Bilal Siddiqui Statement: Words must become action: Islamic Relief Canadas response to UN Security Council resolution (March 25th, 2024): It has taken far too long but finally, the United Nations Security Council has listened to the pleas from Gaza and around the world and called for an immediate ceasefire for the re... 25 mars 2024
Bilal Siddiqui Imminent famine in Gaza is entirely man-made, Islamic Relief says (March 18th, 2024) : Today’s new IPC* report on Gaza confirms what our team is seeing on the ground – people are starving to death, mass famine is imminent and more than 1 million people are now livin... 22 mars 2024
Bilal Siddiqui As we approach International Women's Day, Pregnant women in Gaza face conditions “like a hundred years ago” March 6th, 2024: As the world marks International Women’s Day, pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza are facing a constant struggle to keep themselves and their babies alive amidst life-threatening s... 6 mars 2024
Bilal Siddiqui Islamic Relief Canada Statement on the ICJ Order January 26th, 2024 - Today, the ICJ called on Israel to take "all measures within its power" to prevent genocide in Gaza. After South Africa put forward allegations against Israel, accusing it of carr... 26 janv. 2024
Bilal Siddiqui Members of Parliament and Muslim community groups begin delegation to the Occupied West Bank and Jordan Sunday, January 14th - Members of Parliament and representatives from Muslim humanitarian and civil society organizations have arrived in Jordan for a six-day visit to Jordan, East Jerusalem, and the ... 15 janv. 2024
Bilal Siddiqui STATEMENT: Gaza is now the world’s worst hunger crisis and on the verge of famine January 9th, 2024 - Gaza is now plunging into over three months of attacks, facing not only the breakdown of critical infrastructure but also forced starvation and dehydration due to the lack of suppl... 10 janv. 2024
Bilal Siddiqui NGOs express grave concern over suspension of food assistance in Yemen Humanitarian organizations warn of looming food crisis if immediate resolution to negotiations is not reached. Twenty-two humanitarian organizations in Yemen today are voicing our deep concern regardi... 20 déc. 2023
Bilal Siddiqui STATEMENT: Huge Gaza death toll is likely to be even higher than reported December 20th, 2023– As the official death toll in Gaza passes 20,000, Islamic Relief is warning that the actual toll is likely to be even higher – as thousands of people are still missing and buried ... 20 déc. 2023
Bilal Siddiqui STATEMENT: Islamic Relief aid workers among many in Gaza facing severe hunger as food runs out. December 15th, 2023 — This week, the Canadian government joined the international chorus calling for an immediate and sustained ceasefire. Islamic Relief Canada underscores the urgency for governments... 14 déc. 2023
Bilal Siddiqui Blog: As terrified children fled the warplane, my desperate cat outran them all Unable to find food for his children or his family pet an Islamic Relief aid worker* describes the heart-breaking exhaustion of civilian life in Gaza, where even playing hopscotch means risking death.... 12 déc. 2023
Bilal Siddiqui Blog: My family have nowhere else to flee – should we stay to face Israel’s tanks? As tanks reach southern Gaza, an Islamic Relief worker* faces the heartbreaking dilemma of whether his family, who have nowhere left to go, should flee yet again – or stay and pray to be spared. Since... 7 déc. 2023
Bilal Siddiqui Blog: Since the truce ended, I fear the grave is the only safe place in Gaza The end of the temporary truce sees Palestinian families facing fresh fear and tanks at their door, reports an Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza. It is day 58 since the escalation began, but it feels... 6 déc. 2023
