Sleepout For Gaza

Community to stage charity sleepout in Birmingham to raise funds for Gaza children this winter   A community sleepout in the open outdoors is set to take place in Birmingham next month to raise funds for Palestinian children in the besieged Gaza strip. With the...

Yemen is under attack

Yemen is under attack British and US military forces have launched an attack on Houthi targets in Yemen. Yemeni press agency, SABA, reported attacks took place in the capital, Sana’a, and the governorates of Sa’dah, Hodeidah, Taiz, and Dhamar. ISRA-UK will...

Turkey deployment update 2023

Mum’s heartbreaking words after her son dies in Turkey earthquake as charity sends much-needed help. The Birmingham women providing aid in Turkey, (third to right) Saraya Hussain, ISRA UK deployment co-ordinator When Brummie charity worker Saraya Hussain...

Unimaginable Devastation of Earthquakes in Turkey

On the morning of February 6, 2023, a pair of devastating earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5 struck Southeast Turkey and Northwest Syria. The initial quake hit at 4:17 a.m. as residents were sleeping in their homes, followed by several strong aftershocks....

Inspiring story of Abdul Samad

In 1970 when Abdul Samad, may Allah’s mercy/blessing be upon him, was 19 years old, he travelled to Pakistan, where he was introduced to Islam and became a Muslim. He stayed a few years, and as he was there without money, he saw first-hand the daily poverty that...