In Conversation With Resala

by Wanda Waterman
The Voice, Volume 22 Issue 40 2014-10-10

“Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity.”
– the Prophet Mohamed, quoted by Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 589

The Resala Charity Organization is an Egyptian charity that recruits volunteers to serve the needy. Some of its actions include caring for the elderly, orphans, the blind, the deaf, financially strapped families, and children with special needs, as well as conducting blood drives and secondhand clothing drives, recycling, medical care, tutoring, and literacy training. Recently Abdulazeez Al-saeed, the manager of the Tanta branch of Resala, took the time to answer some of Wanda Waterman’s questions about the organisation’s mission and motivation.

A Popular Misconception
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