Islamic Relief USA
As interfaith leaders, we are united to protect foreign assistance
By David Saperstein, Anwar Khan, and Eugene Cho — December 13, 2023
(RNS) — When so many foundational principles are under attack, we must retain our core character of generosity and compassion.
Faith-based and other relief efforts underway to assist Pakistan flood victims
By Alejandra Molina — August 31, 2022
(RNS) — ‘The humanitarian situation is terrible and could deteriorate without immediate international intervention,’ said Asif Shirazi, Islamic Relief’s country director in Pakistan.
How to help Afghans arriving in the US after fleeing the Taliban
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 25, 2021
(RNS) — Here are a few of the faith-based organizations working with Afghans both overseas and arriving in the U.S. and some ways you can help them.
Across America, Muslims are becoming a fixture on the disaster relief landscape
By Aysha Khan — November 9, 2020
(RNS) — Muslim American philanthropies are increasingly turning their volunteer efforts to emergency relief projects in the U.S.
Meet the imam building a ‘Muslim Village’ in the heart of Vegas
By Aysha Khan — October 11, 2019
LAS VEGAS (RNS) — Since 2010, the imam of Las Vegas’ oldest mosque has slowly but surely driven local drug houses and gangs out of his historic neighborhood. Now, he's on a mission to purchase the surrounding properties and transform them into affordable housing.
In the South, a new helping hand: Muslim disaster relief teams
By Yonat Shimron — August 24, 2017
PRINCEVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — At a time when the far right often cites the inability of Muslims to assimilate, these young volunteers are providing emergency aid, labor and comfort to people suffering the effects of natural disasters.
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