“What I witnessed in Gaza, I can only describe as a dystopian, post-apocalyptic wasteland. We — we, the United States — are complicit. We are involved, hand in hand, in the atrocities and the genocide that is currently undergoing in Gaza…”

Erbil: Kurdistan. Swisscross Humanitarian Mission Feb 2025
One of the first surgeries of 2025 in Erbil led by Dr Alla Shukur and Dr Natasha Forster- a breast reconstruction on a patient unable to afford surgery following cancer treatment.

China’s DeepSeek AI is hitting Nvidia where it hurts

Great opportunity to work with @unhcr.org in the London office on building and strengthening the #IslamicPhilanthropy proposition, creating meaningful partnerships and supporting refugees globally. 👇🏽

Check out this job at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency: PPH Officer (Islamic Philanthropy)

The efforts of UN agencies to supply humanitarian aid in besieged Gaza are at “breaking point”, warns a senior official, as Israeli forces continue attacks on relief workers.

Read here: http://aje.io/tjpefc

The UNHCR DAFI program has given over 26,300 refugees access to tertiary education since 1992 and there were nearly 300 new scholars in 2023 compared to 2022.

Please advocate, donate, or share👇🏽to help ensure more refugees have access to the education they deserve.

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“Few political tactics succeed like fear. But I can also tell you such claims of control are illusory. In my job, I repeatedly see how so many policies touted as the “solution” to immigration flout the law and basic human rights.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The opportunity in Turkish fintechs is growing and “sophisticated” - Turkey is “at level with a developed country but in an emerging market context.”

sifted.eu/articles/tur....

“..when women are allowed to more fully participate in the economy or take on leadership positions, evidence shows that natural resources are better managed, resilience is strengthened, economies are more competitive.”

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My Q&A with UNHCR in the UK on diversity, social Islamic finance and supporting forcibly displaced people. www.unrefugees.org.uk/learn-more/n....

The upcoming launch of 'Congregation' a UK for UNHCR collaboration with Es Devlin whose vision and creativity is, this autumn, allowing the stories of 50 incredible human beings who were forcibly displaced to be told in the centre of London. Save the date!
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Families who fled violence in Sudan are now displaced again by severe flooding.

Over 10,000 people are affected, with shelters and essential facilities underwater.

The rainy season is just starting and expected to get worse. Please help if you can: bit.ly/3O8QbxM