1.0Zakat Bloghttps://zakat.unhcr.org/blogMohammed Alabdulwahidhttps://zakat.unhcr.org/blog/author/mohammed-alabdulwahidrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://zakat.unhcr.org/blog/en/media-coverage/innovative-solutions-for-addressing-global-development-needs-harnessing-the-power-of-islamic-philanthropy-zakat-10-october-2020">Innovative Solutions for Addressing Global Development Needs: Harnessing the Power of Islamic Philanthropy & Zakat 10 October 2020</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://zakat.unhcr.org/blog/en/media-coverage/innovative-solutions-for-addressing-global-development-needs-harnessing-the-power-of-islamic-philanthropy-zakat-10-october-2020/embed" width="600" height="338" title="“Innovative Solutions for Addressing Global Development Needs: Harnessing the Power of Islamic Philanthropy & Zakat 10 October 2020” — Zakat Blog" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://zakat.unhcr.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/blog1.jpg18761124Session Brief As part of the C20 Summit hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this year, UNHCR organized a panel discussion which highlighted pioneering and innovative approaches in harnessing the power of Islamic Philanthropy to address education, employment, infrastructure and related needs globally. A total of 72 participants from around the world signed up for the event and around 900 participated across all platforms of the C20 Summit during the day. The event speakers were Dr. Saleh Suleman Al-Wohaibi, Secretary General, World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), Maya Marissa Malek, Chief Executive Officer, Amanie Advisors Global Office, Mohammed Agha, Head of Special Projects – CEO Office, Crescent Enterprises, Ashraf Gomaa Ali, Director/ Regional Head, Sharia Advisory and Governance, CIMB and Khaled Khalifa, Senior Advisor and Regional Representative for the GCC. The session’s moderator was long-time UNHCR supporter, Adwa Al Dakheel, Founder & CEO, Falak Investment Hub. UNHCR’s Khalid Khalifa started the session with stating that 1% of the world’s population is now displaced, with 80% living in countries that are already struggling with acute food insecurity and malnutrition. He explained that people living under poverty in the Muslim world are twice their equivalence anywhere else in the world, which […]