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Pupils send festive cards to young Moslem orphans in Pakistan
12/01/08

The following article appeared on a Scottish news website.  Once again, it highlights the strong links that Islamic Relief has forged across the UK and the ability it has to reach into all areas of society to make a difference.







PUPILS SEND FESTIVE CARDS TO YOUNG MOSLEM ORPHANS IN PAKISTAN

08:50 - 03 January 2008


Festive cards designed by Aberdeen primary pupils will be delivered to Pakistani orphans this month.

Pupils at primary schools throughout the city designed more than 200 cards to mark the Moslem festival of Eid, and they will now be taken to orphans in the Kashmir region by local aid worker Habib Malik. He is Scottish manager for the aid agency Islamic Relief. He is pressing ahead with his plans to travel to Kashmir around the middle of January, despite the current unrest in the country following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.



Yesterday he said it was important to him to see the work that Islamic Relief had been doing to rebuild the region after a devastating earthquake two years ago.


He invited the schools in Aberdeen to produce cards to allow pupils to show they had not forgotten the plight of youngsters in the area. He also wanted to highlight the similarities between Eid - which marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting - and Christmas.


Mr. Malik said: "These festivals of Christianity and Islam have a lot in common, they both involve families celebrating; and while Christians often go to church at Christmas, Moslems go to the mosque for Eid”.


Mr. Malik will visit some of the 2,000 orphans now on Islamic Relief's database. He said: "The cards the children have designed in Aberdeen are really inspiring, wishing the orphans all the best for Eid, and reminding them that they are in our thoughts."

 
 
  Kashmir
Islamic Relief has been working in Neelum Valley, Kashmir since 1998, helping people affected by the conflict along the Line of Control with India.
In 2001 IR launched the Neelum Valley Integrated Development Programme, which covers health, water & sanitation, sustainable livelihoods and disaster preparedness.
 



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