by Janade Knight | Jul 6, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Janade Knight | Feb 10, 2023 | Blog
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....
by Janade Knight | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Janade Knight | Jan 27, 2023 | Blog
The Great Sudanese Famine of the 1980s was a period of severe food shortage and starvation that occurred in Sudan during the mid-to late-1980s. The famine was caused by various factors, including drought, war, economic mismanagement, and a lack of government aid. The...
