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LDS, Islamic leaders share relief efforts
By Scott Taylor
Deseret News
Published: Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT
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"One hand cannot clap by itself — you've got to have a good partnership," Get today's headlines via e-mail
said Diana Sufian, a senior humanitarian consultant for Islamic Relief. Breaking news edition
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Sufian joined Islamic Relief USA founder and senior advisor Ahmad El
Bendary and chief operating officer Abed Ayoub in Salt Lake City last week at
the invitation of the LDS Church, touring facilities and visiting with church
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leaders.
Which begged the question: Are both sides are willing to continue?
El Bendary recalled being asked that same question four years ago in
Islamabad, Pakistan, following a joint LDS-Islamic Relief project there. "I said
to them, 'I hope it's a partnership for life.' "
Ayoub, who made his first-ever visit to Salt Lake City last week, said in recent Latest updates Most popular Most commented
meetings with the Jordanian government, "the church was really highlighted in
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latter celebrating its 25th anniversary and the former being founded in 1993. office and residential development.
Islamic Relief is one of some 1,500 officially registered non-government
organizations and charitable agencies across the world with which the LDS
Church partners in welfare and humanitarian efforts. Blog: The green light
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After the December 2004 tsunami resulted in nearly 230,000 people dead or rails and transportation in general.
missing and another 1.7 million displaced, the LDS Church joined Islamic
Relief and other organizations in providing immediate supplies, such as water,
food, hygiene kits, medical supplies, body bags, blankets and clothing.
"We know the area, we know the people — and the church had the
commodities," said Sufian, who long has been Islamic Relief's primary contact
with the LDS Church. "The church said 'Let's do it.' And they did, with no
strings attached, no price tag and no attempts at conversion."
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