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From: shari@zahle.wpi.edu (Shari Deiana VanderSpek)
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Subject: Re: Iraqi refuguees
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Date: 26 Apr 91 12:09:30 GMT
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In article <1991Apr26.120119.14903@wpi.WPI.EDU> yamen%jomby@cs.wisc.edu writes:
>
>
>Assalamu Alaikum,
>
>I need the addresses and/or phone numbers of muslim organizations
>such as Mercy International which accept contributions for Iraqi
>refuguees. Should you know how to send money to these organizations,
>it will be helpfull, too.
>
>I've a list of organizations published in N.Y. Times, but I do not
>know anyone of them and to be honest I do not trust non-muslims
>in that matter. I'm including the NY Times' list below. If you know
>that any one of them belongs to muslims or if you know any other
>muslim organizations, please send email.
>
>There is a tendency even among muslims to ignore these poor Kurdish
>refuguees. 
>
>"For those who give in Charity, men and women, and loan to Allah 
>a Beautiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit),
>and they shall have (besieds) a generous reward." -Surah al-Hadid; Ayah 18
>
>peace,
>-Soner
>
>PS The list of organizations that appeared in NY Times:
>
>American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Phil. PA 10102.
>Save the Children, Middle East Emergency Fund, Box 975, Westport, Conn.06881.

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I know a few people in American Friend's Service Committee, and think they are
a respectable organization.

As for Save the Children, I have been sponsoring a Muslim girl in south 
Lebanon for the last 3 years.  I have been very pleased with them.