Islamic Philanthropy Supports Refugees with $27.5Mln

Islamic Philanthropy Supports Refugees with $27.5Mln
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Islamic Philanthropy Supports Refugees with $27.5Mln

Islamic Philanthropy Supports Refugees with $27.5Mln

The Refugee Zakat Fund impacted 584,586 beneficiaries in the first six months of 2021, with total contributions of over $27.5 million, 70% of which came from Zakat donations, a UNHCR report has shown.

In partnership with the Muslim World League (MWL), the United Nations Refugee Agency launched on Thursday its mid-year report on Islamic Philanthropy.

The report underlines the impact of Zakat and Sadaqah donations raised on the refugees and forcibly displaced people in 12 countries including Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Mauritania, Nigeria, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Malaysia.

UNHCR’s mid-year Islamic Philanthropy report was released in its new digital and interactive format at a panel discussion organized at the MWL’s at its Expo2020 Dubai pavilion, attended by representatives of humanitarian and international organizations and media.

It emphasized the Islamic philanthropy partnerships as a key enabler of sustainable impact on the lives of vulnerable displaced communities, citing the longstanding collaboration with the MWL.

It pointed to the MWL’s Islamic Fiqh Council’s issuance of a new fatwa that adds to the Refugee Zakat Fund’s record of more than 10 fatwas by credible scholars and institutions.

In addition, MWL has generously contributed to support refugee and internally displaced children in Africa, in particular their recent contribution to support UNHCR’s psychosocial support for the most vulnerable children in North-east Nigeria, which is expected to help 3,699 internally displaced children by the end of 2021, the report stated.

UNHCR’s Representative to the Gulf Cooperation Council states Khaled Khalifa underscored the importance of expanding strategic partnerships with organizations and bodies involved in Islamic Philanthropy to support international humanitarian efforts.

Khalifa, also a senior advisor for Islamic Philanthropy, said Islamic Philanthropy plays a pivotal role in responding to the growing humanitarian needs, through its key tools such as Zakat, Sadaqah and Waqf, to achieve shared humanitarian goals and explore further means to support forcibly displaced people globally.

This comes in light of the uninterrupted increase of forced displacement records in recent years and the protracted crises caused by wars, violence and persecution, he added.



Saudi Interior Minister: We Are Prepared to Stop Any Violation that May Undermine Hajj

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif meets with head of security and military sectors. (SPA)
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif meets with head of security and military sectors. (SPA)
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Saudi Interior Minister: We Are Prepared to Stop Any Violation that May Undermine Hajj

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif meets with head of security and military sectors. (SPA)
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif meets with head of security and military sectors. (SPA)

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif stressed on Saturday the readiness of security and military sectors in stopping any violation that may undermined the Hajj.

He met the heads of military and security sectors that are involved in securing the Hajj, praising their work that is being carried out with high professionalism.

He expressed Saudi Arabia’s pride in serving the Hajj pilgrims, highlighting the keenness of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on the pilgrimage and their orders that the greatest efforts be exerted so that they can perform the holy rituals in safety.

Moreover, Prince Abdulaziz noted the coordination and integration between various military and security agencies and others, which have helped ensure the success of the arrival of the pilgrims to the holy sites.

He hoped these efforts would continue throughout the rest of the Hajj and that the pilgrims would return home safely.

Director of Public Security and head of the Hajj Security Committee Mohammad Al-Bassami gave a presentation about the results achieved by the Hajj security forces, stressing the readiness of all parties in carrying out the remaining phases of the security plan to ensure the safety of the pilgrims.

Prince Abdulaziz inspected the work of the command and control center of the Hajj in Mina. He followed up on the implementation of plans and the transport of pilgrims to the holy sites and listened to a detailed briefing by Al-Bassami about the security plans.