http://www.zakat.org/ en Zakat Foundation of America Copyright 2010 2010-09-03T21:47:02+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/zakat_foundation_opens_a_mosque_in_kembojai_gambia1/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/zakat_foundation_opens_a_mosque_in_kembojai_gambia1/#When:20:47:02Z Zakat Foundation's Sadaqa Jariyah program encourages donors to contribute to the creation of services that bring continuous benefit to needy communities. This year, Zakat Foundation was able to assist the needy with the opening of a mosque in Kembojai Village in the western region of Brikana, Gambia. Gambia is the smallest country in Africa with a population of just under two million people, ninety-percent of whom are Muslim. Press Release 2010-09-03T20:47:02+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/remote_village_of_selenking_enjoys_its_new_mosque/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/remote_village_of_selenking_enjoys_its_new_mosque/#When:20:40:24Z More than a year ago when the village of Selenking, Senegal submitted its application for a place to congregate and pray, their old mosque was too old and too small to accommodate everyone. Moreover, the clay structure was no longer able to withstand pouring rain water. One of Zakat Foundation's donors, through its Sadaqa Jariyah Program, donated a mosque and requested it to be named after Dr. Mohammad Abdo, one of Zakat Foundation's founder who died suddenly in a car accident this past April. Press Release 2010-09-03T20:40:24+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/report/hundreds_showed_support_at_zakat_foundations_community_iftar/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/report/hundreds_showed_support_at_zakat_foundations_community_iftar/#When:19:26:11Z Zakat Foundation hosted its annual Community Iftar Dinner at Universal School in Bridgeview, IL on August 26. About 350 people attended the event, including community leaders, imams from Chicago-area mosques, donors, volunteers, friends and family members. The guests were treated to Middle Eastern cuisines and an update on ZFís ongoing relief work in Pakistan. Report 2010-09-03T19:26:11+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/local_charity_distributes_school_supplies_families_need/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/local_charity_distributes_school_supplies_families_need/#When:13:48:14Z Zakat Foundation is holding its 8th Annual Backpack Distribution program. Partnering with local police departments, mosques, Project Downtown and the Circuit Court of Cook County, Zakat Foundation will be handing out about 600 backpacks filled with school supplies to needy elementary school students in and around Chicago. Press Release 2010-08-24T13:48:14+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/foundation_news/corrupt_govt_preventing_overseas_pakmuslims_from_donating_funds/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/foundation_news/corrupt_govt_preventing_overseas_pakmuslims_from_donating_funds/#When:19:48:19Z Despite millions of Pakistanis struggling to battle the devastating floods, and the government's fervent pleas to the international community to rush in more funds to help the victims, many Pakistanis living in the US have stayed away from making any kind of donations, as they believe that their money would be misappropriated by the corrupt government. Foundation News 2010-08-19T19:48:19+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/zakat_foundation_its_partners_provide_daily_dinner_for_hundreds/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/zakat_foundation_its_partners_provide_daily_dinner_for_hundreds/#When:19:01:00Z The Zakat Foundation, along with support from Bridgeview’s Mosque Foundation and volunteers from the Chicagoland area are providing daily iftar-dinners for approximately 250 to 300 people per day at six Chicago-land mosques during the entire month of Ramadan. Press Release 2010-08-16T19:01:00+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/foundation_news/muslim-american_charitable_efforts_extend_beyond_ramadan/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/foundation_news/muslim-american_charitable_efforts_extend_beyond_ramadan/#When:19:53:33Z As is the case with Muslim communities around the world, Ramadan for Muslims in America is marked by fasting and charity. But while fasting is observed one month of the year, many Muslim Americans make charity and giving back to their communities year-round activities. Foundation News 2010-08-12T19:53:33+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/foundation_news/isna_urges_community_to_support_flood_victims_in_pakistan/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/foundation_news/isna_urges_community_to_support_flood_victims_in_pakistan/#When:19:42:16Z The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) commended U.S. and international aid organizations for their speedy response to the needs of flood victims in Pakistan. Foundation News 2010-08-03T19:42:16+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/report/what_is_the_solution_in_haiti_from_relief_to_development_and_farming/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/report/what_is_the_solution_in_haiti_from_relief_to_development_and_farming/#When:02:44:25Z It may be hard to believe, but just a few decades ago Haiti was feeding itself. There still lies in the country the ability to feed itself or at least to supply the basic food staples which Haitians consume regularly and which are often imported from the Dominican Republic or the US such as rice or chicken. Report 2010-06-10T02:44:25+00:00 http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/innovative_green_reentry_project_in_inner-city_chicago/ http://www.zakat.org/news_and_multimedia/press_release/innovative_green_reentry_project_in_inner-city_chicago/#When:14:47:18Z Zakat Foundation of America, a Muslim-run relief and development organization based in Bridgeview, IL, is pleased to announce its financial support, along with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), to the initial stage of Inner-City Muslim Action Network’s (IMAN) groundbreaking Green Reentry Project. Press Release 2010-06-04T14:47:18+00:00