Families in need are Suffering the Merciless Winter CONFLICT AND DROUGHT As the world’s ‘worst humanitarian crisis’ festers, the local dynamics of the conflict remain overshadowed. Yemen was already the Arab world’s poorest country and nearly four years of brutal warfare more than three-quarters of the country’s population is in…...
Struggle for Education in Yemen
A Whole Generation of Children Deprived from Education. CONFLICT IN YEMEN – WAR ON EDUCATION After 3 years of intensifying conflict, the education system in Yemen has been completely destroyed. War and conflict have a devastating effect on the prospects of a better education. Education should be a birth right…...
What is behind the story of Qurbani?
Origin of the word ‘Qurbani’ ‘Qurbani’ originates from the word ‘Qurban’ which comes from the word ‘Qurb’ meaning ‘closeness’. The Prophet Ibrahim (AS) in his willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail, demonstrated his closeness to Allah (SWT) and in doing so represented true Islam or submission to Allah (SWT). Story…...
Why work as a volunteer for a charity?
Volunteering is an excellent way of boosting social and professional skills in a working environment. It’s a chance to meet new people, build relationships and even work in a field you have never explored. What is volunteering? A volunteer is described as somebody who willingly gives their time for the…...
Cholera epidemic spreads in Yemen – June 2017
In Yemen, almost one death per hour as cholera epidemic spreads like wildfire. Number of suspected cases reaches 100,000 as Yemeni health system teeters on brink of collapse. A cholera epidemic is spreading like wildfire across war-ravaged Yemen, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, with a total of 100,000…...
