Emdad Rahman A GROUP OF volunteers from the Human Relief Foundation (HRF) travelled to Bangladesh over half-term to deliver aid. Volunteers from the Whitechapel branch visited the Rohingya Camp in Cox Bazar, followed by three days in Sylhet where they ...
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Team Orange get the Ealing Feeling
Emdad Rahman TEAM ORANGE, on behalf of the UK charity Penny Appeal, completed the Ealing Half Marathon for charity. The run at Lammas Park, now recognised as West London’s biggest running event, has three times been voted the UK’s best ...
Read More »Islamic Relief aid gets through in Indonesia
PHOTOS HAVE NOW reached the UK which show the Islamic Relief aid effort on the Indonesian island of Lombok, which was badly hit by an earthquake on 5th August. The UK-based charity has been distributing basic food and drinking water, ...
Read More »DH Foundation raises £4k for Bangladesh crisis
ON 12TH JUNE 40 volunteers from the DH Foundation held street collections in various parts of Tower Hamlets to help the poor and needy across Bangladesh. Working from 10am through to 9pm, the volunteer collectors raised nearly £4,000. The DH ...
Read More »Islamic Relief moves relief up a gear in Yemen
AS MILLIONS OF Muslims around the world celebrated Eid, violence was escalating in the strife-torn country of Yemen – and the Islamic Relief charity was stepping up its relief operations to meet the humanitarian consequences. Fighting intensified around the port ...
Read More »Man missing from Barking & Dagenham
POLICE ARE appealing for the public to help them find Errol Dorset, 35, who has been missing from his home address in Chadwell Heath since 19th May. Mr Dorset has two clearly visible tattoos: one, on the right side of ...
Read More »Learn & Live Foundation holds community festival
Emdad Rahman The Learn & Live Foundation organised a community charity exhibition at the Lansbury Lodge in Poplar to support the vulnerable and needy. In attendance as chief guest was Councillor Sabina Akhtar, Speaker of Tower Hamlets Council. Activities on ...
Read More »Yemen health threat as rainy season looms
THREE YEARS INTO a protracted civil war, Yemen is facing another rainy season. Refugees trying to survive in makeshift shelters will face a new round of challenges – and a greater threat of disease. It is estimated that there are ...
Read More »Imam Siraj Wahhaj attends iQra International charity event
Emdad Rahman On Easter Sunday Imam Siraj Wahhaj was the guest of honour at the Impressions events venue in Newham organised by UK based charity iQra International. The proceedings focussed on valuing time and encouraging participants young and old to ...
Read More »Human Appeal eases suffering in Gaza
THERE’S ONE household in Gaza whose story has been told by the charity Human Appeal – so that others can appreciate what winter conditions are like in this tiny territory. This is the story Human Appeal has told. Mahrous Khalil ...
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