January 10th, 2025
Empowering Youth Through Skills
Today marks a day of immense joy as we celebrate the remarkable contributions of the Zakat Foundation of America and the Abdallah Kiromba Foundation in empowering our youth.
January 10th, 2025
Kabarore teen mothers get second chance through tailoring skills
30 teenage mothers and 30 boys in Kabarore sector will receive technical training in tailoring thanks to a new program by Zakat Foundation in partnership with The Peace Maker Institute and Abdallah Kiromba Foundation.
January 7th, 2025
Zakat Foundation of America Provides Humanitarian Aid to Flood and Rain Victims and Displaced Persons in Wadi Halfa
Islamic American organizations have not been absent from the Sudanese scene, playing a significant role in alleviating the suffering of the Sudanese people amidst the ongoing war in the country.
December 24th, 2024
Story of Humanitarian Efforts from the USA to The World
Exclusive Interview of Halil Demir, Founder & CEO, Zakat Foundation of America
Discover how Khalil Demir, Founder & CEO of Zakat Foundation of America, leverages Islamic principles to drive global humanitarian efforts across 45 countries, as featured on the cover of ISFIRE Magazine Dec 2024 issue.
October 22nd, 2024
Durham NC early voting polling place with short lines is being overlooked
The Zakat Foundation is a recently added polling place. The wait times will worsen as the November 2 early voting deadline approaches. Please get the word out.
September 19th, 2024
Global Islamic Finance Summit 2024: Leading Islamic financial institutions gather
Zakat Foundation of America won the “Excellence Award for Zakat Collection and Distribution” at the 14th Global Islamic Finance Awards in the Maldives, recognizing its impact on advancing zakat in humanitarian relief.
September 9th, 2024
Chicago’s migrant crisis in spotlight as Democrats prepare for convention
The buses full of migrants arriving from Texas have disappeared. Shelter beds are increasingly empty. And homeless newcomers with nowhere else to go are no longer crowding airports and police stations.
August 19th, 2024
Global nonprofit steps in to run a migrant shelter in Chicago
A former Catholic school in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood is now open as a migrant shelter. This shelter is managed by a global nonprofit with experience helping refugees.
August 6th, 2024
Ambassador Bah, executive director of Zakat Foundation discuss investment in The Gambia
His Excellency Momodou Lamin Bah, Ambassador of The Gambia to the United States of America, recently received in his office the Executive Director of Zakat Foundation of America, Mr. Halil Demir.
July 10th, 2024
Community organizations still asking for support, as families recover from house explosion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It's been three weeks since a family's home exploded on Carbon Street in Syracuse, sparked by an uncapped gas valve in the basement.
June 24th, 2024
Community prays for victims after gas leak causes house explosion on Carbon Street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Hospital confirms that five people, including three children, remain in critical condition after a gas leak caused an explosion in a house on Carbon Street, leading to it collapsing.
June 24th, 2024
'You can imagine the trauma': Update on collapsed house victims
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — On June 18, tragedy struck two families that were celebrating a religious holiday at a home in Syracuse's Northside.
