Muslim coalition aims to build reliable reputation

By Helen Warrell, Third Sector, 26 September 2007

International aid charity Islamic Relief is to set up a new coalition of Muslim charities to counter suspicion of their motives and promote closer cooperation with the Government.

The Muslim Charities Forum will help its members provide better services and raise awareness of the work members are doing abroad. The current members are Muslim Aid, Muslim Hands, Islamic Relief, the Human Relief Foundation and Human Appeal International. "We want to have a healthy, accountable, transparent and efficient Muslim...