EMERGENCY RELIEF

Muslim Charity is raising funds to help the victims of the ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan.

An unofficial figure says more than 2000 are dead and around 400,000 homeless.

Ethnic clashes continue in the southern cities of Osh and Jalalabad, forcing tens of thousands of Uzbeks to seek refuge in neighboring Uzbekistan and worsening an already precarious food situation. There is a desperate need of Food, Water and medicine. In this critical situation every penny of your donation counts.

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According to BBC

The UN says that the number of people displaced by unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan has reached 400,000.

About 300,000 people have fled their homes, while another 75,000-100,000 people - not counting children - are thought to have taken refuge in Uzbekistan.

The Red Cross (ICRC) has described the situation as an "immense crisis".

Some aid has begun to arrive in the region, but the ICRC says refugees are running short of basic supplies.

At least 40,000 refugees are without shelter.

People have been leaving after violence between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks last week, in which at least 191 were killed. Some observers have said the death toll is higher.

The latest UN Humanitarian Office figure exceeds previous estimates of 250,000-275,000 displaced.

Over the border in Uzbekistan, many of the displaced - mostly women and children - are in makeshift camps.

Many report instances of rape, and severe beatings.

"We need clothes and medical supplies, especially for the children, because when we fled our homes we just ran away and couldn't take anything with us," said Halima Otajonova, a 41-year-old mother of two, at a refugee centre at a stadium in the Uzbek town of Khanabad.

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Emergency Aid and Relief is distributed in disaster stricken areas and locations throughout the world. Muslim Charity has distributed urgently needed aid in Pakistan, Kashmir, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Niger and various other countries as illustrated below.

In 2003, Muslim Charity distributed much needed aid, food and medicine in response to the flood in the region of Sindh, Pakistan.

Muslim Charity has helped the victims of war in Iraq during the Iraq crisis in 2003. Muslim Charity aid workers in Iraq distributed medical aid and food supplies. Muslim Charity aid trucks entered Iraq via Jordan and food distribution took place at the tomb of Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jilani (ra) and other mosques, hospitals and schools/centres.

130,000 displaced during the Sudan crisis in 2004 and Muslim Charity took part in the emergency relief efforts.

In 2004, Bangladesh suffered from heavy flooding. Muslim Charity provided the food supplies and medical aid.

Muslim Charity carried out emergency relief following the tragic Tsunami in Indonesia and also arranged a Qurbani project in Indonesia during 2005. M I H Pirzada (Chairman) went personally and joined the team in Banda Aceh, Indonesia to distribute much needed aid. Muslim Charity also sponsored 200 orphans who had lost their parents due to the disaster.

Following the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005 Muslim Charity provided urgently needed medical aid and food supplies. For the long-term Muslim Charity built 120 houses in the Pakistan and Azad Kashmir affected areas. A group of 50 houses were built together and the area named as “Al-Karam Village”. Former President of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum visited the area at the Opening Ceremony.

In 2005, an emergency appeal was launched to provide aid for Niger and other West African countries due to major food shortages. Muslim Charity distributed food in the villages of Filengue, Niger, and other badly affected areas.