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  • #Community,  #Volunteer Voices

    A Water Crisis

    February 24, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Water Remains a precious resource that millions struggle to have Volunteer Voice of Hiba C. My mornings Everyday we wake up and drink a cup of water with the people I live with, in a home where no water drips through the roof. We also have water to use for brushing our teeth. We use water for cooking and cleaning. We use water for showering. Water has many uses, and no one should ever have to go without it if they don’t want to. According to the United Nations 2 out of 5 people worldwide do not have a basic hand-washing facility with soap and water at home. Living in…

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  • #Newsletter,  Emergency Aiding Blogs

    Thousands Seek Refuge from Syria Floods

    January 28, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Refugee camps battle with winter and flooding Guest contributor Aishah C. 2021 Brings a Call to Action on Behalf of Syrian RefugeesAs we enter into this new year, many of us are relieved that the collectively traumatic events of 2020 are moving into hindsight. Global resources are being pooled to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and the overall outlook for this year seems to be improving.  However, there are many people and families for whom 2020 brought additional complications to already devastating circumstances which are long from over.  The tragedies that have been faced by the people of Syria throughout the past decade have been incomprehensibly dire, and instead of hopeful…

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  • #Community,  #Newsletter,  #Service,  #SocialJustice

    A Warm Hello from IRUSA’s New Chairman, Hamadi Bengabsia

    February 21, 2020 / 0 Comments

    IRUSA’s new Chairman shares a message of gratitude and belief in the next generation of humanitarian relief Assalaam Alaykum, On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am writing to thank every one of our supporters who have helped work towards Islamic Relief USA’s tremendous progress in recent years. Without your tenacity, innovation, and commitment to excellence, our organization would not have experienced such significant growth and emerged as a faith-based leader in the humanitarian and development sector. That growth has meant life-changing service a possibility for people all over the world. Your compassion arrived in the darkest hour for more families than we can measure. I want to further…

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    November 11, 2019 / 0 Comments

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  • #Community,  #Newsletter

    Smiles Galore as Mohammed Assaf visits IRUSA Projects

    October 11, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Written by Fareeha Amir, IRUSA Multimedia Manager who travelled with a group of staff with Mohammed Assaf to Jordan in August 2019. Edited by Kelly El-Yacoubi. Mohammed Assaf’s smile is contagious. So it’s no surprise that when he visited Islamic Relief USA projects in Jordan this past August, his positivity came right along with him. The Palestinian singer is most well-known for winning the second season of Arab Idol in 2013, the precursor to his immense popularity as a singer and celebrity figure in the Middle East. But Assaf’s influence extends beyond the microphone. As a child he grew up in a refugee camp in Gaza, an experience that has…

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  • #Stories

    ‘Back to School’ For Tunisia Students

    August 22, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Some students in Tunisia were hesitant to attend school due to the sub-par bathroom facilities. Now, they’re excited to attend after a special, important makeover thanks to a $5 million commitment by Islamic Relief USA. Obstacles to Education In Tunisia an education can put a child in the driver’s seat of their own life. Finding a student in the region who doesn’t understand and believe this to be true will be nearly impossible. But while students in Tunisia are eager to attend school for the upcoming year, they often face a challenging dilemma–one that makes the reality of attending school difficult, and sometimes, nearly impossible: adequate bathrooms. In one town…

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    For Myanmar Refugees in Bangladesh, Dignity Matters

    August 1, 2019 / 0 Comments

    The following first-hand account is written by an Islamic Relief USA staff member who visited IRUSA relief projects for refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh. During a visit to Kutapalong camp in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh, I sat in a shelter made of straw and bamboo that housed multiple families. Everyone there had fled violence and conflict in Myanmar a year earlier, leaving behind their homes, possessions, and family members. Everyone had lost a spouse, a child, parents, or siblings. The trauma and pain each refugee now lives with is unthinkable: acts of genocide took place before their own eyes, destroying everything they held dear. Everyday, they are reminded of this devastating…

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  • #Community

    Islamic Relief USA’s Goals Centered On Compassion and Social Justice

    July 8, 2019 / 0 Comments

    The following is a guest blog post by Amna Amin, an intern with Islamic Relief USA’s Public Affairs department. Muslims have been in the United States since the 1600s, as many people who identified with the Islamic tradition were among those taken across the ocean via the atrocities of the slave trade in Africa. Of the slaves brought over, approximately 15% were Muslim. Even more had contact with Islam before coming to North America. Consequently, Islamic values became embedded within the earliest culture of the United States. In fact, Thomas Jefferson, one of our founding fathers, owned a Qur’an and even wanted to specifically mention Muslims and their religious freedom…

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    Ramadan Reflections: Day 29 Nafs Hack with Fatimah Aulaqi

    June 3, 2019 / 0 Comments

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    Ramadan Reflections: Day 28 Nafs Hack with Syed M. Hassan

    June 2, 2019 / 0 Comments

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