Islamic charities and non-governmental organisations

George Galloway's charity Interpal back under police glare

timesonline.co.uk     9 hrs ago          

A British charity that distributes aid in the Palestinian territories and is backed by George Galloway, the Respect MP, is at the centre of a police investigation in Australia. Interpal, a London-based aid network set up...                    

CAIR Has Jumped the Shark

gatesofvienna.blogspot.com     15 hrs ago   1 related          

Communist puppet organizations were widespread throughout the West during the heyday of the Soviet Union. Peace groups, ban-the-bomb organizations, radical labor movements, advocates for world government — many of these...                    

WEST AFRICA : Do high food prices warrant a cash response?

irinnews.org     yesterday   1 related          

Agencies are considering distributing cash as part of their response to food price rises in West Africa DAKAR, 3 September 2008 (IRIN) - Experts say many of the right conditions are in place across West Africa to make...                    

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): U.S. Muslims Urge McCain, Palin to Offer...

marketwire.com     yesterday          

WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on John McCain and Sarah Palin to 'avoid divisive Islamophobic rhetoric' and instead offer 'inclusive' addresses at...                    

"Insensitive" movies a magnet for protesters (Reuters)

yahoo.com     02-Sep-2008   1 related          

By Gregg Kilday 1 hour, 10 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - And last week, the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations urged Warner Bros. to retitle its upcoming film "Towelhead." As...                    

Aid agencies offer carbon offsets aimed at helping poor adapt to climate change

alternative-energy-news.info     02-Sep-2008   9 related          

Aid agencies and environmental groups, including UNICEF, Greenpeace, CARE International, and others, partnered up recently to introduce new carbon offsets aimed at reducing carbon emissions while also helping the poor...                    

Muslims’ holy month of fasting starts

religionnewsblog.com     01-Sep-2008   46 related          

Ramadan begins the day after the sighting of the crescent moon that marks the beginning of a new lunar month. Some Muslim countries use astronomical calculations and observatories, while others and particular sects in...                    

POLITICS-US: Muslim Charities Negotiate a Minefield

ipsnews.net     29-Aug-2008   1 related          

NEW YORK, Aug 29 (IPS) - As Muslims begin one of their most important holidays -- the month of Ramadan -- charitable organisations serving the American Muslim community are taking what some observers believe is a desperate...                    

Midweek Box Office: "The Jerk" Makes Boring, Moral Equivalency Terrorism Flick "Traitor"

debbieschlussel.com     28-Aug-2008   28 related          

By Debbie Schlussel Leave it to Steve Martin--yup, that Steve Martin--and a liberal Jew, Jerry Nachmanoff--to make yet another insipid, "they hijacked my religion"/"Christians are terrorists just like Muslims" movie in the...                    

IIRO's Ramadan breakfast plans

zawya.com     27-Aug-2008          

TAIF, Saudi Arabia, August 27, SPA - The International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) will spend SR9 million on the Ramadan breakfast project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. "The amount will be distributed among the...                    

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