charity
UK does a U-turn, backs soccer star’s child hunger campaign
World
November 8, 2020
UK does a U-turn, backs soccer star’s child hunger campaign
LONDON (AP) — The British government has made another abrupt about-face and now says it will provide free meals to…
In Egypt, volunteers make meals with love for virus patients
Egypt
July 14, 2020
In Egypt, volunteers make meals with love for virus patients
Fatma Youssef stuffs rice, chicken or meat and vegetables into boxes spread on her dining table — tens of them…
Unemployed Filipina feeds other jobless migrants in Dubai
Middle East
June 10, 2020
Unemployed Filipina feeds other jobless migrants in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Feby Dela Peña saw her fellow Filipinos standing in line outside her building in…
Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists
World
June 5, 2020
Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The tourists came to see the magical waterfalls and mountain views of the lowland jungle…
Amid virus, those in India’s largest slum help one another
World
June 4, 2020
Amid virus, those in India’s largest slum help one another
KOHIMA, India (AP) — There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. Everyone knows…
Croatian charity offers help as lives turn during outbreak
World
May 28, 2020
Croatian charity offers help as lives turn during outbreak
PULA, Croatia (AP) — Winding stone streets, usually packed with tourists, silent as a graveyard. Restaurants closed. Beaches deserted. Hotels…
Business of charitable donations
Opinion
May 19, 2020
Business of charitable donations
Professor Jaber Nassar (the former president of Cairo University) wrote, wondering: “People finance all these entities requesting donations through advertisements…
Minya’s Copts collect charity funds to help Muslim and Christian villagers
Egypt
May 13, 2020
Minya’s Copts collect charity funds to help Muslim and Christian villagers
Coptic Christians from Minya governorate’s Kafr al-Mahdy village collected the Zakat al-Fitr (Ramadan charity funds) funds from the village and…
Dubai turns world’s tallest building into coronavirus charity box
Middle East
May 12, 2020
Dubai turns world’s tallest building into coronavirus charity box
DUBAI (Reuters) — The world’s tallest building, Dubai’s 828-meter Burj Khalifa, has become a glowing charity donation box, raising money…
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
Features/Interviews
April 24, 2020
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street…