Ramadan in Chechnya
Selima Salamova is an aid worker with Islamic Relief in Chechnya, in the Russian Federation. Here she reflects on the huge impact that Ramadan food parcels – or “boxes from the sky” - can have on those who have so little....more
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Ramadan in Egypt
Fatma Tharwat is an Islamic Relief aid worker based in Egypt. In this blog she tells of the difficulties faced by one elderly couple but the joy they still feel during the month of Ramadan...more
Ramadan in South Africa
Samina Anwary is the Media Officer for Islamic Relief South Africa. In this blog she reflects on the benefits of reaching everyone in need of help this Ramadan, regardless of their faith or origin...more
Ramadan in India
Danish Aziz is Islamic Relief’s Programme Manager in India. For him Ramadan brings into stark reality the disparity between the rich and the poor, between those who enjoy the festivities of the month and those who barely have enough food to survive...more
Ramadan in Iraq
Hadeel Al-Tak is the head of Islamic Relief’s Gender and Family department in Iraq. In this, the first of our Ramadan diaries from around the globe, she explains what the holy month is like in one of the world’s most dangerous cities...more
Ramadan in Gaza
Hatem Shurrab is an aid worker with Islamic Relief in Gaza. In this diary article he reflects on the mixed emotions felt by the population of Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan, just eight months after the last conflict...more
