuation center for fire victims which is operated by Bilik Gerakan Kecemasan (BGK) IRM in Rantau Panjang. There was a sharing session about the recent fire tragedy occurred in early September, which recorded a total of 15 families had ‘lost everything’.

Qurban Perdana 2016

ROMPIN, Sept. 13^th 2016 – An aboriginal people from Kampung Rancangan Pengumpulan Semula (RPS) Kedaik were celebrated in Qurban Perdana Program organised by Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM).

The three cows sponsored by Sime Darby Foundation (YSD) were slaughtered in this program while the other three cows were slaughtered at Rumah Anak Yatim Miskin Yayasan Annur Maisarah, Chemor, Perak.

A total of 200 beneficiaries from poor and destitute including orphans, senior citizens, chronic illness patients, disabled, single mothers and others were also receiving food packs with Qurbani meats.

Other than slaughtering, the programme was also featuring activities including takbir and light talks by invited speakers, Ustaz Asyraf, psychosocial sessions with the Orang Asli community children as well as cutting, skinning and weighting the Qurban meats.

For this ‘Qurbani Across Borders 2016’ campaign, IRM has helped the beneficiaries in 28 countries including Palestine, Syria and Malaysia.

What is life like for aid workers in Syria?

An Islamic Relief worker describes the difficulties on the ground.

After an air strike hit a convoy of relief trucks near Aleppo this week Islamic Relief’s field coordinator, Yousef Abdollah, has been speaking with the BBC’s World Service.

The only person speaking from Syria, Abdollah joined other NGOs for a panel discussion on the programme BBC World Have Your Say.

He spoke about what it is like to be an aid worker within Syria and the challenges around planning, access and safety. He also spoke about working with local authorities on the ground.

Describing the situation for civilians in Aleppo, he said: “There are almost 400,000 civilians stuck inside the city without any basic infrastructure – no food, no electricity, no water, no communication.

“There is frustration amongst the civilians due to aid being unable to be delivered.”

You can listen to the programme here.

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Following the incident on Monday, which killed at least one aid worker and around 20 civilians, the United Nations suspended aid convoys across Syria.

Just a day later a second incident saw Islamic Relief’s partner the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM) hit, with five medical workers killed.

Islamic Relief’s planned shipment of food parcels in Aleppo has been suspended and our team in Syria has increased security precautions following the end of the ceasefire.

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