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June 20th, 2013

Orphans Stay Up Late to Meet Zakat Foundation of America Executive Director

When Zakat Foundation of America executive director Halil Demir visited the Zakat Foundation orphan center in Sri Lanka, the students skipped their summer vacations and stayed up late to greet him.

June 6th, 2013

Tarbiya Project in India Provides Training to Thousands

The Tarbiya program provides introductory spoken English and English literacy for Urdu-speaking secondary students in Hubli –Dharwad City of Karnataka, India.

June 1st, 2013

Muslims Cooperate with Diverse Groups on Tornado Cleanup

Zakat Foundation of America volunteers, already collecting donations from the Oklahoma City and Tulsa Muslim communities and helping with cleanup from the previous tornado.

May 29th, 2013

UN Envoy Visits Al Rahma Clinic Serving Syrian Refugees

UN envoy Mullah Akdboa visited the Zakat Foundation of America Al Rahma clinic in Mazboud, Lebanon, during a tour of clinics serving Syrian refugees.

May 23rd, 2013

Zakat Foundation of America Aids Victims of Oklahoma Tornado

Dozens of people, including several children, were killed after a tornado touched ground near Oklahoma City Monday afternoon. Hundreds of people have been hospitalized due to related injuries.

May 9th, 2013

Zakat Foundation of America Director Receives Prestigious Award

On May 5th Mr. Khalil Demir was honored with the Community Service award from Muslim American Society (MAS). Mr. Demir accepts this award with great honor and prestige.

May 1st, 2013

Laughing your way to Health

This past Sunday Zakat Foundation of America Community Center–Chicago hosted its second community health fair. Laughter, humor and stress reduction were discussed at Zakat Foundation of AmericaCCC.

April 26th, 2013

Emergency Appeal for Syrians - Help Provide a Mobile Home for Syrians

Help Provide a Mobile Home for Syrians - The cost of one mobile home is $1800 and you could split the cost with other donors as below to provide shelter...

April 25th, 2013

Bangladesh Building Collapse

Bangladesh Building Collapse - an eight story building collapsed killing more than 230 people yesterday in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

April 18th, 2013

Zakat Foundation of America Leadership on the Ground Inside Syria

An ocean of people crowded the cramped space in hopes of getting food as the Zakat Foundation of America distribution center opened up for the day.

April 16th, 2013

Our Heartfelt Condolences to the Families of Boston

Zakat Foundation of America is deeply saddened at the news of the bombing that occurred at the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon.

April 16th, 2013

How much do you “Like” us?

Zakat Foundation of America is excited to announce that we have reached our 500,000 members on our Facebook page.
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