Halal Extremism: The Mysterious Finances of One of America s Wealthiest Islamic Groups meforum.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from meforum.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Courthouse event draws attention to child abuse and need for volunteers to help victims Attendees of CASA Kane County s Hands Around the Courthouse event hold pinwheels outside the Kane County Courthouse in Geneva on Thursday. Sandy Bressner/Shaw Media CASA Kane County Board Member Jennifer Fisher, center, observes a moment of silence during the organization s Hands Around the Courthouse event Thursday in Geneva. It marked the close of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sandy Bressner/Shaw Media Kane County Undersheriff Patrick Gengler addresses attendees at an event Thursday in Geneva observing National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sandy Bressner/Shaw Media
ATLANTA: Food-delivery company DoorDash is partnering with a major US Muslim charity to deliver food packages to those in need nationwide. The Chicago-based Zakat Foundation of America has forged the partnership with DoorDash during Ramadan, when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. The “Feel the Hunger to Do Good” campaign is using the spirit of the holy month, when fasting
Facebook Rolls out #MonthofGood Campaign for Ramadan albawaba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from albawaba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This Ramadan, Facebook is marking the holy month with a global campaign across its family of apps. The #MonthofGood campaign, which brings together Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, aims to celebrate charity, collaboration and community.
Despite the social distancing resulting from the pandemic, Ramadan remains a time for charity and celebration. Globally, in 2020 people raised twice as much as in 2019 through Ramadan-related fundraisers across Facebook and Instagram. “We saw our users rally behind multiple causes, raising over $5 billion for nonprofits and personal causes through fundraisers on Facebook and Instagram,” Ramez Shehadi, Managing Director at Facebook MENA, told Arab News.
Instagram initially developed its Ideas of Good campaign, now in its third year, as a result of a key insight, said Shehadi, which was that “Ramadan is the kindest time of the year on the platform.”