23 May 2012 - The Guardian
Yemen food crisis reaching 'catastrophic proportions
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4th April 2012 - BBC Radio Leeds
Islamic Relief's Zia Salik describes his recent trip to West Africa and
looks forward to the Evening of Inspiration concert in Bradford
4th April 2012 - The Independent
Islamic Relief, one of the few intentional organisations to establish a supply route
for aid to Homs, has smuggled £13,000 in medical aid to the city but says its
operations are becoming increasingly dangerous.
Read the full article
30th March 2012 - BBC Radio World Service
Islamic Relief Worldwide Deputy Head of Communications Habiba Hamid talks
about the latest situation in Syria
29th March 2012 - BBC Radio 5 Live
Islamic Relief Worldwide Deputy Head of Communications Habiba Hamid talks
about the latest situation in Syria
8th March 2012 - Reuters
U.N. draws plan to feed 1.5 million Syrians
The United Nations is readying food stocks for 1.5 million people in Syria as part
of a 90-day emergency plan to help civilians deprived of basic supplies after nearly
a year of conflict.
25th August 2011 - Luton Today: Hearld & Post
Great Start to United Luton's Africa Appeal
Luton businessman Mohammed Nadeem paid tribute to generous Lutonians who dug deep
and donated a generous £25,000 to the Horn of Africa Famine Appeal.
24th August 2011 - Hello Magazine
Hugh Quarshie Comment on Kenya
Taking time out from filming 'Holby City' to visit Kenya, Hugh Quarshie tells why
we must not fail those facing a daily battle against famine in East Africa.
19th August 2011 - OnIslam.net
World Muslims Rush for Somalia Aid
Scrambling to alleviate the suffering of millions of starving Somalis, Muslims around
the world are spearheading world efforts to extend aid to the drought-hit country.
18th August 2011 - BBC Radio 5 Live
Hugh Quarshie is interviewd by BBC Radio 5 Live about his recent trip to Kenya.
17th August 2011 - BBC Radio 5 Live
Jehangir Malik is interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live about what he saw in Mogadishu,
Somalia.
14th August 2011 - BBC
Welsh aid worker in call for Somalia drought funds
A Welsh aid worker is rallying support for drought-stricken Somalia.
9th August 2011 - PBS
Islamic Relief on PBS - One of the only charities in Somalia
PBS, one of the largest news networks in the USA, features the work Islamic Relief
is doing and acknowledges them as one of the only charities actually in Somalia.
8th August 2011 - Al Jazeera English
AJE speaks to Islamic Relief on the Somalia drought
Somalia is suffering its worst drought in 60 years, but getting aid to the country
has been difficult because al-Shabab fighters control much of the country's most
desperate areas.
Jehangir Malik, the director for aid organisation Islamic Relief talks to Al Jazeera
about the situation on the ground.
6th August 2011 - Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English features Islamic Relief footage from Somalia
Al Jazeera English shows footage from Islamic Relief's team on the ground in Somalia.
5th August 2011 - Guardian
Somali famine refugees find only limited relief in Mogadishu
Those arriving in the capital are met with generosity, not animosity. But conditions
at this Mogadishu camp are grim.
4th August 2011 - Guardian
Somalia famine relief effort hit harder by food aid delays than by rebels
Relief organisations are operating across zones controlled by al-Shabab, despite
rebel group's ban on humanitarian agencies.
1st August 2011 - ITV
Please Help Somalia
You've probabaly seen the pictures of millions at risk of starvation, and camps
and cities at "breaking point". Aid workers in drought-hit Somalia say the situation
is getting worse by the day and teams from the Midlands-based charity Islamic Relief
have just returned from the country.
31st July 2011 - BBC Radio 5 Live
Jehangir Malik is part of the debate: 'Would you give up a day's wage for East Africa?'
29th July 2011 - Guardian
Somalia famine: Our agency is able to deliver aid
Islamic Relief has not experienced any insurmountable problems to get aid to target
areas experiencing severe food shortages – whether controlled by the government
or armed opposition groups.
27th July 2011
Pakistan floods: One year on - in pictures
Last year's floods in Pakistan were the worst the country has experienced. The NGO
Islamic Relief has been involved in the reconstruction efforts
26th July 2011 - BBC Radio 5 Live
Jehangir Malik is interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live about what he saw in Mogadishu,
Somalia.
25th July 2011 - EUX TV
Somalia famine: Islamists keep aid workers out
International efforts to fight the famine in Somalia are in trouble now that Islamist
groups in the country continue to deny access to aid workers.
Only the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Red Cross and Islamic Relief are not banned
from working inside Somalia.
25th July 2011 - BBC
Somalia: Other countries need to do more, says Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain is leading the way for contributing
aid to Somalia, but "other countries need to step up to the plate" to do more to
avert the crisis.
24th July 2011
Global response to Pakistan floods inadequate, claims report
Monsoon season could exacerbate manifold problems created by last year's devastating
floods, warns Islamic Relief aid agency
22nd July 2011 -
Europe must do more over famine, says Cameron
Speaking after an hour-long meeting with members of the Somalian community in Birmingham
today, the Prime Minister said the UK had shown "strong leadership" in its efforts
to alleviate the crisis.
21st July 2011 -
Somalia drought victims attempting suicide
to escape worst ever famine
Desperate drought victims in Somalia are trying to kill themselves to escape the
world’s worst famine in decades.
17th July 2011
Baby boy victim of Pakistan floods owes life to British goodwill
charity
Fawadullah Musa, a baby boy born in a refugee camp after his family’s home was washed
away in Pakistan’s floods last summer, will soon celebrate his first birthday.
13th July 2011 - BBC
Horn of Africa drought: UK charities boost Somalia aid
British aid agencies are preparing to expand their activities in Somalia to help
some of the 10 million people at risk of starvation in East Africa.
8th July 2011 - BBC
Horn of Africa drought: 'A vision of hell'
The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched an emergency appeal to
help the more than 10 million people affected by severe drought in the Horn of Africa.
The BBC's Ben Brown reports from the Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya, where
more than 1,000 people arrive each day seeking help.
4th July 2011
How Bradford cabbies helped change lives of Pakistan flood victims
(Daily Mirror)
When he saw what was happening to the country his parents came from, Mohammed “Sully”
Sultan, a 43-year-old community service officer from Bradford, knew he had to act
21st March 2011
Islamic Relief's Cardiff County Hall fundraising dinner (BBC)
A fundraising dinner by Islamic Relief Wales has raised more than £50,000
for humanitarian work in Libya. About 300 people attended the dinner
10th March 2011
Fund-raiser from Luton visits flood projects in Pakistan (BBC)
… homes and install sewage networks. Islamic Relief is aiming to expand its
operation to 20 villages. Mr Hussein told the BBC: "Islamic Relief agreed
3rd March 2011
Cardiff aid worker
helps Libya refugees (BBC)
A Welsh aid worker with is part of an Islamic Relief team helping tens of thousands
of refugees flooding out of Libya