بريطانيا: تركيز صدقات المسلمين على المساعدات المحلية

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

نتيجة للسياسات التقشُّفية التي تتبعها السلطات البريطانية مؤخرًا مما زاد حالات الفقر، تتجه ممارسات الجمعيات الخيرية الإسلامية إلى تفريق صدقات المسلمين على الفقراء والمحتاجين محليًّا داخل "المملكة المتحدة".

ويأتي هذا التحول في ظل تلقي الجمعيات الإسلامية مثل الجمعية الإسلامية بـ"بريطانيا" لطلبات التعاون مع بنوك الطعام، وهو الوضع الذي أكَّده اتحاد الجمعيات الإسلامية منذ تبني السياسات التقشفية منذ 2010؛ مما زاد من الفقراء وأهمية توزيع الصدقات محليًّا لدعمهم؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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UK Muslim charities shift focus to local aid

Austerity policies that have worsened poverty in the UK are fuelling a fundamental shift in the activity of Muslim philanthropic organisations for whom charity, increasingly, begins at home. The traditional focus on giving to international causes is now being matched by growing attention to helping the needy within Britain itself.

One outcome of this pioneering change - which also reflects how a younger generation of charity leaders interpret Islamic obligations - is that the recipients are increasingly likely to be non-Muslims.

"We are finding that we are getting a lot more requests for food drives that support food banks," said Sughra Ahmed, president of the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB). "While there are regular activities collecting non-perishable items, we're now being asked much more now by food banks if we can support them over and above what we are already doing, especially during Ramadan."

Suleman Nagdi, spokesman for the Federation of Muslim Organisations (FMO), said there has been a noticeable rise in demand for the help provided by his Leicester-based group.

"There is certainly a movement towards more domestic activity - I have been involved in this for a number of years and I see a growing focus based on the mindset that 'charity begins at home,'" he said. "Let's not forget there are many people here locally who are in need of support."