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“Muslim Aid Asia is the Asian
hub for the global philanthropic activities of Muslim Aid, the world’s
leading Islamic charity.”
This Asian arm of Muslim Aid has
been set up specifically to address the critical needs of disenfranchised
people in the diverse and populous nations of Southeast Asia and
the Far East. Marginalised communities in these Asian nations are
grappling with problems ranging from poverty and armed conflict
to displacement and political oppression.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
the homegrown Asian experts staffing Muslim Aid Asia have first-hand
knowledge of these problems and are ideally placed to create and
execute workable solutions for Asian peoples in crisis.
Given our central location in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, in the heart of Southeast Asia, the Muslim Aid
Asia teams can travel quickly to ground zero to conduct critical
assessment exercises and fact-finding missions. Our strategic position
also enables us to maintain close contact with an extensive network
of local NGOs in each individual country, since our modus operandi
is to cooperate with local relief agencies to channel aid fast to
the communities most in need.
Our proximity to the tsunami-struck
areas of Indonesia and Thailand served us particularly well recently:
Muslim Aid Asia was one of the first aid agencies to ship emergency
rations, clothing and medicines to the victims of the recent tsunami
in Acheh and Phuket, offering much-needed comfort and succour to
these people who have suffered tremendous loss and pain.
Kuala Lumpur is also the location of choice for Muslim Aid Asia
given Malaysia’s economic affluence and enviable resources.
A wealthy and generous population known for its philanthropy facilitates
fund-raising efforts, and an excellent transportation network, ample
supply of goods, equipment and medicines, and first-class human
resources enable the swift distribution of aid to troubled areas
across Southeast Asia and the Far East.
“A Quality of true believers
is that they feed the poor for the Love and Pleasure of Allah alone”
Quran 76:6
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