Sourced guides on Gaza, Zakat and giving safely in crypto, and updates on our work as they can be documented.
Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins behave very differently once they leave your wallet. A plain comparison of what each one costs to send, what it is worth by the time aid is bought, and which to pick for a charity donation.
Which coins and networks the main US exchanges and apps can send, why Coinbase users can't pick USDT on Tron, and the steps to give to Gaza in BTC, ETH or USDT without losing your gift.
Most published guidance treats crypto you own as zakatable: 2.5% of its market value on your Zakat date, once your wealth is above the nisab. How to value BTC, ETH and USDT, and the questions scholars still answer differently.
Few Indian charities run Gaza programmes. What MSF India, the ICRC, UNICEF India and the Palestinian embassy offer, and how to check a Gaza appeal.
The nisab is 7.5 tola of gold or 52.5 tola of silver. How to work it out in rupees, Zakat on jewellery per tola, savings and salary, and giving to Gaza.
Panduan donasi kripto ke Gaza dari Indonesia: membeli USDT dengan rupiah, memilih jaringan TRC-20 atau ERC-20, menghindari BEP20, dan mengecek transaksi.
Siapa BAZNAS, Rumah Zakat, MER-C dan Human Initiative, apa yang mereka lakukan untuk Gaza, dan cara mengecek lembaga donasi Palestina.
How to buy USDT in Malaysia with ringgit: check the SC's list of registered exchanges, verify your ID, buy, then withdraw on the right network. Plus P2P risks and costs.
Who MERCY Malaysia, MAPIM, HALUAN, Global Peace Mission and Muslim Care Malaysia are, what they say they do in Gaza, the AAKRP government fund, and how to check any Palestine fund.
Who the Emirates Red Crescent, Dar Al Ber, Sharjah Charity International, Al Ihsan and The Big Heart Foundation are, what they say they do for Gaza, and how to check a charity in the UAE.
The UAE Fatwa Council sets the Zakat nisab at the value of 85 grams of pure gold. How to turn that into dirhams, Zakat on salary savings and gold, and Zakat al-Fitr 2026.
How to donate to Gaza from Saudi Arabia through official channels: what KSrelief, its Sahem platform and the Ehsan platform are, and how to check a charity.
The Zakat nisab in Saudi riyals at a dated gold price, why figures differ (85 or 92 grams), ZATCA and personal Zakat, gold jewellery and crypto.
Few Nigerian organisations publicly run aid in Gaza. Here is what we could verify: the NSCIA appeal, Prosper Global (formerly Mercy Corps), the ICRC, and how to check any appeal before you give.
How to work out the Zakat nisab in naira from today's gold or silver price, what to count, a worked example with naira, dollars and USDT, and how to pay Zakat for Gaza from Nigeria.
Who the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization, Tkiyet Um Ali and the Jordan Red Crescent are, what they say they do for Gaza, and how to check a charity.
How Zakat is worked out in Jordan: the 85-gram gold nisab in dinars with a dated example, the Shafi'i view on jewellery, Zakat al-Fitr for 2026, and Gaza.
Türk Kızılay, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı ve AFAD kimdir, Gazze için ne yaptıklarını söylüyorlar? Kısa ve kaynaklı tanıtım, ardından bağıştan önce kontrol listesi.
Kripto para ile Gazze'ye bağış adım adım: USDT, BTC veya ETH seçimi, TRC-20 ve ERC-20 ağı, tek kullanımlık adres, ücretler ve işlemi kontrol etme.
Who Anera, IRUSA (now IDEA), PCRF, CRS, Muslim Aid and Amaanah are, where they are based and what they do, plus how to check any Gaza charity before giving.
"Harelip" is an outdated, offensive word for cleft lip. What cleft lip and cleft palate are, what causes them, how common they are and how they are treated.
Desalination removes salt from water; reverse osmosis does it by pushing water through a membrane. How it works, the energy and brine, and why Gaza needs it.
A dialysis machine pumps blood through a filter that removes waste and extra fluid when the kidneys fail. How it works, and the state of dialysis in Gaza.
Eid al-Adha, or Aidiladha, is the Muslim festival of sacrifice on 10 Dhul Hijjah, during Hajj. Its meaning, why it is celebrated and the expected dates.
Eid al-Fitr is the Muslim festival that ends Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal. What the name means, how many days it lasts and how it is celebrated.
Eid al-Fitr ends Ramadan on 1 Shawwal; Eid al-Adha falls during Hajj on 10 Dhul Hijjah. How the two Eids differ in meaning, length, charity and customs.
Pakistan's Eid ul Adha is set by its moon-sighting committee, Saudi Eid by the Supreme Court, and US dates by calculation. Recent and expected dates.
Eid al-Fitr 2018 was June 15 and Eid al-Adha 2018 was August 21 in Saudi Arabia. Every Eid date from 2018 to 2030, and why it moves earlier each year.
To say happy Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Fitr, say Eid Mubarak: blessed Eid. The Arabic, how to reply, when to say it, and other Eid greetings with meanings.
Eid salaah is two rak'ahs prayed in congregation after sunrise, with extra takbeers and a sermon. Step-by-step method, timing and whether it is obligatory.
The Eid takbeer in Arabic, transliteration and English, when to recite it for Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha, and the duas reported for the days of Eid al-Adha.
"Free Palestine" is a call for Palestinian freedom and self-determination. What people mean by it, the UN and legal background, and why the phrase is disputed.
A Gaza 5K is a 5-kilometer charity run or walk that raises money for Gaza relief. How to plan one: format, permits, insurance, fundraising, safety and handover.
A Gaza flood needs only a few hours of rain: low sandy ground, broken drains and tents do the rest. Why Gaza floods, recent flood events and who is at risk.
The Gaza Strip covers about 365 square km (141 square miles), roughly the size of Detroit or Las Vegas, and is home to about 2.1 million people.
The West Bank and Gaza together cover about 6,025 square km (2,326 square miles), a little smaller than Delaware. Areas A, B and C explained.
How to help children in Gaza: fund food, clean water, health care, schooling and psychosocial support through organizations already working there.
Eid al-Fitr is said EED al FIT-er and Eid al-Adha is said EED al AHD-hah. Here is how dictionaries give each name, and how the Arabic differs.
Most people cannot volunteer inside Gaza. Here is who can, how medical missions and Médecins Sans Frontières work, and how to volunteer from home.
Liban is the French name for Lebanon, an Arab country in the Middle East. Capital, size, population, languages, Akkar and what average salaries look like now.
Lebanon's people are about 95% Arab and belong to 18 recognized religious sects. Estimated percentages for Muslims, Christians and Druze, with sources.
A step-by-step molokhia recipe with chicken, garlic, coriander and lemon, made the Palestinian way, plus how the Lebanese and Egyptian versions differ.
Mother's Day in Lebanon and most Arab countries is on 21 March every year, the first day of spring. Where the date came from and how the day is marked.
Does music therapy help PTSD? Reviews suggest it can ease symptoms, but the evidence is low-certainty. What a session involves and who is qualified to give it.
Nablus is a city in the northern West Bank, about 49 km north of Jerusalem. Its Roman origin as Flavia Neapolis, Balata camp, Ramallah, Hebron and Salfit.
Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis is the main referral hospital in southern Gaza. A dated timeline of events there since 2023, and its status now.
A Palestinian breakfast is a shared spread of bread, olive oil, za'atar, labneh, hummus, falafel, eggs and sweet tea. What each dish is and how to serve it.
Palestinian children's stories in Gaza come in two kinds: picture books by Palestinian authors, and real accounts from children published by UNICEF and UNRWA.
A guide to Palestinian culture: Palestinian Arabic, religion, embroidery and dabke, what the flag's colors mean, key annual days, films and facts.
Palestinian cuisine is built on olive oil, bread, za'atar and sumac. A guide to the traditional dishes, from musakhan to knafeh, with a recipe to start.
About 248,000 Palestinian refugees live in Lebanon, many in 12 camps. The facts on Shatila refugee camp, the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre and life today.
Pediatric neurosurgery is surgery on a child's brain, spine and nerves. What pediatric neurosurgeons treat, how they train and who else operates on children.
Ramadan facts in plain English: it is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. Why it matters and what people do.
Razan al-Najjar was a volunteer paramedic shot and killed in Gaza on 1 June 2018 while treating the wounded. Who she was, and what UN investigators found.
You cannot fly to Bethlehem, Palestine: it has no airport. Here are the nearest airports, the route via Jerusalem, and the distance from Nazareth.
Where Israeli settlements in the West Bank are, how many there are in 2026, their status under international law, the Allon Plan, and the best live maps.
PICU means pediatric intensive care unit: the hospital ward for critically ill children. Who is treated there, who works there and how it differs from a NICU.
Humanitarian assistance is aid that saves lives and eases suffering in a crisis. A plain definition, plus NGOs, World Humanitarian Day 2025 and World NGO Day.
Zakah, or Zakat, is the obligatory annual charity in Islam: 2.5% of qualifying wealth above the nisab, given to eight groups named in the Quran.
The sunnah is to eat an odd number of dates before the Eid al-Fitr prayer and to eat after the Eid al-Adha prayer. Fasting on either Eid day is forbidden.
Zakat al-Fitr is a charity of one sa' of staple food per person, due from every Muslim before the Eid al-Fitr prayer. How much it is and when to pay it.
Zakat and fitra are two separate duties. Zakat is 2.5% of wealth held for a year; fitra (Zakat al-Fitr) is a small food-based amount per person before Eid.
Zakat on gold is 2.5% of its value once you own the nisab, commonly given as 87.48 grams, for a lunar year. How to calculate it, and the jewelry question.
Crypto transfers cannot be reversed, which is exactly why fraudulent appeals favour them. The specific checks that separate a real humanitarian wallet from a convincing screenshot — and what to do if you have already sent.
A direct answer on Zakat for Gaza and the West Bank — which of the eight categories apply, why distance does not invalidate it, and the questions to ask a charity before you designate your Zakat.
What a month of food actually costs, what sits inside a parcel, why prices move so violently, and how to read the impact figures charities publish — including ours.
Continuing charity is defined by what outlasts the giving, not by the size of the gift. Practical Sadaqah Jariyah for Palestine — water, education, skills and care — and how to tell lasting work from a one-off with good branding.
A clear, honest guide to helping orphans in Gaza — what orphaned children actually need, what sponsorship costs and covers, how to check a charity is real, and the mistakes well-meaning donors make.