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Qurbani Campaign: we need your help!

It’s that time of the year again, Qurbani is just round the corner and Interpal needs your help. Qurbani being one of the busiest times of the year, we have 3 events on Saturday 27th September and we need a large number of volunteers to assist us in the smooth running…

Eid Al Adha and the inner dimensions of sacrifice

The act of sacrificing an animal during Eid Al Adha is a process enjoined on all Muslims to remember Prophet Ibrahim’s submission to God. However, if we try to take a closer look at what it really meant for Prophet Ibrahim to submit to God in such a profound way,…

Remembering the Sabra & Shatila massacre – 16-18 September 1982

Tuesday 16th September 2014 will mark the 32nd anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre which occurred between 16-18 September 1982, when hundreds of Phalangists (a Lebanese Christian militia) entered Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Beirut. Up to 3,500 Palestinian refugees were murdered, mostly children, women and the elderly.…

This Eid Al Adha, share your Qurbani with Palestine

There are 1.3 million Palestinians suffering from food insecurity across Palestine and its neighbouring refugee camps. The recent crisis in Gaza has plunged thousands of Palestinians in to even deeper poverty than before. Almost every family in Gaza is mourning the loss of one or more relative. And we are not forgetting…

“Draw a smile on my face”

It is hard to imagine what life is like for little Maraseel, a nine year old Palestinian girl living in Gaza. Maraseel experienced extreme loss and trauma from a young age after her father passed away. After her father’s death, her mother and seven siblings were left with no income…