Ramadan in Palestine
Fatima Arshad is raising money for Penny Appeal
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In the State of Palestine, ongoing protracted conflict, economic stagnation, restricted trade and access to resources, coupled with high unemployment and poverty rates, continue to pose serious challenges
With nearly one third of the population – 32.7 percent, or 1.6 million people – not having the means to afford nutritious food, humanitarian assistance has prevented the food security situation from deteriorating further. Food insecurity is high among women – 32 percent of families headed by women are food insecure – and particularly in the Gaza Strip, where it peaks at 54 percent.
Your donations will go towards:
Food parcels during the month of Ramadan and for Palestinian families in Bethlehem during the last few nights in Ramadan in Masjid Al-Aqsa
A person asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ): "What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" He replied: “To feed (people) and greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know” (Shahih al-Bukhari).
*Statistics taken from the World Food Programme- A branch of the United Nation
With nearly one third of the population – 32.7 percent, or 1.6 million people – not having the means to afford nutritious food, humanitarian assistance has prevented the food security situation from deteriorating further. Food insecurity is high among women – 32 percent of families headed by women are food insecure – and particularly in the Gaza Strip, where it peaks at 54 percent.
Your donations will go towards:
Food parcels during the month of Ramadan and for Palestinian families in Bethlehem during the last few nights in Ramadan in Masjid Al-Aqsa
A person asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ): "What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" He replied: “To feed (people) and greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know” (Shahih al-Bukhari).
*Statistics taken from the World Food Programme- A branch of the United Nation