Stories

November 12th, 2013

Zakat Foundation Responds to Super Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan - The category 5 typhoon may have taken as many as 10,000 lives. As of Tuesday there are 1,774 reported dead.

November 8th, 2013

Reflection of the Rohingya Muslims

Zakat Foundation of America launched a udhiya/qurbani distribution in Bangladesh for the Rohingya Muslims in refugee camps. Zakat Foundation of America captured their stories and what udhiya/qurbani meant to them.

November 8th, 2013

Zakat Foundation of America Delaware Youth Win in Food Bank Competition

Zakat Foundation of America Delaware Youth Group recently won two awards in the DelawareCAN competition held by the Food Bank of Delaware.

October 29th, 2013

Fighting the Harsh Winter in Syria

Harsh Winter in Syria - The dangers of the season are far greater than in previous years because much of the country's infrastructure has been destroyed.

October 26th, 2013

Udhiya/Qurbani 2013 Serves the Forgotten People

Zakat Foundation of America has completed another successful Udhiya/Qurbani program in thirty countries across four continents.

October 8th, 2013

Halil Demir, Zakat Foundation of America ED, Discusses Zakat Foundation of America Humanitarian Efforts with Newly Elected President of Mali

Executive Director, Halil Demir visited Mali at the end of September to attend the inauguration of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and help provide services during the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

October 4th, 2013

Incendiary Bomb Attack on a School in Aleppo Left 10 Dead and Dozens Burned

As your dua joins the impassioned prayers of good people around the world who yearn for peace in Syria, you can help bring comfort to Syrians in need by donating to Zakat Foundation of America humanitarian relief.

September 17th, 2013

Zakat Foundation of America Doctors Care for Syrian Refugee Girl

Nine-year-old Sahr has seen more, and suffered more than a young girl ought to. The child and her family live in Akkar, Lebanon, having fled from the ongoing conflict in Syria.

September 16th, 2013

Food Packages Bring Relief to Pakistan Community

Muzaffargarh, located in Pakistan’s Punjab province, was a scene of devastation in August as flash floods destroyed homes, killed livestock and contaminated clean water sources.

September 5th, 2013

Serving Hundreds of Thousands this Ramadan

Serving Hundreds of Thousands this Ramadan - ZF delivered more than 1.7 million meals to more than 100,000 families in more than 36 countries this Ramadan.

September 5th, 2013

Zakat Foundation of America First to Treat Chemical Attack Victims Outside Damascus

According to medical personnel and paramedics in the East Ghouta area near Damascus, Zakat Foundation of America was the first organization to rush treatment and medications to victims.

August 30th, 2013

Creative Arts' Summer Camps Ends on Successful Note

Summer Camps Ends - Children between the ages of 7 to 14 took part in a wide range of activities that included painting, sculpting, writing and field trips.