The world’s most generous countries
Source: BBC By Lindsey Galloway 23 November 2016 It seems that lending a helping hand to a stranger can be more than just a good deed. In fact, according to […]
Donations to Religious Institutions Fall as Values Change
Source: The New York Times By ALINA TUGEND It used to be that many people gave to their particular house of worship to get a prominent pew or extra blessings. […]
How a Christian business tycoon used his depression to help tens of thousands
Source: The Washington Post By Patton Dodd In the early 1960s, Howard E. Butt Jr. was both a prominent Texas business executive and a rising star in Christian preaching. On […]
How a Radio Soap Got a Whole Country Talking About Domestic Abuse
Source: Time By Kate Samuelson The plotline on BBC’s The Archers is cited as the reason for a 17% annual increase in calls to Britain’s national domestic violence helpline A controversial […]
Catholic Charities to stop adoption, pregnancy services
Source: USA Today Catholic Charities announced Thursday it is closing its adoption services and pregnancy counseling. The agency only placed two children in adoptive homes in 2015. Historically low teenage pregnancy rates and greater acceptance of single parenting has meant there was less need for the services. “The world has […]
They were about to break their Ramadan fast. But first, they fed others.
Source: The Washington Post By Justin Wm. Moyer As the sun set over downtown D.C. Wednesday during Ramadan’s final week, members of a nearby mosque gathered around trays of chicken and rice, ready […]
Study Calls On Obama to Withdraw Legal Memo That Allows Faith-based Charities to Discriminate
Source: Pro Publica The paper published by Columbia University is signed by a coalition of 15 prominent legal scholars across the country. by Sarah Smith ProPublica, May 10, 2016, 8 a.m. The Obama administration has roundly criticized states such as North Carolina and Mississippi for passing laws that allow discrimination […]
Labeling Myself ‘Muslim’ For What It Really Matters
Source: Huffington Post By Falak Zaffer Ghatala Writer, Community Leader, and Do-gooder. Wars, killing, genocide in the name of religion have never really been in our control, i.e. you and me, everyday individuals, who live our life in simple ways believing in love and respect for all, but what about things […]
UK counter-terrorism laws ‘harming aid efforts of Islamic charities’
Source: The Guardian Two former international development secretaries have called for an inquiry into the way in which UK counter-terrorism laws are hampering the humanitarian work of Islamic charities, including […]
Why give to charity? What Muslims and Catholics have in common.
Source: Washington Post Organized religions have traditionally played a major role in charitable works — Christian and Muslim organizations have long established schools, hospitals and social service organizations. Catholic Charities […]
Canadian Muslim donates $2.5 million to Peel Memorial Hospital
Source: Brampton Guardian Meet the Brampton businessman whose $2.5 million donation to Peel Memorial made history Ever since Sajjad Ebrahim, 63, made the announcement of a $2.5 million donation to […]
9 global charities that probably won’t waste your money on #GivingTuesday
Global Post: It’s been a long year for humanity. There’s been Ebola, the ongoing Syrian civil war, the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Gaza war, Boko Haram, the disappearance and probable murder of 43 students in Mexico, and more. We […]
Happy Eid from Humanity First Canada
Restoring Communities – Building Future We are pleased to report to you that Humanity First has arranged for sacrifices in remote villages of Niger, Nigeria and Senegal. Your sacrificial meat […]
Ghana: President John Dramani Mahama Donates To Muslim Community In Wa
Source: news.peacefmonline.com President John Dramani Mahama has donated 50 bags of rice and 50 boxes of cooking oil valued at GH₵13,500.00 to the Muslim Community in Wa to help in the […]
World Cup 2014: Algeria 'to donate $9m World Cup prize money to people of Gaza’
Source: The Independent First the Palestinian flag was draped from the team bus during the team’s triumphant open-top bus tour of the capital, now it has been claimed that the Algerian national football team are to donate their entire World Cup prize fund to the embattled people of Gaza. READ MORE…
World Cup 2014: Algeria ‘to donate $9m World Cup prize money to people of Gaza’
Source: The Independent First the Palestinian flag was draped from the team bus during the team’s triumphant open-top bus tour of the capital, now it has been claimed that the Algerian national football team are to donate their entire World Cup prize fund to the embattled people of Gaza. READ MORE…
Algeria will donate their World Cup prize money to the poor in Gaza, reveals forward Islam Slimanii
Algeria forward Islam Slimani has revealed that he and his team-mates are donating their money to people in Gaza. READ MORE…
Peace walk raises more than £220,000 for UK charities
The local Guardian: by Louisa Clarence-Smith — L-R: Qaim Zaidi, British Heart Foundation; Rafiq Hayat, national president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association.; Waseem Ahmad, UK National Head of the Elders Association Muslims from across Britain raised more than £220,000 for 40 charities during a weekend walk for peace. More than 1,600 […]
Meet the Muslim cyclists riding for peace – and to combat Islamophobia
A group of Muslims are riding from Glasgow to London to raise money for charity – and offset the negative attitudes and stereotypes of Islam, visiting mosques and war memorials along the way. One of the cyclists, heart specialist Dr Tauseef Khan, describes the humbling kindness the group have encountered […]
Urgent need of flood affectees in one village of Croatia partly met by Humanity First and Ahmadiyya
By Zubair Khan While providing the relief items to the flood affected people of village Racinovci in Eastern Croatia, the residents expressed the dire need for generators and driers. Reacting to this urgent demand, the Humanity First Germany provided the financial support to buy 14 sets (generator and drier). With kind […]