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http://video.stv.tv/?bcpid=1610699553&bctid=490957308001 6.45 mins into the news

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8859636 This interview took place on 11th Aug at 3pm GMT.

Millions of people wake up to the voice of John Humphrys, a key presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today programme. (from Islamabad Airport on 7th Aug) http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8894000/8894316.stm Severe water shortages are following the the floods in Pakistan which have affected an estimated 14 million people. Habib Malik, who works for Islamic Relief and has been in Nowshera, a city in the North West of Pakistan which was severely hit by the floods, told the Today pr

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10853019

Two fundraising events in south Wales have raised money for the victims of the Pakistan floods. A dinner and charity auction at Cardiff City Hall on Sunday night followed a similar event in Newport on Saturday. Organisers were hoping to raise more than £100,000 for the relief effort, with the UN saying up to 20 million people have been affected. Habib Malik from Islamic Relief told fundraisers it was the worst disaster he had witnessed  "I've seen men who couldn't look into

Scots with a global perspective

published on 24th August, 2010


Scots give £300k more in flood aid

published on 3rd September, 2010
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Government increases Pakistan relief pledge

published on 3rd September, 2010
http://www.holyrood.com/daily/2010/09/02/293-government-increases-pakistan-relief-pledge Posted on Holyrood- on September 02, 2010 The Scottish Government has pledged a further £300,000 to assist the relief effort in Pakistan following recent flooding.   The extra funding brings the total pledged by the Scottish Government to over £1.2m - £807,000 towards emergency funding and a further £400,000 on development funds.   Last month Scottish Ministers

By Habib Malik- 5th sept 2010 in Sunday Herald (Scotland) I have been overwhelmed by the response of ordinary Scots to the relief effort after the most horrendous floods drowned Pakistan. The Scottish total raised is more than £3.4 million with the UK as a whole contributing around £42m. That is a generosity and a sign of the humanity that the British people ought to be proud of. The scale of the disaster seems to have touched the hearts of us all. In the UK, the largest eth

By Morag Lindsay Published: 07/09/2010 A NORTH-EAST aid worker has returned to flood-stricken Pakistan to oversee the distribution of food, water and medical supplies donated by the people of Scotland. Habib Malik is fulfilling a promise he made to disaster victims last month that he would rejoin them to celebrate Eid, the Moslem holiday which marks the end of Ramadan The 43-year-old head of the Islamic Relief Scotland charity said he also owed it to donors to see h

Eyewitness Habib Malik, Head of Islamic Relief Scotland, is visiting the stricken victims of the Pakisan floods. This is his diary.     Day 1 Muzaffargarh, South of Punjab We leave Multan airport on a two-hour drive to our first IDP (internally displaced persons) camp in Shahgarh, Muzaffargarh. About two kilometres before reaching Shahgarh, the flood waters swamp the badly damaged road, covering ruined crops. Shahgarh camp has been set up by Islamic Relief on high ground.&nb

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00tx296/Sally_on_Sunday_26_09_2010 my interview starts at 7.45 mins into the programme

A fundraising dinner by international charity Islamic Relief raised £70,000 for their Pakistan flood appeal.   The event, held at Maida restaurant in Blackburn with a full house of 360 people helped towards raising funds for houses and water in Pakistan. Habib Malik from Islamic Relief, a dedicated worker who was in Pakistan within 24 hours of the floods, and spent Eid with those affected in Pakistan was at the event to share his experience and also to inspire othe

ISLAMABAD, Jan 21 (APP)   - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that Islamic Charitable Organizations through their noble deeds can help improve the perception about the Muslims around the world.He appreciated the contributions of all the charitable organizations under the umbrella of Muslim Charity Forum of UK, during the earthquake of 2005 and the recent devastating floods in Pakistan.The Prime Minister was talking to a delegation of the Muslim Charity Forum f

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that Islamic Charitable Organizations through their noble deeds can help improve the perception about the Muslims around the world. He appreciated the contributions of all the charitable organizations under the umbrella of Muslim Charity Forum of UK, during the earthquake of 2005 and the recent devastating floods in Pakistan.The Prime Minister was talking to a delegation of the Muslim Charity Forum from UK, which called on hi