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The Concept of Social Service

The Concept of Social Service

11/05/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

Princess Amrit Kaur, recently voted TIME Woman of the Year 1947 for “championing an independent India”, explores the concept of social service in ...

Religious and Community Leaders Play Pivotal Role in Relaying Critical Information on COVID-19

Religious and Community Leaders Play Pivotal Role in Relaying Critical Information on COVID-19

29/04/2020, Islamic Circles

This Ramadan is different in Gaza, as it is for the rest of the world. The religious leaders here have been busy trying ...

The Operational Impacts of Islamic Law – Podcast with Dr. Ahmed Al-Dawoody

The Operational Impacts of Islamic Law – Podcast with Dr. Ahmed Al-Dawoody

13/11/2019, Islamic Circles

With armed conflicts taking place in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic law of war is as indispensable as ever ...

Gaza: Partnering with Community and Religious Leaders to Help People Affected by Conflict

Gaza: Partnering with Community and Religious Leaders to Help People Affected by Conflict

02/04/2019, Islamic Circles

For humanitarian action to be fully supported and understood, humanitarian organizations, including the ICRC, must invest a lot of time and energy in ...

Tajikistan: Workshop on the Role of Religious Leaders in Emergencies

Tajikistan: Workshop on the Role of Religious Leaders in Emergencies

13/12/2017, Humanitarian Affairs

The ICRC in Tajikistan and the Committee for Religious Affairs jointly organized a two-day workshop on the role of religious leaders in emergencies ...

Strengthening Convergences for Humanitarian Action in Southeast Asia

Strengthening Convergences for Humanitarian Action in Southeast Asia

04/10/2017, Humanitarian Affairs

The ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR), together with the Philippines Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and ...

“Rahmatan lil-’alamin” (A Mercy to All Creation): Islamic Voices in the Debate on Humanitarian Principles

“Rahmatan lil-’alamin” (A Mercy to All Creation): Islamic Voices in the Debate on Humanitarian Principles

14/09/2016, Humanitarian Affairs / Islamic Circles

In a collaborative article by Abdulfatah Said Mohamed, Senior Adviser to the Cordoba Foundation in Geneva, and Ronald Ofteringer, from the ICRC, published ...

Faith and Impartiality in Humanitarian Response: Lessons from Lebanese Evangelical Churches Providing Food Aid

Faith and Impartiality in Humanitarian Response: Lessons from Lebanese Evangelical Churches Providing Food Aid

14/09/2016, Other Traditions

In an article published by the International Review of the Red Cross (2016, 897/898), Kathryn Kraft, University of East London, looks into “Faith ...

Is Neutral Humanitarian Action Permissible Under Islamic Law?

Is Neutral Humanitarian Action Permissible Under Islamic Law?

14/09/2016, Islamic Circles

In an article published by the International Review of the Red Cross (2016, 897/898) Professor Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal, Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International ...

Refreshing Humanitarian Action Conference

Refreshing Humanitarian Action Conference

25/02/2016, Humanitarian Affairs

Humanitarian aid is no longer dominated by Western donors and international aid agencies. Dealing with disasters, bringing relief to war zones and helping ...