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Follow up on Gaza - Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war has pushed Gaza to breaking point

PRESS RELEASE: Islamic Relief Canada provides immediate and long-term support to Canadian evacuees from Gaza

PRESS RELEASE: Islamic Relief Canada provides immediate and long-term support to Canadian evacuees from Gaza

Toronto, ON: November 15th, 2023 – Islamic Relief Canada is collaborating with Canadian partners to offer financial assistance, immediate arrival and long-term resettlement support to Palestinian-Cana...

Nov 15, 2023 Press Release

Hospitals in Gaza on verge of total shutdown as doctor describes nightmare conditions

Hospitals in Gaza on verge of total shutdown as doctor describes nightmare conditions

Hospitals in Gaza are on the verge of total shutdown as more have come under intense bombardment today, Islamic Relief is warning. Almost two thirds of all hospitals in Gaza are now completely out of ...

Nov 13, 2023 Statement

November 8 Vigil at Nathan Phillips Square to Honour Lives of Children Killed in Gaza

November 8 Vigil at Nathan Phillips Square to Honour Lives of Children Killed in Gaza

Toronto, ON: November 8th, 2023 – Yesterday marks one month since the beginning of intense violence leading to the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The United Nations has called Gaza a “ children’...

Nov 8, 2023 Statement

Leading Canadian humanitarian organizations mark one month of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank; call for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access

Leading Canadian humanitarian organizations mark one month of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank; call for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access

Today in Ottawa, Canada's leading humanitarian agencies held a press conference on Parliament Hill to mark the one-month anniversary of escalations of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank. Toget...

Nov 7, 2023 Press Release

Islamic Relief Canada Decries Killing of Innocents, Calls on Canadian Government to Act for Immediate Ceasefire

Islamic Relief Canada Decries Killing of Innocents, Calls on Canadian Government to Act for Immediate Ceasefire

November 2nd, 2023 — Islamic Relief Canada is deeply disturbed by the increasing scale and gravity of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Each passing day, hundreds of innocent civilians are ki...

Nov 2, 2023 Press Release

Calls for Ceasefire Must Go Hand in Hand with Announced Government Matching Fund

Calls for Ceasefire Must Go Hand in Hand with Announced Government Matching Fund

October 27th, 2023 — Today, the Government of Canada announced that it will match, dollar-for-dollar, donations made to its Gaza Humanitarian Emergency Appeal, up to a maximum of $10 million. Islamic ...

Oct 27, 2023 Statement

Time is Running Out – Islamic Relief Canada Urges for Humanitarian Corridor and Ceasefire in Gaza

Time is Running Out – Islamic Relief Canada Urges for Humanitarian Corridor and Ceasefire in Gaza

October 17th, 2023: Burlington, Ontario — Islamic Relief Canada is horrified by the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Islamic Relief staff on the ground are warning that there is nowhere saf...

Oct 17, 2023 Statement

Access to Aid Can’t Wait: Islamic Relief Canada Calls for Humanitarian Corridor in Gaza

Access to Aid Can’t Wait: Islamic Relief Canada Calls for Humanitarian Corridor in Gaza

Click here to send a Letter to your Local MP October 13, 2023: Burlington, Ontario — Islamic Relief Canada is horrified by the unprecedented escalation of violence in the Middle East over the past wee...

Oct 13, 2023 Statement

Islamic Relief Canada Responding to Libya Floods

Islamic Relief Canada Responding to Libya Floods

September 13th, 2023, Burlington, ON - Islamic Relief Canada has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to help those left unhoused by unprecedented flooding in eastern Libya. Parts of Eastern Libya...

Sep 13, 2023 Press Release

Canadian Charity Worker on the Ground in Morocco to Assist Earthquake Relief Efforts

Canadian Charity Worker on the Ground in Morocco to Assist Earthquake Relief Efforts

Sept 11, 2023, Burlington, ON — Islamic Relief Canada staff is on the ground in Morocco, at the epicentre in the Atlas mountains, just two days after the deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck, taking...

Sep 11, 2023 Press Release

Islamic Relief Launches its largest Annual Back to School Campaign to date

Islamic Relief Launches its largest Annual Back to School Campaign to date

Islamic Relief Canada, is launching its largest “Back to School” campaign to date across the country, ranging from The GTA, to the East Coast, the capital and beyond. As the school season fast approac...

Aug 28, 2023 Press Release

Islamic Relief Canada CEO Usama Khan Returns From Afghanistan As the Country Approaches 2nd Anniversary of Regime Change.

Islamic Relief Canada CEO Usama Khan Returns From Afghanistan As the Country Approaches 2nd Anniversary of Regime Change.

(Burlington, ON): It has now been two years since Afghanistan underwent leadership change, throwing the country into uncertainty and further compounding the pre-existing humanitarian crisis. CEO of Is...

Aug 15, 2023 Press Release

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