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Leading Canadian humanitarian organizations mark one month of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank; call for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access

Leading Canadian humanitarian organizations mark one month of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank; call for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access

Today in Ottawa, Canada's leading humanitarian agencies held a press conference on Parliament Hill to mark the one-month anniversary of escalations of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank. Toget...

Nov 7, 2023

Islamic Relief Canada Decries Killing of Innocents, Calls on Canadian Government to Act for Immediate Ceasefire

Islamic Relief Canada Decries Killing of Innocents, Calls on Canadian Government to Act for Immediate Ceasefire

November 2nd, 2023 — Islamic Relief Canada is deeply disturbed by the increasing scale and gravity of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Each passing day, hundreds of innocent civilians are ki...

Nov 2, 2023

Islamic Relief Canada Responding to Libya Floods

Islamic Relief Canada Responding to Libya Floods

September 13th, 2023, Burlington, ON - Islamic Relief Canada has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to help those left unhoused by unprecedented flooding in eastern Libya. Parts of Eastern Libya...

Sep 13, 2023

Canadian Charity Worker on the Ground in Morocco to Assist Earthquake Relief Efforts

Canadian Charity Worker on the Ground in Morocco to Assist Earthquake Relief Efforts

Sept 11, 2023, Burlington, ON — Islamic Relief Canada staff is on the ground in Morocco, at the epicentre in the Atlas mountains, just two days after the deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck, taking...

Sep 11, 2023

Islamic Relief Launches its largest Annual Back to School Campaign to date

Islamic Relief Launches its largest Annual Back to School Campaign to date

Islamic Relief Canada, is launching its largest “Back to School” campaign to date across the country, ranging from The GTA, to the East Coast, the capital and beyond. As the school season fast approac...

Aug 28, 2023

Islamic Relief Canada CEO Usama Khan Returns From Afghanistan As the Country Approaches 2nd Anniversary of Regime Change.

Islamic Relief Canada CEO Usama Khan Returns From Afghanistan As the Country Approaches 2nd Anniversary of Regime Change.

(Burlington, ON): It has now been two years since Afghanistan underwent leadership change, throwing the country into uncertainty and further compounding the pre-existing humanitarian crisis. CEO of Is...

Aug 15, 2023

Islamic Relief Canada CEO in Islamabad, Pakistan One Year After Historic 2022 Floods

Islamic Relief Canada CEO in Islamabad, Pakistan One Year After Historic 2022 Floods

(Burlington, ON): Islamic Relief Canada CEO, Usama Khan, is on the ground in Pakistan to commemorate the one year anniversary of the catastrophic floods that devastated the country last summer. On Aug...

Aug 3, 2023

Impact of the Climate Crisis on Women in Pakistan

Impact of the Climate Crisis on Women in Pakistan

Wednesday June 21, 2023 Islamic Relief Canada’s New Study Reveals the Disproportionate Impact of the Climate Crisis on Women in Pakistan (Toronto, ON) – As the first anniversary of the 2022 Pakistan f...

Jun 21, 2023

CANADIANS RETURN FROM YEMEN, PROVIDING RELIEF TO THE LARGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE WORLD.

CANADIANS RETURN FROM YEMEN, PROVIDING RELIEF TO THE LARGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE WORLD.

Thursday June 8, 2023 (Burlington, ON) – Last week, Canadian aid workers returned from Yemen, one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, with more than 11 million children in need of humanit...

Jun 8, 2023

Canadian aid organizations demand government action on Afghanistan sanctions

Canadian aid organizations demand government action on Afghanistan sanctions

OTTAWA, ON - A coalition of leading Canadian aid organizations will be extending the Aid for Afghanistan Campaign following the Government of Canada’s disheartening lack of urgency in acting to remove...

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Sep 22, 2022

Canadians are on the ground in Pakistan, supporting relief efforts for the deadly Pakistan floods

Canadians are on the ground in Pakistan, supporting relief efforts for the deadly Pakistan floods

Burlington, ON - Unprecedented heavy monsoons — affecting over 33 million people — continue to devastate and displace vulnerable communities. One in seven Pakistanis is now suffering from one of the w...

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Sep 16, 2022

Islamic Relief Canada and York University Researchers call for more accessible mental health services for racialized women

Islamic Relief Canada and York University Researchers call for more accessible mental health services for racialized women

Research study analyses pandemic’s impact on the mental health of racialized communities BURLINGTON, ON - Islamic Relief Canada, in partnership with researchers at York University’s School of Public P...

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Apr 11, 2022

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