Stories

January 30th, 2014

First Zakat Foundation of America Teahouse springs communities into action

Zakat Foundation of America Teahouse aims to cultivate a culture of compassion by celebrating the Muslim tradition of empathy and social justice.

January 29th, 2014

Philippine Survivors Grieving and Rebuilding After Typhoon Haiyan

Philippine Survivors Grieving and Rebuilding After Typhoon Haiyan - ZF deployed a team of representatives to distribute emergency food packages, housing...

January 28th, 2014

Bakery and School Feed Bodies and Minds of Syrians in Need

Thousands of Syrians whose homes and livelihoods have been destroyed in the nearly three-year-old conflict that has rocked their country now have access to the most basic staple of their diet: bread.

January 28th, 2014

Young Adults Inspired to Serve with Compassion at First Zakat Foundation of America Teahouse

Candle-lit lanterns and steaming cups of tea welcomed more than 250 high school and college-aged young adults to the first Zakat Foundation of America Zakat Foundation Teahouse, “Where Spirituality Serves Humanity.”

January 17th, 2014

Zakat Foundation of America Establishes School in Turkey for Syrian Refugees

School in Turkey for Syrian Refugees: ZF sponsored a school for Syrian children who fled from war in their country to be able to continue their education.

January 14th, 2014

Grateful Prayers Arise from Newly Constructed Mosque in Kenya

When the rain dripped through the roof of their mosque, the humble brothers and sisters of Lwakhakha, in Bungoma County, Kenya, still gathered beneath it to thank Allah for His bounty.

January 14th, 2014

99 Orphan Project Raises $40K to Exceed Sponsorship Goal

99 Orphan Project - In less than 10 months, the 99 Orphan Project has met its goal by raising more than $40,000 for 133 orphans.

January 8th, 2014

Zakat Foundation of America Rushes Emergency Aid to Somali Cyclone Survivors

As the eyes of the world were fixed on the menacing progress of Typhoon Haiyan towards the Philippines, another destructive storm was ravaging northeastern Somalia.

January 2nd, 2014

Thanks From Around the World

Around the world, those who have been fed and comforted by Zakat Foundation of America programs echoed the thanks and prayers of this Rohingya Muslim widow in Bangladesh.

December 23rd, 2013

Delivering Winter Kits to Snow-Covered Syria

While winter storms swept through the Middle East, thousands of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people were threatened by severe winter storms and freezing temperatures.

December 23rd, 2013

Parents and Children Benefit from Preschool Health Program in Gaza

In November more than 1,100 Gaza area preschoolers received treatment for intestinal parasites and their mothers were educated about hygiene and disease prevention through a grant from Zakat Foundation of America.

December 15th, 2013

From the Field: The Strength of the Syrian Spirt Amid Conflict

Zakat Foundation General Counsel and Chief Operations Officer, Safaa Zarzour, visited Syria in August to evaluate ongoing programs.
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