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1 of 4 ZAYED HUMANITARIAN DAY - A STANDARD-BEARER OF UAE S PHILANTROPIC LEGACY: As the UAE observes Zayed Humanitarian Day today, it is indeed a poignant moment for all Emiratis and residents of the UAE to spare a thought for the nation that has been so kind and generous in offering humanitarian aid and assistance to countries and people spread all across the globe. Zayed Humanitarian Day is observed on the 19th day of Ramadan as it coincides with the death anniversary of late Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father of the UAE. And the occasion is all the more befitting this year as it also happens to be the International Labour Day – which is observed the world over on May 1. Right from the time of late Sheikh Zayed and until this day, the UAE and its wise leadership’s role in offering aid and assistance to the needy and impoverished sections of society, cutting across international bor
Humanitarian Day reborn, Umar Hakim celebrates Ramadan his way
‘Humanitarian Day embodies why Islam is relevant in America today,’ said a Black Muslim activist of Hakim’s signature event.
People work together during a pre-COVID Humanitarian Day event in Southern California. Video screengrab
April 30, 2021
(RNS) Last year, Ramadan ended just days before the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, as the first wave of COVID-19 was beginning to intensify. It was the beginning of a year when the burden and isolation of the pandemic left Black Muslim organizers like Umar Hakim feeling depleted on the one hand, and targeted on the other.
UAE celebrates Zayed the humanitarian on May 1
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The day is an annual occasion that shows how Sheikh Zayed’s humanitarian legacy lives on.
The UAE is marking Zayed Humanitarian Day on May 1, which falls on the 19th of Ramadan every year, corresponding to the death anniversary of the UAE’s Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Zayed Humanitarian Day is an annual occasion that shows how Sheikh Zayed’s humanitarian legacy lives on through the UAE’s countless initiatives and campaigns that have been touching the lives of millions of people.
For the second year in a row, the day comes while the world is experiencing exceptional circumstances as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, calling for stronger solidarity.